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abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed on behalf of everyone at MM
November 29, 2009 at 1:19 AM
MashaAllah; laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa billah! And jazak Allah khayr to all of our readers on behalf of MM — alhamdolillah your votes helped make MM this year’s winner of the Brass Crescent for group blogs.
And we are even more pleased to be runner-up for best blog period to the blog of our beloved Shaykh Suhaib Webb!
muslim007
November 29, 2009 at 1:27 AM
I went to work for the man…
AlBaraa
November 29, 2009 at 3:01 AM
Hung out with my family for the most part and caught up with sleep.
Planning on going to see Journey to Mecca at the IMAX theater.
If you’re in the NJ/NY area – check out the liberty Science Center – they’re playing the movie every day at 4:30pm
If you need a review of the film, see this link: http://su.pr/2Hv7zn
BintKhalil
November 29, 2009 at 6:00 AM
Assalamu alaikum
Hate to put a damper on an Eid thread but the Swiss are voting on a move to ban new minarets.
Amad
November 29, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Quite horrible I must say. These right-wingers in Europe are bent on creating a second class out of Muslims… very similar to what happened with Jews before the holocaust. The use of imagery showing minarets as missiles next to a pictorial of a munaqiba is fear-mongering and islamophobia at its best. It is amazing that Switzerland would allow something like this. Would they have allowed the David’s star to be portrayed like that?
The point is clear– they didn’t want any outer projection of Islam or Muslims. Today it is minarets, tomorrow they will outlaw the religion.
If Europe doesn’t derail this Islamophobia train, and continues to try to destroy the culture of its minority Muslim population, it will only fan the flames of xenophobia and create more unrest, eventually culminating in the clash that the right-wingers from both sides want.
Faisal
November 29, 2009 at 8:49 PM
As-salamaulikum,
I think its high time we Muslims should collectively stand up against this clear cut discrimination. These Europeans have forgotten how we collectively as an ummah drove down the economy of Denmark. I believe we should take a similar stand against Switzerland. Let’s collectively boycott their products, including Swiss watches, cheese etc.
inshAllah I’ll do my part.
abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed
November 30, 2009 at 12:16 AM
Bismillah. Make dua that Allah keeps steadfast the Muslims of Switzerland. Also Muslims worldwide should show the Swiss how we feel by boycotting everything Swiss. Watches, knives, cheeses, all of it. Let the Swiss know “franc”-ly that if they hate the sight of a Muslim masjid, then we’re happy to take our “custom” elsewhere. (That’s the British usage of custom: regular dealings with a shop or business by customers.)
abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed
November 30, 2009 at 12:26 AM
Attention Muslim attorneys licensed anywhere in the United States:
I strongly encourage all of you who are licensed and in good standing to get this training done if you do not already have experience. Getting trained, though, is the first step. At the very least, the next step is to volunteer to represent fee sabeelAllah Muslims who might otherwise go into these interviews without an attorney. Your local chapter of the ACLU or CAIR would be glad to refer people to you. So do the right thing and remember that Allah will reward you for the good you do for His sake.
If you cannot attend this webinar, look for opportunities in your area, and keep checking MM for more announcements. Jazak Allah khayr.
Ilm Quester
November 30, 2009 at 3:19 PM
Thankful to Allah for this blessed Eid when many of our brothers/sisters have never witnessed this day with a feast, family, or with an ounce of joy.
EID MUBARAK! =)
Iola Edwards
November 30, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Usually I begin the day with going to the prayers in the morning and the best thing about that is seeing muslims who are different races, also how silent it is besides the children during prayer, after that its usually going shopping and spending time with the ones I love.
ummaasiyah
December 5, 2009 at 6:41 AM
I went on Hajj!! Alhumdulillah, it was a fantastic Eid…in fact, the best one of my life! I came back to Mina from Muzdalifah at 9am and slept…but, man, after that we went for stoning and then we came back and came out of ihraam. It may not sound like much, but the people I shared this experience with were amazing. One Eid I will never forget!
abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed
December 5, 2009 at 4:03 PM
May Allah accept your Hajj and that of every one of the hujjaaj!