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abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed
November 8, 2009 at 12:57 AM
Jazak Allah khayr, Sister Mariam, for posting this great link yesterday!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hamdan-a-yousuf/death-of-a-detroit-imam-l_b_346633.html
This is a fantastic article, mashaAllah, about the killing of Imam Luqman by the FBI in Detroit. The writer is too modest — mashaAllah, the article is well-written. And the picture that emerges about the Imam fills me with respect for him. May Allah accept the imam as a martyr from among His awliyaa. SubhanAllah, the words of the non-Muslims in the Imam’s neighborhood are among the strongest testimony: they killed a man who was known for feeding children.
Think about that. Imam Luqman was not known by name, but he was known by his deeds, Rahmat Allah. And his deeds were not just selfless, he acted to meet the needs of his neighbors.
As Muslims, we truly have a duty to our neighbors, be they Muslim or non-Muslim. Yet, we can get bogged down in so many things. Neglecting our neighbors, even our own families, because we have some project at work or elsewhere that “needs” our attention. And we may even believe strongly that that project serves some greater good. It may be noble. It may be the kind of project that others dream of doing.
Who dreams of feeding his neighbors? Of being loved by his whole community for something like that?
Perhaps we all should.
Abu Noor Al-Irlandee
November 12, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Here is another nice piece about Imam Luqman by Imam Zaid Shakir.
Abu Rumaisa
November 9, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Democracy Now! also has good shows. You should link some of them too!
abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed
November 10, 2009 at 3:01 PM
Such as… :) Come on, let’s see a link.
Abu Rumaisa
November 11, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Blackwater: Continuing Coverage of รขโฌลThe Worldรขโฌโขs Most Powerful Mercenary Armyรขโฌย
http://www.democracynow.org/features/blackwater_usa
รขโฌลA Woman Among Warlordsรขโฌย: Afghan Democracy Activist Malalai Joya Defies Threats to Challenge US Occupation, Local Warlords
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/28/a_woman_among_warlords_afghan_democracy
abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed
November 13, 2009 at 8:08 AM
Jazak Allah khayr for the links!
jazeera
November 9, 2009 at 6:42 PM
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/11/200911591532756392.html
Abu Rumaisa
November 12, 2009 at 1:07 PM
Jon Stewart Catches Sean Hannity Falsifying Footage To Make GOP Protest Appear Bigger
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/11/jon-stewart-catches-sean_n_353447.html
Glenn Beck impersonation
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/06/jon-stewart-does-glenn-be_n_348129.html