Leadership Skills
“Never tell a child, ‘You are a liar!’ even if he/she is not telling the truth. Rather say, Allah loves those who are truthful. Encourage your child to love Allah and to seek ways of pleasing Allah, and not arousing Allah’s anger…”
Who Is My Neighbour?
“We have to step outside of our own prejudices, step out of our self imposed ghetto mindset. We have to understand that Allah has a reason for putting us here in this country at this time…”
Enforcing the Shariah: Some Critical Considerations
‘An infidel government that practices justice can survive, but a Muslim government cannot survive if it practices oppression.’ [ibn Taimiyah]
Do’s and don’ts of Dawah
“Throughout history, the great achievements of Islam had nothing to do with the size of the Muslim population. It’s not a numbers game. It had everything to do with the quality and calibre of individual people. Sincerity, Ikhlaas, is what really matters…”
Mu’min and Kafir: Negotiating Shared Space
http://www.marcmanley.com/mumin-and-kafir-negotiating-shared-space/
Lessons from North Africa
“Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come. Today in North Africa and the Middle East, Freedom is the idea, and it’s unstoppable…….”
The Importance of Relationships
“Muslims are told that life is a gift, that everything we have is a gift, on loan, on trust. We have an awesome responsibility to discharge that trust faithfully. So, instead living in a ‘me’ centred universe, instead of banging on about our rights and demanding more and more, we should be taking responsibility: taking responsibility for ourselves, for our families, taking responsibility for our communities…”
Resisting Opressors
EM resisting oppressors