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matthew, - wrote on 10/12/2009 10:03:00 PM
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Comment:salaam alekum....what are these "american values"? the USA was not founded on any sound values and it seems there was no part of history where the US government wasnt committing some kind of injustice, whether that was genocide, or slavery....can anyone tell me one moment in US history where the US lived up to some noble ideal?
Kurt, Canada - wrote on 6/8/2004 1:19:07 PM
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Comment:Salaam,
I don't think you give North American Muslims enough credit. It is a blessing to live here, perhaps no test from Allah but a reward we deserve. It is also a lot more difficult than you state to speak out - it is even hard to walk in public without getting bothered sometimes. However, I believe we all try our best in moderation. Some of the issues you talk about also are subjective to some extent. Palestinian suicide bombers for example do not like doing such an action, they are forced into action by a world who ignores their pleas. I don't like the killings, but I cannot pretend to know what it is like being a Palestinian, subjected daily to humilation.I just think many Muslims have different feelings on these issues you bring up and who is to say one opinion is better? As you said, nobody speaks for Islam as a whole, yet you seem to have advice in which you feel is correct for us all to follow. I don't know. Yes, Muslims should stand for justice, but they should also stick together. I appreciate your article but it seems to divide us. I think Muslims have it rightwhen they complain about government and foreign polices here in North America. That is the root to a lot of problems. It's almost like you say if we clean up ourselves across the globe that somehow we'll get the respect we deserve and things will change. In Iran, things are changing already with the student bodies, without American Muslims doing anything. Ultimately, your intentions are good, but I feel you are pointing the finger in the wrong direction.
Sarah Mohtadi, Los Angeles, California - wrote on 11/22/2003 9:46:57 PM
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Comment:it was great!!
i loved it
Wesley Song, Denver Colorado - wrote on 4/10/2003 4:34:41 PM
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Comment:Thank you for the responsibility that is placed on everyone's shoulder with your article. This goes for all the Buddhists, Christians, Jews, and every other religion out there. We can all blame the problems of our world on the extremists of all faiths. The simple thing is that those of us who believe that the fundamentalists pose the greatest threat to the world, we must make our voices heard as voices of compassion coupled with our deep sense of morality. Thank you for your incredible insight.
, FL - wrote on 3/20/2003 10:57:16 AM
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Comment:So...how do we start getting our voices heard around the world that killing of innocent people...be they Israeli or Muslim...is not acceptable? How do we get the so-called Muslim leaders who repress their own people to change?
Raid Mohammad, Austin, TX - wrote on 2/24/2003 7:16:28 PM
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Comment:{O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do? It is most hateful to Allah that you should say that which you do not do} Sura 61 verses 2 and 3.
In spite of the full effort war to demonize Muslims by special-interest groups, the damage that was done to us was self inflicted. We Muslims demonized our minority, week, old, and vulnerable long before our enemy ever defamed us. We marginalized the best of us, the progeny of our beloved prophet Muhammed (Allah’s peace and blessings upon Muhammed and his progeny), long before the Americans marginalized us here in the U.S. We defamed the school of thought of the Ahlul Bayt long before the West defamed Islam. We demonized the followers of Ahlul Bayt long before the West started demonizing Muslims. In the recent history, most of the “Muslim” Umma collaborated in the name of Islam to destroy the nation of Iran, yet twenty years later Muslims all over the world continue to be silent about it. We killed our inner self long before our enemy killed our heartless bodies. We Muslims demand from the West the things that we cannot achieve within ourselves as individuals, let alone between us. We demand from the west to treat us with white gloves, yet we bruise each other freely. Muslims path to salvation starts with full condemnation of the atrocities that our ancestors have committed throughout history against humanity in the name of Islam. Failure to do so will leave us to continue to be a floating scum. Although the examples are numerous to count but one stand to be the most horrific. In a few days we will approach the memory of the most barbaric atrocities that were ever recorded in the history of mankind. These atrocities were committed by none other than so-called Muslims.
Allah say to us through His beloved Muhammed: {Say: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near relatives....} Sora 42 verse 23.
It is time to show some sincerity to Allah by showing some sincerity to His Messenger’s relations. The master of the martyred youths, Hussein, as well as his companions and their households, gave their lives to preserve Islam yet the majority of Muslims elect to pretend as if nothing happened, or worse yet, it is not for us to judge history. It is no shame on us that our ancestors committed the worst atrocities recorded in history. What is shameful is that we continue to sweep our ancestors’ dark history under the rug. What is shameful is to continue to defame the minority who never fail to commemorate the tragic event. What is shameful is to resort to demonizing those who rightfully state that Islam’s fate was only a matter of days if it was not for the sacrifices of the only remaining true Muslims of that time. Hussein and his family and his companions realized that the only way to wake up the Umma from its deep sleep was to shock them. This shock was achieved at the hands of the most brutal and most violent armies. This shock was propagated to us by the vivid picture that was painted by the captured grand daughters of the prophet as they were being paraded through the markets of Sha’im. Keeping alive one of the bloodiest stories is what kept this religion preserved. May Allah grant us salvation by allowing us to listen to the truth and ponder upon it. In the spirit of building bridges, I encourage everybody that follows Abu Hanifa, Shaffie, Malik, and Ibn Hanbal to take off your cocoon, put on the armor of bravery, and to look for an Islamic center that follows the true tradition of the profit (Allah peace and blessing upon him and his progeny). Starting March 4th, you can join us to commemorate and to learn more about the most barbaric crime committed in the history of man kind. Visit an Islamic center that follows the tradition of Ahlul Bayt to learn first hand from an Islamic tradition that was meticulously preserved through the Profit’s progeny, The Purified Ahlul Bayt (Salaamu Allah upon them). Sincerely, Raid Mohammad.
ramohammad@hotmail.com raid_mohammad@yahoo.com
, Chicago,IL - wrote on 2/20/2003 10:07:44 AM
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Comment:I feel Ms. Ingrid Mattson's opinion is also felt by many, many American Muslims more than any are courageous enough to admit. JAK.
Taj-ul-din Bello, Lagos-Nigeria - wrote on 12/30/2002 11:06:28 AM
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Comment:I think Mr Ingrid id doing a good job let those who believe they know better than he does prove it knowledge is only useful if it is shared.
Taufiq Abubakar, Nigeria - wrote on 10/15/2002 1:26:24 PM
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Comment:Muslim Ummah will not accept Mr Ingrid as its spokeman as he always wish to be this is because there are certains stage of knowldege one has to attain before being identified as such. more of that is not the person himself would present himself but rather his deep knowledge of Quran hadith and huristics analyisis are some of the factors that qualifies him. if he really want to become that then the doors are open let him seek knowledege and become full shaykh
s, - wrote on 9/3/2002 2:21:49 PM
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Comment:This is an incredibly well-written and insightful article. May God bless the author for her courage to speak out!
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