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Comment on 7 Steps to Istiqamah After Ramadan by Linnea Perborm

Linnea Perborm — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:01:05 +0000

Hi!
I just wanted to say, what a wonderfully beautiful picture you got there. Is it your own? The reason I’m asking is that it would be just perfect for me to use (if it is your own and you have a copywright I’d very much like your permission), on our website as a promotional picture for a school project that we have. If it is not your own picture, could you give me any information about who the photographer is? Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

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Comment on Arabic Grammar Crash Course Notes by Kamran

Kamran — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:29:37 +0000

Thank you and may Allah reward you for sharing this.

Comment on Medicines and Supplements Page by Usman Choudry

Usman Choudry — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:25:32 +0000

Nice, Abaid.

Comment on Ijazah in the Reading of Shu’bah by Ikram

Ikram — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:58:50 +0000

MashaAllah, Alf Mabrouk. This is very amazing and you deifnitely deserve all the hard work you put on it. Have to learn the art of dedication from you my dear brother. Well done! Pray that Allah grants me the ability to memorize the entire Quran one day inshaAllah.

Comment on Ijazah in the Reading of Shu’bah by usman

usman — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:05:46 +0000

so i did hit the record button. Mashallah, well done!

Comment on Gems from Islamic Political Theory by zfnd

zfnd — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:40:45 +0000

wow. islamic political theory is fasccinating. Jazakallakhyr for the explanation, and mabrook on the ijazaah!

Comment on Message from Uwaymir Anjum by muslimah

muslimah — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:41:10 +0000

assalamu’alaikum

mashaAllah, im just so jealous. pls make ilm summit global. it’s not fair

Comment on Gems from Islamic Political Theory by Abu Zayd

Abu Zayd — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:29:23 +0000

What the good professor was alluding to was something called “soft power.” In other words, those in positions of power generally exert more influence in a passive way rather than by direct coercion or force. Those who govern and rule over a society automatically and necessarily frame the discourse and set the standards of conduct, the rules, the limits, ethics and boundaries and cultural parameters, etc. All of this is done often without force or formal policies. A good example in the US- after Sept 11, those in power (Bush, Cheney and company) set the tone for the next several years, which resulted in the entire nation embarking on a path of xenophobia, isolationalism, war, torture, etc. The whole country, including Congress and most media outlets, were on board! Now, with the coming of Obama, there has been a major ideological shift in the opposite direction, and the result is that these same leaders and media heads are as opposed to these Bush-era policies as they were in favor of them earlier. The explanation? Soft power, or the writing on the wall.

In our example, the early Muslims set up a new way of doing things. Their vision was focused on the next world, and their conduct manifested strict justice. In such a world, there was no room for worldly materialism, racism or corruption. When the Muslims conquered Makkah, the entire peninsula recognized that the parameters had changed and the Muslims were here for good. Droves of people embraced Islam as a result, all without any coercion or formal proclamations.

This is the very power that made Saeed bin Aamir al-Juhani come to sincerely advise the Caliph ‘Umar, reminding him that he possessed a position which had the potential to save or corrupt multitudes of people, just by virtue of his conduct and example, and brought the Caliph to tears.

Comment on Gems from Islamic Political Theory by zfnd

zfnd — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:53:39 +0000

Interesting points.

“…but when the writing on the horizon changed after the conquest of Makkah.”

What exactly does this mean? Is there some further explanation? Jazakallakhyr

Comment on Gems from Islamic Political Theory by gsyah

gsyah — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:39:35 +0000

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