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Re: Imam Zaid Shakir’s response to Front Page Magazine’s personal attack

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:55:02 -0000

As Muslims, why do we continue to give legs to this nonsense?
Ignore it, and it goes away, insha Allah.

Re: Imam Zaid Shakir’s response to Front Page Magazine’s personal attack

genieyclo — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:58:06 -0000

Good response.

Re: Imam Zaid Shakir’s response to Front Page Magazine’s personal attack

Dawud Israel — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:09:04 -0000

Islamophobes are on a low...apparently the Islamofascist week this year ended up having a really low turnout. I think maybe it was because of the Obamania?

But generally, I think people are getting tired of these losers and recognize that their nothing but bad writers who just spew hate. No arguments, no substance.

End of story.

Re: Imam Siraj Wahhaj - From Masjid Taqwa and beyond: MANA

MJ — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:56:37 -0000

I love Imam Siraj. I love Imam Siraj. : )

Re: Imam Siraj Wahhaj - From Masjid Taqwa and beyond: MANA

Jamaaludeen Khan — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:22:19 -0000

May Allah Almighty bless and elevate Imam Siraj, Ameen. I had the honor of meeting him a few years ago, Alhamdu'Lillah!

Re: Poll: What do you feel is lacking in the global Muslim community?

Zarlasht — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:37:31 -0000

Asalaamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullahe wa Barrakatehu,

When will the Muslim Community be prepared in serving soldiers who will come home in waves when their tour of duty has ended in Iraq and Afghanistan? We need to all heal at some point...our community can't afford to turn a blind eye to what's about to come our way. We have to prepare to reach out to those who come knocking.

Re: Blogging about Poverty on Blog Action Day - October 15

islamcrunch — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:43:44 -0000

Hi Allan, thanks for informing us about Unitus. We will check them out. We hope you will visit us again soon.

Re: Blogging about Poverty on Blog Action Day - October 15

Allan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:07:38 -0000

Kiva is a great service. I recommend you take a look at Unitus as well. Although not a web service - they have some impressive people doing great things in the developing world through micro-finance.

Re: How to find the Qibla using the web

islamcrunch — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:25:10 -0000

Thanks for the information. If you would like QiblaLocator.com to be featured on IslamCrunch please use the contact form and provide details for us to crunch. Thanks!

Re: T A I F

hydera — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:43:53 -0000

Luvin' it!

Re: How to find the Qibla using the web

ibnMasud — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:58:12 -0000

QiblaDirection.com does not provide the correct location for the Qibla. It simply assumes that the world is flat and draws a line from point A to point B (Mecca). This is a common misconception in calculating the qibla, rising from the fact that all maps show the world as flat for ease of use, whereas it is in fact close to an Oblate spheroid (a rounded shape with a bulge around the equator). If you want to get a correct approximation of the qibla, take a blowup spherical world map and use a string to find the direction from the desired point to Mecca. You will then see that the calculations according to this site are incorrect.

Re: A tribute to Imam Warith Deen Mohammed

islamcrunch — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:37:26 -0000

Hi Brian, thanks for your comment. I completely agree with you. May Imam W.D.'s legacy continue to benefit humanity.

Re: A tribute to Imam Warith Deen Mohammed

bbrian017 — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:20:54 -0000

It's always a sad day to see anyone pass when they work so hard in life to help others and improve the quality of life! His work in the past has changed what you are today!

Re: Eid il Fitr and Shawwal 1429 (2008)

islamcrunch — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:32:46 -0000

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Re: Eid il Fitr and Shawwal 1429 (2008)

islamcrunch — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:57:40 -0000

Here are some comments from a Facebook thread (identities hidden)

R.H wrote:
In Malaysia, 1st Sy.awal shall be on Wednesday 1 Oct, insyaAllah.

S.A. wrote:
I have no problem looking for the crescent but it doesn't make sense to ignore the technology we have. We have salat times table and there is no reason not to have lunar calendar so that we don't lead our lives in limbo. Besides it doesn't make sense to ignore the national body... ISNA.
Report - Delete

R.R. wrote:
Salat timetables are based on the movement of the sun; unfortunately the movement of our moon is less predictable compared to the sun's movement. I hope this helps. Allah knows best.

M.A.K. wrote
You may want to have a read of http://www.crescentmoonwatch.org/background.htm prediction of the new moon is not as easy as one might imagine even with modern technology. The Sunna is to sight the moon and start Ramadan and sight moon and end Ramdan. We will be in danger of losing this Sunna if we over rely on modern technology. Remember in the time of the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace). there were instances where people in Madina celebrated eid a day before the people of Mecca.

