FYI, There is a statement from Mufti Waheed clarifying his participation (i.e., he didn't know what he was getting into) on a twitter thread. While I still disagree with the general principle of participating in such an event due to all the other participants anyway, I still feel the clarification should be mentioned in this article for fairness.
More good work from you Ahmed. May Allah reward you. I’m very sorry Hussam went down this road. InshaAllah articles like this and Muslim public outcry will motivate him to reconsider. He needs the Muslim community to keep him on the right path.
Thank you for your courage in writing Ahmed. I know many Muslim leaders that have BCS (Butt Clinching Syndrome) as soon as they see another article published. Inshallah this acts as a reminder for myself and other Muslim "leaders" to correct course instead of complaining about you and your work
Insha Allah. Thank you for your kind words. My article on Muslim funds divesting actually got really positive feedback, from the funds themselves. They appreciated the article and saw it as helping them improve. That is the idea here, I hope we learn and improve rather than just lash out at criticism (which some Muslim leaders in Southern California tend to do).
Too many sell-outs in the Muslim community. I am totally disgusted.
May Allah bless your work brother!
FYI, There is a statement from Mufti Waheed clarifying his participation (i.e., he didn't know what he was getting into) on a twitter thread. While I still disagree with the general principle of participating in such an event due to all the other participants anyway, I still feel the clarification should be mentioned in this article for fairness.
Other than that, great article. JazakAllah.
Thanks I found the statement. Verifying information and will be happy to update.
More good work from you Ahmed. May Allah reward you. I’m very sorry Hussam went down this road. InshaAllah articles like this and Muslim public outcry will motivate him to reconsider. He needs the Muslim community to keep him on the right path.
Thank you for your courage in writing Ahmed. I know many Muslim leaders that have BCS (Butt Clinching Syndrome) as soon as they see another article published. Inshallah this acts as a reminder for myself and other Muslim "leaders" to correct course instead of complaining about you and your work
Insha Allah. Thank you for your kind words. My article on Muslim funds divesting actually got really positive feedback, from the funds themselves. They appreciated the article and saw it as helping them improve. That is the idea here, I hope we learn and improve rather than just lash out at criticism (which some Muslim leaders in Southern California tend to do).