By Fedwa Wazwaz, Engage Minnesota On December 14, 2012, late in the afternoon – I became aware of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. It was painful to read the stories, emails and newsfeed as they poured over the tragedy. In times of crisis and pain like this, as a Muslim I immediately turn to prayer to gain strength and to reflect on the situation. In the evening, I joined an online prayer service on SeekersHub in Toronto. The Toronto team was able to gather a large crowd at the Hub and online for our prayer for the victims and Read More …
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Conversation with Qays Arthur on Faith and Guidance 3
By Fedwa Wazwaz, Engage Minnesota. This blog is part of conversation with Shaykh Qays from Qibla Online Academy for the Islamic Sciences. The conversation will unfold in a series of blogs aiming toward a better understanding of Islam and Muslims. In the last blog, the conversation explored the meaning of faith. I want to continue the conversation and this time focus on the importance of the meditative activity of zikr (remembrance of God) and the purification of the heart in perceiving and receiving faith. Read the rest of Fedwa’s blog here.
Conversation with Qays Arthur on Guidance and Faith
By Fedwa Wazwaz, Engage Minnesota The conversation with Shaykh Qays Arthur will continue with an exploration of the meaning of faith and guidance in Islam. This will be covered in a few blogs as there are many angles to this issue that I would like to explore. This blog will deal with the angle of the importance of acknowledging our ignorance and that what we do not know is tremendously greater than what we do know about ourselves, others and the universe we live in. Read the rest of Fedwa’s article here.
Conversation with Qays Arthur on Monotheism
By Fedwa Wazwaz, Engage Minnesota Say ye: “We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Isma’il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one and another of them: And we bow to Allah (in Islam).” –Qur’an (2:136) Read the rest of Fedwa’s Star Tribune piece here.
Press release condemning the horrific suicide bombing in Mogadishu
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful Islamic League of Somali Scholars in America 504 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55454 Minneapolis, MN – October 4, 2011 PRESS RELEASE CONDEMNING THE HORRIFIC SUICIDE BOMBING IN MOGADISHU The Islamic League of Somali Scholars in America strongly condemns the horrific suicide bombing that claimed many innocent lives in Mogadishu. Abu Hurayra (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Every Muslim is forbidden from transgressing against the blood, property, and honor of another Muslim.” (Related by Muslim Read More …