Update - November 3rd, 2008

Salaam,

It's been a bit over 3 weeks now and people are still visiting the blog, and Insha'Allah, many are benefiting. Please continue to tell others to visit so that more people can read something that might be good for them...

Alhamdulillah I had the opportunity to go to a CAIR Banquet on Saturday, and Imam Zaid Shakir of the Zaytuna Institute was the keynote speaker. Yesterday he also came to our local Masjid and gave an inspirational speech there. After attending the event and listening to the speeches, I felt a renewed motivation to do something to benefit others, and encourage others to do the same, especially for those of us living in Western countries. We as Muslims living in the West have freedom, and an oppurtunity to do Da'wah to those around us. Sure, the misconceptions that have been spread taint our image, but we can still retain our identity as Muslims in the West and not be afraid to propogate our way of life.

And seeking and implementing knowledge is one of the most important things for us to do. If we have knowledge, we shouldn't just hide it and keep it for ourselves. And if we don't have knowledge, then we should make the effort to seek it. With books, and the Internet, and scholars and CD lectures, etc., knolwedge is so easy to access. All we have to do is make that effort, which isn't difficult at all. The fact that you're even on this page, reading this post, testifies to your desire to seek knowledge. And seeking knowledge is a process that lasts until we die....without knowledge, how can we implement Islam in our own daily lives, let alone do Da'wah to Muslims and non-Muslims around us?


Ibn Abbas narrated, the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:

"Any person who goes along a course seeking knowledge, Allah will make for him the path to Paradise easy because of it."