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6. Sheikh Faisal | Abooali's Blog
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Skip to search - Accesskey = s. Is Sheikh Faisal ill? He has decided to leave. Replied Dr. Baig. I later discovered that he had been asked to resign. For quite a few weeks after that, Dr. Baig and I rotated the job of giving the Khutbah to the whole school, until another Sheikh was found a Palestinian named, Sheikh Abdul Salam. We are having difficulty finding a regular Khateeb (speaker), brother Hassan, he told me. Would you be able to fill in for a while? It is our duty to go out and kill the Kuffar!
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9. London Bombings | Abooali's Blog
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Skip to search - Accesskey = s. Mansoor, our Head Teacher, was late for work one Thursday morning. I heard there’s an electrical fault on the Underground, some sort of power surge, said sister Noura, the secretary. He’s probably been delayed. Do these things undermine Islamic values? Can Muslims selectively incorporate what some may regard as the good ideas and reject the bad? Can Muslims apply human reasoning to find new interpretations of Islam that embrace these ideas? It is this confusion amongst con...
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9.3 (12) Pandora’s Box | Abooali's Blog
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Skip to search - Accesskey = s. 93 (12) Pandora’s Box. Or maybe a Hindu or Buddhist? Would I like to be an Atheist or an Agnostic? How about some sort of New Age philosophy? As he passed by with his copy of the Guardian tucked under his arm. No one knew me; I felt invisible; and that’s what I wanted to be invisible. As I was now a single parent of 4 children I took a part-time job as an online teaching mentor as well as delivering eggs for my brother’s farm. 8220;I have lost my faith in religion, but not...
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8. Revelation & Reason | Abooali's Blog
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Skip to search - Accesskey = s. 8 Revelation & Reason. As for those women from whom you fear rebellion (first) admonish them (next), refuse to share their beds, (and last) hit them. Of course I knew wife beating was an evil that exists in all cultures and all societies, but giving Divine sanction for a man to hit his wife – as the Qur’an does – surely only made things worse? Wadriboohunna) actually means and leave them alone! Or even Make love to them! Perhaps the solution to the problem requires some ha...
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5. Islamia School | Abooali's Blog
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Skip to search - Accesskey = s. Yelled Teacher Rafiqa, the large Egyptian lady seated in front of a class of five-year-olds. The words meant I will hit you, child! They were directed at a boy climbing over the back of another child. The boy knew she meant it and got down. The class sat still and quiet while Teacher Rafiqa was in the room. Even the naughtiest child dared not misbehave in her class. She was teaching them Arabic, and Hadrabak! Battatun, chanted the children. Tufahatun, chanted the children.
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7. Tuesday Afternoon | Abooali's Blog
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Skip to search - Accesskey = s. I was teaching in class on September the 11th, 2001, as the news began filtering through. Brother Mansoor, our Head Teacher and Sheikh Omar were standing in the corridor talking anxiously. I knew from their expressions something was wrong. An airliner has crashed into a building in New York. Was it an accident? The news is still coming through. Said Sister Saeeda, hurrying along the corridor. And a third into the Pentagon! Ya Allah, Ya Allah! Shall we say anything? Two pla...
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3. The Sufi Path | Abooali's Blog
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Skip to search - Accesskey = s. 3 The Sufi Path. Members of SOAS Islamic Society, October 1980. Assalamu-Aalykum, my name is Hassan. My name is Sulayman. He lowered his glasses. But you can call me Slim. Are you a regular here at Sheikh Nazim’s circles? For no apparent reason he replied in Arabic. Al-Hamdulilah, Kuntu azooru Sheikh Nazim al Halaqa li Mudda Atiqa. It translated as Praise be to God, I was visiting Sheikh Nazim the Circle for an ancient time! Wa min ayna anta? Where are you from? God is Liv...
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2. The Path of Allah | Abooali's Blog
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Skip to search - Accesskey = s. 2 The Path of Allah. Shortly after returning from Egypt, I was determined to immerse myself in the study of Islam and Arabic. In the name of God, the Beneficent the Merciful. I call you to Islam. Accept Islam and you will be safe and Allah will give you a double reward in this life and in the next. If you do not, you will have to face the consequences. Seal; Prophet Muhammad. OK,’ I thought to myself, ‘if that’s how the Prophet did it, then that’s how I’ll do it.’. It is y...
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9.1 (10) Reform Islam? | Abooali's Blog
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Skip to search - Accesskey = s. 91 (10) Reform Islam? Islamic scholars sought to resolve the contradictions by using the idea of Naskh (Abrogation) which takes its legitimacy from the Qur’an:. 8220;Nothing of our revelation do we abrogate or cause to be forgotten, except that we bring (in place) one better or the like thereof. While a verse from Surah al-Ma’idah, that most would regard as Medinan seems quite tolerant;. What does ‘deficient in mind’ mean? Firstly God made men stronger, and so they are the...
