Archive for July, 2005
What if Islam isn’t an obstacle to democracy
disclaimer: timbuktu does not agree with everything Michael has to say.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2004/0411.hirsh.html
Bernard Lewis Revisited
What if Islam isn’t an obstacle to democracy in the Middle East but the secret to achieving it?
By Michael Hirsh
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America’s misreading of the Arab world and our current misadventure in Iraq may have really begun in 1950. That was the year a [...]Blossoms of the Qur’an - thus came the answer to the prayer
Blossoms of the Qur’an - thus came the answer to the prayer Name: SharifHssn 20/6/2005(9:8) GMT
Guidance for the God-Conscious
Alif, Laaam, Meeem,
This divine writ, let there be no doubt about it-
is meant to be a guidance for all the God-conscious,
who believe in the existence,
of that which is beyond the reach [...]Surah Fatihah - The Opening
Blossoms of the Qur’an - “The Opening” Name: SharifHssn 19/6/2005(14:28) GMT
In the Name of Allah, the Infinitely Compassionate, Most Merciful.
All praise is God’s,
the Sustainer of all worlds,
the Infintely Compassionate and Most Merciful,
Sovereign of the Day of Reckoning.
You alone do we worship
and you alone do we ask for help.
Guide us on the straight [...]an open letter to Muslims
an open letter to my brothers and sisters in Islam
assalamu aleikum wa rematullahi wa barakatuh
Have you felt the agony of the Ummah?
Have you ever thought why it is that Muslims continue to be persecuted and humiliated even in their own lands.
The reasons are both internal and external.
Internally, we lost our thirst for knowledge, and with [...]