Post Tagged with: "dawah"

8Apr
2012

An Exclusive Interview with Hamza Siddiqui

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An Exclusive Interview with Hamza Siddiqui

Al-Talib interviews Hamza Siddiqui, a spoken word artist, who is a Junior at the University of the Pacific. In this exclusive interview, Siddiqui performs two spoken word pieces, one of which has not been publicly performed yet.

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27Dec
2011

The Good and Bad of Islamophobia

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The Good and Bad of Islamophobia

Islamophobia quite literally (and linguistically) is a fear of Islam and Muslims; albeit, an intense, irrational fear of Islam and Muslims. Some Muslims hold that Islamophobia is a good thing. Why? How could fear of Islam benefit Islam?

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16Nov
2011

Reflections from the Hindu-Muslim Mixer

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Reflections from the Hindu-Muslim Mixer

Inspired from my previous experience at the “Lunar-Dharmacakra Mixer,” I was fired up and blazed to attend the Muslim Union’s next event where Muslims met with the Hindu Students Association at the Hindu-Muslim mixer. I took the liberty of dubbing this mixer “Forum of the Falasifa Pandits.” This, like the last Mixer’s name , has a deeper meaning attached to it.

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29Oct
2011

Reflections from the Muslim-Buddhist Mixer

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Reflections from the Muslim-Buddhist Mixer

I had initially visualized the Mixer as some type of Dharmacakra emitting moonlight, and was looking forward to attending in order to speak about my own faith while learning more about another. However, I had made a near-fatal error…

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18Feb
2011

(Da’wah Series) Part 2: A Life Long Journey

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In part one, we learned about what Da’wah is and the importance and urgency to give Da’wah. We also learned it is especially pertinent to give Da’wah in our generation today where Islam is morbidly misunderstood. Interestingly, due to this misrepresentation and misunderstanding, there are those with whom curiosity lingers in their hearts. The hearts of those who, surprisingly, are craving to learn; they just need a little push. These people can be Non-Muslim and Muslim as well. In this [...]

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23Jan
2011

(Da’wah Series) Part I: What is Da’wah?

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What is da’wah? The word da’wah is an Arabic word that literally means “invite (to something)”. Even though this word or derivatives of this word can be used broadly, in Islam it is commonly used when Muslims extend a direct invitation to non-Muslims to accept and believe in the message of Islam by declaring that “there is no God but Allah and Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the messenger of Allah”. It can also used when Muslims invite other [...]

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30Apr
2010

Akhira not the Dunya

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What is the purpose of life on earth according to the Qur’an? Why did God create us? “And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.” [Qur'an, 51:56] What is the significance of this verse? In this verse, our Creator is telling us the purpose behind our creation. We were created only so that we may worship God. Our worship can be in many ways. It can be through prayer, supplication, sleep, the act of eating, [...]

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28Feb
2010

The Importance of Da’wah

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The Importance of Da’wah

Da’wah, which in Arabic means an invitation to Islam, is one of those words that many members of the Muslim community turn a blind eye towards. Many people acknowledge its importance but at the same time fear it because they wrongly presume it takes lots of knowledge. The reality is far from the fact. Anyone who knows Surat Al-Ikhlas (The Purity), or even just knows what Tawheed is (the Oneness of Allah) can give Da’wah. Many people new to Da’wah [...]

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