- They have raised $18 mil in Ramadan alone for Gaza.
- HCI USA has raised $2 mil USD since January.
- Islamic Relief USA raised $246 million USD last year.
- IR Canada is likely above $50 mil this year already.
One humanitarian truck going into Gaza costs roughly around $80,000 to $100,000 for 20-25 tons.
There's literally hundreds of millions of dollars sitting there, not being used.
Some Muslim charities are going to start following charities like Save the Children by putting small font disclaimers saying they will use the funds for wherever they want - even though they'll use Gaza orphans pics, so donors are led to believe they're donating for that.
Other charities have privately said they'll simply use the amounts destined for Gaza for other purposes.
BTW, HCI got 3 trucks through this entire time; 2 with food, 1 with medical supplies.
Jesus Christ ! You guys took me all around just to make a comment. So much for encouraging Free Speech.
Why do you mix your baggage of traditions in the name of Islam which allows Free speech and demands EQUALITY FOR ALL. Let Qaidiani beleive in Mirza Ahmed, let them think Tichu Tichu is their Gabriel. What is it to Muslims ?? Were we not told by Him “ Lakum Dinukum Waliyyadeen ? And La Ikraha Fiddeeen ?” ( to you your faith to me mine ? And There is no Force in faith ?)
Such petty acts are encouraged in UNIslamic Republics or those who hypocritically write Kalema on their flags.
You are not going to support Biden because he believes whose son is who ? Or for not being just to Palestinians and Pakistanis ?
Will you rate Kamala Harris on her doing her job or who she beleives in.
Get out of these Petty way of thinking which maligns Islam and gives others reasons to think we Muslims are Petty!
Think before you Ink, Sirs!
Did not the prophet consult Jews in running his government ?
#1, Ahmed is a good interviewer. I look forward to listening to more episodes.
The interview touched on a wide variety of topics. There's a lot to discuss, but let's focus on a few things:
A. The "we're not doing takfir" but we won't act like you're a Muslim is disingenous. And we're talking politics. And this statement is not just about the candidate Qasim Rashid, it's about people who may choose to support him. This is harmful.
B. His discussion on the "Navigating Differences" statement, the current statement and the potential for future statements confirmed to me that the main opponent of this group is Muslims with higher education/faculty positions in North American universitiy liberal arts programs who promote different interpretations of Islam and who have been influential among college-educated, North American-born Muslims. As Shaikh Hamza described, I grew up in a community without an "Imam." I heard all the time that Islam, unlike Christianity, doesn't have clergy. I heard that Islam encourages each Muslim to use reason to discover truth. While there are flaws in this, the harms that result from blind obedience to people with a superficial understanding of Islam who mesmerize & bully lay Muslims with their "qaal Allahu wa rasuulu" are much worse.
C) Regarding Qadiyaniyya, and I've mentioned this to the interviewer before, the tactics of dealing with a sect/innovators evolve, according to Imam al-Ghazali in Ihya Ulum al-Din. Basically, when an innovation becomes widespread and impossible to contain or uproot, persecution is no longer a good option. The vast majority of people who identify with an innovation will have no more of an understanding of it than most "sunni" Muslims today have of what the scholars discussed who came up with the label "ahl al-sunna wa al-jamaa3a" a thousand years ago. So, if Shaikh Hamza asks me if an individual Qadiyani is a disbeliever and the only evidence is that he calls himself an Ahamadi, than I'd have to say, based on the fact that he also says "la ilaha illa Allah Muhammad rasuul Allah," "No." And, if his family asked to bury him with the graves of the Muslims, I wouldn't object either. So does Shaikh Hamza now believe I'm a disbeliever?
D) Regarding Qasim Rashid's candidacy, it does seem important to lay out the different options before treating Muslims who support it to be disbelievers. The Muslim Accountability Caucus letter makes clear that the other Democratic Party contestent for the district's nomination is worse on Palestine. Does Illinois have an open primary system where Greens and Libertarians could vote in the Democratic Primary without penalty? Do the Greens and Libertarians have their own primaries? These are not insignificant details, and neither the interview nor the statement clarifies a poltiical alternative. Might it be possible for Muslims to talk to Qasim Rashid and get him to renounce some previous positions he may have taken regarding Palestine and "Muslim extremism?"
I found the caucus's letter much more solid than the statement from the imams. The imams are trying to expand their religious authority into areas in which it is not suited.
