Gregorian 2012
Dec. 31st, 2011 01:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
akilanajmahHappy New Year everyone. I have been MIA and I am sorry. I have been doing lots in real life toward drawing me toward Allah and submitting to
His will.
I have a few links I'd like to post and iA, will over the next few days. I'll do it as a sort of summation for what I've been working on and seeing and feeling.
1. I have been reading fatwas. I know I have a strict no fatwa policy but good fatwas lay out their reasoning and even if I disagree with it, I have all the basis for why I do. I read a fatwa the other day from a Serbian brother who was asking about slavery during war. Now the guy writing the fatwa was probably learned and referenced all the correct surahs and hadith; however, he was completely off the point. This brother who was asking was talking about whether it would be permissible for Muslim women to be raped by the captors since the 'rule' as he knew it was for women to become property after a war. This is not the 'rule' and Islam is strictly against rape and slavery.
But the guy issuing the fatwa missed that. His conclusion to this brother was "Islam treats slaves well" before quoting every hadith and every surah in which it is declared FREE YOUR SLAVES IF YOU HAVE THEM. Over and over Allah says that a person who frees a slave is blessed. Over and over does the Prophet say that to atone for sins free your slaves. If you don't have slaves? Free other people's slaves. The best thing you can do is to buy a slave out if you own one jointly and release her. But his conclusion was "it's okay to have slaves but treat them nicely." *sideeye* But it's good. It reminds me that I can learn things AND stick to my sense of right when it directly conflicts with a supposed scholar.
2. I've been socializing all halal.
3. I've been reaching out to scholars who I respect and with good result.
4. I got *dances around* an annotated Qur'an by Mohammed Asad. It's GREAT. I love it.
5. I've been thinking a lot about the representation of Muslims in American media.
Uhm, so yeah. Just a few things that I hope to explore in the coming weeks. Loads of things to think about and do. iA, I'll do it soon! m
Happy new year!
His will.
I have a few links I'd like to post and iA, will over the next few days. I'll do it as a sort of summation for what I've been working on and seeing and feeling.
1. I have been reading fatwas. I know I have a strict no fatwa policy but good fatwas lay out their reasoning and even if I disagree with it, I have all the basis for why I do. I read a fatwa the other day from a Serbian brother who was asking about slavery during war. Now the guy writing the fatwa was probably learned and referenced all the correct surahs and hadith; however, he was completely off the point. This brother who was asking was talking about whether it would be permissible for Muslim women to be raped by the captors since the 'rule' as he knew it was for women to become property after a war. This is not the 'rule' and Islam is strictly against rape and slavery.
But the guy issuing the fatwa missed that. His conclusion to this brother was "Islam treats slaves well" before quoting every hadith and every surah in which it is declared FREE YOUR SLAVES IF YOU HAVE THEM. Over and over Allah says that a person who frees a slave is blessed. Over and over does the Prophet say that to atone for sins free your slaves. If you don't have slaves? Free other people's slaves. The best thing you can do is to buy a slave out if you own one jointly and release her. But his conclusion was "it's okay to have slaves but treat them nicely." *sideeye* But it's good. It reminds me that I can learn things AND stick to my sense of right when it directly conflicts with a supposed scholar.
2. I've been socializing all halal.
3. I've been reaching out to scholars who I respect and with good result.
4. I got *dances around* an annotated Qur'an by Mohammed Asad. It's GREAT. I love it.
5. I've been thinking a lot about the representation of Muslims in American media.
Uhm, so yeah. Just a few things that I hope to explore in the coming weeks. Loads of things to think about and do. iA, I'll do it soon! m
Happy new year!
