nyerekareem
abdur-rahman
:salam2:
as election time draws nearer and nearer in America, i often think about how should we muslims, in particular American muslims view democracy. should we support this form of government or should we support the shar'iah or both? would i be a radical if i said that i believe that the shar'iah is the better way or would i be better to believe that the shar'ah law is superior? i ask these questions because i believe that the shar'ah is a better form of legislation. but it greatly troubles me to hear fellow muslims that call the shar'ah outdated, barbaric and oppressive. i can understand that if it came from the unbelievers of islam, but fellow muslims?
i am not asking for my country's government to change to shar'iah law. i have to deal with the laws of the land, but that doesn't mean that i have to believe that the laws of the land are superior. it seems that many muslims are caving in to the ideology of democracy over the laws of ALLAH SWT. actually, i love my fellow American countrymen, that is why i think it's better for them to support the shar'iah. not because it does something good for the economy or any other earthly reason, but because living according to the shar'iah, which entails living according to the qur'an and sunnah takes people that were on the path towards jahannam towards the path of jannah. i must say that i have been guilty of what i'm about to say, but i'm changing that every single day; how can we as muslims, people with the HAQQ, deal with so many unbelievers in our daily lives and not attempt to give them dawah on islam? how can we ask our bosses at work to give us a few minutes to pray ASR and not explain to people why we pray? how can we tell our coworkers that we're not going to lunch with them because we're fasting, and not tell them why we fast? how can some women wear hijab and not tell people why they wear it, when people think that hijabis are being oppressed?
yes, i know that we really don't elect the next president; that it's really the electoral college. but what about our congressmen, senators, mayors and governors? there's no electoral college for them. these people are framing laws that are actually affecting us muslims personally. some of them good and some of them bad, but it would be foolish to stand by and let them vote on things that hurt us here. we muslims here in America are actually the most successful muslims in the world. we are doctors, lawyers, engineers, pharmacists, computer analysts etc. it may make no difference as to who wins the presidency for us, but it does matter when it comes to voting for the other offices because they make the laws, and there are enough of us here to influence politicians to make laws that are more favorable to us. after all it is they that approve war funding and other bills that may make life a bit harder for muslims.
what i ask for you guys to do is this. contact your local congressmen and your two senators from your state and tell them to stop using the " BARACK OBAMA IS A MUSLIM. " fear tactic. every time they try to use it, it is really a slap in the face to all muslims here in America. they are outright telling us to not even attempt to run for public office and that we can chalk out ever running for president. i know as muslims, most of us don't have a desire to run for public office, but it's the fact that they are so blatant to tell us that no muslim can ever have a place of trust here in America. tell these people if OBAMA'S being a muslim is so terrible, then they should just outright say that when it comes to having any political office... muslims need not apply. guess what? they will never tell muslims that. i have no desire to run for public office, but i am offended that they make any candidate that may be muslim out to be ineligible to be a congressman, mayor, senator, or even the president. why have we been so silent on this? we need to tell these people that we do not appreciate them insulting islam or muslims and using us as scapegoats.
as election time draws nearer and nearer in America, i often think about how should we muslims, in particular American muslims view democracy. should we support this form of government or should we support the shar'iah or both? would i be a radical if i said that i believe that the shar'iah is the better way or would i be better to believe that the shar'ah law is superior? i ask these questions because i believe that the shar'ah is a better form of legislation. but it greatly troubles me to hear fellow muslims that call the shar'ah outdated, barbaric and oppressive. i can understand that if it came from the unbelievers of islam, but fellow muslims?
i am not asking for my country's government to change to shar'iah law. i have to deal with the laws of the land, but that doesn't mean that i have to believe that the laws of the land are superior. it seems that many muslims are caving in to the ideology of democracy over the laws of ALLAH SWT. actually, i love my fellow American countrymen, that is why i think it's better for them to support the shar'iah. not because it does something good for the economy or any other earthly reason, but because living according to the shar'iah, which entails living according to the qur'an and sunnah takes people that were on the path towards jahannam towards the path of jannah. i must say that i have been guilty of what i'm about to say, but i'm changing that every single day; how can we as muslims, people with the HAQQ, deal with so many unbelievers in our daily lives and not attempt to give them dawah on islam? how can we ask our bosses at work to give us a few minutes to pray ASR and not explain to people why we pray? how can we tell our coworkers that we're not going to lunch with them because we're fasting, and not tell them why we fast? how can some women wear hijab and not tell people why they wear it, when people think that hijabis are being oppressed?
yes, i know that we really don't elect the next president; that it's really the electoral college. but what about our congressmen, senators, mayors and governors? there's no electoral college for them. these people are framing laws that are actually affecting us muslims personally. some of them good and some of them bad, but it would be foolish to stand by and let them vote on things that hurt us here. we muslims here in America are actually the most successful muslims in the world. we are doctors, lawyers, engineers, pharmacists, computer analysts etc. it may make no difference as to who wins the presidency for us, but it does matter when it comes to voting for the other offices because they make the laws, and there are enough of us here to influence politicians to make laws that are more favorable to us. after all it is they that approve war funding and other bills that may make life a bit harder for muslims.
what i ask for you guys to do is this. contact your local congressmen and your two senators from your state and tell them to stop using the " BARACK OBAMA IS A MUSLIM. " fear tactic. every time they try to use it, it is really a slap in the face to all muslims here in America. they are outright telling us to not even attempt to run for public office and that we can chalk out ever running for president. i know as muslims, most of us don't have a desire to run for public office, but it's the fact that they are so blatant to tell us that no muslim can ever have a place of trust here in America. tell these people if OBAMA'S being a muslim is so terrible, then they should just outright say that when it comes to having any political office... muslims need not apply. guess what? they will never tell muslims that. i have no desire to run for public office, but i am offended that they make any candidate that may be muslim out to be ineligible to be a congressman, mayor, senator, or even the president. why have we been so silent on this? we need to tell these people that we do not appreciate them insulting islam or muslims and using us as scapegoats.
they lose out and their religion will not be accepted by ALLAH SWT. we do not believe that we should dominate the world and enslave other people, but we believe that the world would be better if we were al muslim. that's what the critics of islam don't understand. if you were to ask any evangelical christian if america or the world would be a better place if everyone in the world were christian, he would; without hesitation say that yes the world would be a better place. why? because they believe that christianity is the supreme religion. they feel complelled to preach the gospel unto all nations. that is the same sentiment that we have, to preach the message of islam to the entire world.