- HCI Canada raised $36 million in 2023.
- They have raised $18 mil in Ramadan alone for Gaza.
- HCI USA has raised $2 mil USD since January.
- Islamic Relief USA raised $246 million USD last year.
- IR Canada is likely above $50 mil this year already.
One humanitarian truck going into Gaza costs roughly around $80,000 to $100,000 for 20-25 tons.
There's literally hundreds of millions of dollars sitting there, not being used.
Some Muslim charities are going to start following charities like Save the Children by putting small font disclaimers saying they will use the funds for wherever they want - even though they'll use Gaza orphans pics, so donors are led to believe they're donating for that.
Other charities have privately said they'll simply use the amounts destined for Gaza for other purposes.
BTW, HCI got 3 trucks through this entire time; 2 with food, 1 with medical supplies.
Jesus Christ ! You guys took me all around just to make a comment. So much for encouraging Free Speech.
Why do you mix your baggage of traditions in the name of Islam which allows Free speech and demands EQUALITY FOR ALL. Let Qaidiani beleive in Mirza Ahmed, let them think Tichu Tichu is their Gabriel. What is it to Muslims ?? Were we not told by Him “ Lakum Dinukum Waliyyadeen ? And La Ikraha Fiddeeen ?” ( to you your faith to me mine ? And There is no Force in faith ?)
Such petty acts are encouraged in UNIslamic Republics or those who hypocritically write Kalema on their flags.
You are not going to support Biden because he believes whose son is who ? Or for not being just to Palestinians and Pakistanis ?
Will you rate Kamala Harris on her doing her job or who she beleives in.
Get out of these Petty way of thinking which maligns Islam and gives others reasons to think we Muslims are Petty!
Think before you Ink, Sirs!
Did not the prophet consult Jews in running his government ?
#1, Ahmed is a good interviewer. I look forward to listening to more episodes.
The interview touched on a wide variety of topics. There's a lot to discuss, but let's focus on a few things:
A. The "we're not doing takfir" but we won't act like you're a Muslim is disingenous. And we're talking politics. And this statement is not just about the candidate Qasim Rashid, it's about people who may choose to support him. This is harmful.
B. His discussion on the "Navigating Differences" statement, the current statement and the potential for future statements confirmed to me that the main opponent of this group is Muslims with higher education/faculty positions in North American universitiy liberal arts programs who promote different interpretations of Islam and who have been influential among college-educated, North American-born Muslims. As Shaikh Hamza described, I grew up in a community without an "Imam." I heard all the time that Islam, unlike Christianity, doesn't have clergy. I heard that Islam encourages each Muslim to use reason to discover truth. While there are flaws in this, the harms that result from blind obedience to people with a superficial understanding of Islam who mesmerize & bully lay Muslims with their "qaal Allahu wa rasuulu" are much worse.
C) Regarding Qadiyaniyya, and I've mentioned this to the interviewer before, the tactics of dealing with a sect/innovators evolve, according to Imam al-Ghazali in Ihya Ulum al-Din. Basically, when an innovation becomes widespread and impossible to contain or uproot, persecution is no longer a good option. The vast majority of people who identify with an innovation will have no more of an understanding of it than most "sunni" Muslims today have of what the scholars discussed who came up with the label "ahl al-sunna wa al-jamaa3a" a thousand years ago. So, if Shaikh Hamza asks me if an individual Qadiyani is a disbeliever and the only evidence is that he calls himself an Ahamadi, than I'd have to say, based on the fact that he also says "la ilaha illa Allah Muhammad rasuul Allah," "No." And, if his family asked to bury him with the graves of the Muslims, I wouldn't object either. So does Shaikh Hamza now believe I'm a disbeliever?
D) Regarding Qasim Rashid's candidacy, it does seem important to lay out the different options before treating Muslims who support it to be disbelievers. The Muslim Accountability Caucus letter makes clear that the other Democratic Party contestent for the district's nomination is worse on Palestine. Does Illinois have an open primary system where Greens and Libertarians could vote in the Democratic Primary without penalty? Do the Greens and Libertarians have their own primaries? These are not insignificant details, and neither the interview nor the statement clarifies a poltiical alternative. Might it be possible for Muslims to talk to Qasim Rashid and get him to renounce some previous positions he may have taken regarding Palestine and "Muslim extremism?"
I found the caucus's letter much more solid than the statement from the imams. The imams are trying to expand their religious authority into areas in which it is not suited.