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Source: New Islamic Directions
Yes We Can!
By Imam Zaid Shakir on 05 November 2008
The American people have spoken in a resounding voice, “YES WE CAN!” and with that refrain echoing into the night history was made as Senator Barack Hussein Obama was elected to serve as the next president of the United States. Senator Obama’s election as the [...]

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Source: New Islamic Directions (Imam Zaid Shakir’s Site)
By IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Recently, 28 million copies of the anti-Islamic propaganda documentary, Obsession, were distributed free of charge in what are being considered the “swing” states in the current election campaign. This effort is clearly designed to leverage the idea in the minds [...]

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf (10/01/08)
Source: Zaytuna Institute 

Imam Zaid Shakir (10/01/08)
Source: New Islamic Directions 
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I recently posted Imam Zaid’s entry on Shaykh Hamza’s participation in an event sponsored by the Tony Blair Foundation which suggested that Shaykh Hamza was deceived into particpating in this event. I deleted that post request of Imam Zaid Shakir. Here is Imam Zaid’s clarification of this issue:
Misunderstanding Not Treachery 
Source: New Islamic Directions 
By Imam Zaid Shakir on 03 October [...]

Source: NewIslamicDirections.com

Note: Since [Imam Zaid Shakir] stand(s) no chance of winning, if you like [his] platform, consider the two major party candidates and whichever more closely reflects [his] positions  give him your wholehearted support.

(And that candidate is undoubtedly Barack Hussein Obama - THIS LINE WAS ADDED BY ME [H.Ahmed - not Imam Zaid]

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Should Muslims Use The “N” Word?
Source: New Islamic Directions (found on MR’s Site )
By Imam Zaid on 26 February 2008
I was recently involved in a forum entitled, “Should Muslims Use the ‘N’ word.” The event could have more appropriately been entitled, “Should Anyone Use the ‘N’ Word.” However, the reason for the gathering was the [...]

Source: New Islamic Directions
As we celebrate the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on a national holiday dedicated to his honor, many people point to the surging presidential candidacy of Barack Obama as evidence of how far this country has come in terms of race relations since the days of the Civil Rights struggle [...]

By Imam Zaid Shakir (Source: New Islamic Directions)

For that reason, we ordained for the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul for other than murder or spreading corruption in the land, it is as if he has killed the whole of humanity… Qur’an 5:35
One of the gravest charges levied against Islam, in terms [...]

Source: New Islamic Directions
Devotional Practice: Month Dhu al-Hijjah
By Imam Zaid Shakir
The first ten days of Dhul-Hijja are blessed days, which we frequently neglect. The Noble Prophet, Peace and Blessings of God be upon him, said, “There are no days in which righteous deeds done during them are more beloved to God than these days,” [...]

Source: New Islamic Directions

The recent “Teddy-Bear” crisis in the Sudan in some ways illustrates the failure of many Muslims to understand a painful fact; one that if left misunderstood will probably lead to a lot of unnecessary bloodshed in the Muslim world, and destroy the opportunity for many western, non-Muslim people to benefit, at a [...]

Imam Zaid Shakir (May Allah increase him), answers questions raised to him by a “Salafi” brother regarding the status of Ibn Taymiyya, tariqas, his position on the Hadith of the Seventy-three sects, and view on the Ash’aris.

Source: New Islamic Directions
Recently, while attending a gathering of Muslims that was otherwise characterized by brotherly love [...]

Z A Y T U N A I N S T I T U T E
Minara Program Presents
AGENDA TO CHANGE OUR FAMILIES
A two-day intensive workshop taught by
SHAYKH HAMZA YUSUF
IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
IMAM ANWAR MUHAIMAN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NOVEMBER 17 & 18, 2007
ZAYTUNA MINARA PROGRAM
Zaytuna’s Minara programs are intensive weekend workshops offered for the many Muslims who are [...]

Source: New Islamic Directions
When George W. Bush began making poignant references to what he termed “Islamic Fascists,” he shed more light on the nature of the ideology driving the neoconservative movement than he did on the ideology driving militant Islamic groups in various parts of the world–for reasons we will soon examine. Although the administration [...]

MeccaOne TV: The Fast of Ramadan & the Furious Shaitan

“Realize the blessing you have been given by Allah , and take advantage of it because you … may never experience another Ramadan. So take advantage of this one”
-Imam Zaid Shakir
“Every listener out there should make an objective for this month. … maybe it’s to [...]

Although I did not plan on posting anything during Ramadan, I couldn’t help but share the following pledge (courtesy of Imam Suhaib Webb). I fully support and endorse this pledge, as do all the other bloggers who have signed here. Check it out and share with others. Meanwhile, I hope u all are all [...]