Recultivating The Image of Islam
| Khatib : | Sadullah Khan |
| Khutbah No: | 13 |
| Khutbah Date: | 04/26/02 |
"Surely good and evil can never be equal, so repel (the negative) with goodness, so that between whom and yourself there was enmity may result in (a relationship of) close friendship; but none will be inclined to this except those who imbued with patience, and none will be inclined to this except those most fortunate. (al-Qur'an 41:34)
MUSLIMS LOOKING AT WORLD AT PRESENT
- Muslims Victims of State Terrorism (Palestine, Kashmir, Chechnya, Kosovo ... )
- World's Indifference To Plight of Muslims
- Muslim "Leaders" Taken for Granted
- Islamic Leaders Silenced
WORLD LOOKING AT MUSLIMS
- Media Image (Stereotyping)
- Muslim - Middle East - Islam - Terrorism
- Foreigners / Easterners
THE IMPERATIVE OF SELF-ASSESSMENT
- Why Are Muslim Peoples Taken for Granted?
- Muslim Countries Do Not Reflect A Positive Image (Evaluate Political Participation, Health Care, Women's Rights, Education, Inequalities ... )
- The Propensity to Hark Back to Past Glory & To Define All Our Problems within The Context of Conspiracies
"O Allah, Show Us Things As They Really Are."
Prayer of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
NEED OF THE HOUR
- Living Islam -- Personal Propriety
- Intra-Faith Coherence -- Do Not Magnify Internal Differences
- Be An Expression of Excellence