Mikael Pittam wrote:
No need to disregard technology and we should NEVER disregard the sunnahs.

For countries on or near the equator, like Singapore and Malaysia, it's very difficult to sight the moon. They have no choice but to use calculations.

Here in the US and UK, we have the tremendous blessings of seeing the stars, the moon and the celestial bodies. Why keep ourselves buried in 1001100110001000101011101000100011 [a href=http://www.ilovetech.org>>sunnah, who cares e=MC2 * <infinity>, when we can view the heavenly skies, follow the sunnah and use our God-given intelligence.

May Allah bless ISNA. I am not ignoring them. However, if a national body is disregarding or going against a certain element it does not mean we have to blindly follow them. If Yahya McCain or Barry Hussein wants to invade Pakistan, should I follow them? (I am still going to vote and pray for the best but it does not mean I accept all their viewpoints.)

You will understand the first sentence in my original blog post: http://islamcrunch.com/archives/eid-il-fitr-and...

Thanks again everyone for sharing.

Salam,
Mikael

P.S. Anyone calculating judgment day? Please send me a txt, IM or email if absolutely necessary.

S.A. wrote
Moon cycles are also on predictable pattern (and there is evidence from Quran and Science). The only questionable part is "sighting." However, that can be easily defined empirically and has been based on the number of hours the moon can be sighted after its birth. As such the sunnah of sighting the moon is not disregarded if we can use technology to predict when it can be sighted.

Mikael Pittam wrote:
Exactly. We can agree that we can use science to prepare ourselves to partake the beautiful sunnah of moonsighting. And then determine 'Eid. Selamat Hari Raya and 'Eid Mubarak!

I.S. wrote
http://www.zaytuna.org/articleDetails.asp?artic...

I highly recommend Shaykh Hamza Yusuf's CAESAREAN MOON BIRTHS book.

As for the earlier note, I'd also say be very cautious about prayer timetables. The other day I compared the Maghrib time on the table with the actual sunset, and it was off by almost five minutes. Measuring shadows and watching the celestial lights is a form of worship.

God bless you all. Happy Eid to all.

Re: Islam, Marriage and Family plus The Essentials of Faith

islamcrunch — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:45:11 -0000

Approve

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Re: Islam, Marriage and Family plus The Essentials of Faith

Nefertiti Rashid — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:08:07 -0000

Mashallah! THe Power struggle clip was very funny.

Re: Eid il Fitr and Shawwal 1429 (2008)

islamcrunch — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:58:00 -0000

Wa'alaykumsalam Sidi Mohammad,

Thanks for sharing your views. May Allah s.w.t. unite us all.

Re: Eid il Fitr and Shawwal 1429 (2008)

Tall Mohammad — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:27:59 -0000

Salaam Alaykum
I Love the Founders of Zaytuna for the sake of ALLAH , who started Crescent watch, BUT i strongly disagree with their one sided view of the issue of moon sightings
The new moon will occur astronomically at 1:13 AM PDT on Monday, 9/29/08
according to http://moonsighting.com/vis-maps.html there is a strong possibility for large parts of the world to site the new moon on Tuesday evening.
even their own charts show the moon as easily visible in Mexico, which is part of North America and the southern part of California

Re: Islam, Marriage and Family plus The Essentials of Faith

islamcrunch — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:31:05 -0000

We are working on building more flexible payment options into the system, but for now credit cards (Visa & Mastercard) are all we can accept.

Re: Al Safa Halal sold to American Halal Company - now 110% halal

islamcrunch — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:29:47 -0000

Wa'alaykumsalam and Ramadan Kareem,

We have not received any new updates since we posted this. If we find anything new, we will update this post, insha'Allah. JazakAllahkhair.

Re: Update: Zaytuna Community Announcement

islamcrunch — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:28:06 -0000

Yes, as you have noticed, this information was posted on July 5, 2007. Thanks for your comment.

Re: Zaytuna Booth at ISNA 2008 Photos

rawaa majbour — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:34:27 -0000

i apprciate all the things you are doing may ALLAH protect you and keep you strong
i wish shaykh HAMZA could come to Syria
pease

Re: Update: Zaytuna Community Announcement

Sa`id — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:51:36 -0000

Salam `alaykum:

I has been more than a year from the time Zaytuna moved

BIG MOVE MUBARAK TO ALL!!!

Re: Al Safa Halal sold to American Halal Company - now 110% halal

Abdullah — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:10:37 -0000

Salam & Ramadan Mubarek

Has this exchange happened yet? Or is it still a Jewish owned company?

I heard that this deal didn't go through. What's the deal?

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