07-29-2003, 06:43 AM
Assalaamoalaikum
It is good that many people responded to it, and reacted to his nomination. But IMHO all we do is react. (We as collectively). We have changed Islam into a interest group more than a movement. Like NRA etc. We as a collective people do not have an agenda in the US.
What is our agenda?
Hadhrat Muhammed (SA) was called majnoon, sahir (NaudhubiAllah) but he didn't care much about that, and focused on spreading Islam. He gave the message, and the quraishi people started oppressing the Muslims. The Prophet (SAW) and his sahaba all resisted passively. What that did was create sympathy for the muslims in the heart of Makkans. Because after all Prophet Muhammed (SAW) and his sahaba were calling towards the truth, and appealing to the fitrah (nature) of the human beings. He talked against Infanticide etc. But in the US we have not seen Muslims spreading the message, but just reacting. If we tell people clearly what we stand for. Like against gambling, racism, homosexuality. Doing this would be able for a regular non muslim in the US to understand that after all these muslims are not that bad people, and that would be the answer to Non Islamic propaganda in the US.
We have to counter their propaganda by spreading Islam, and doing dawah. Unfortunately we haven't done that.
This is my viewpoint. May Allah open our hearts
Walaikumusalam
-- Ali