Muslim in America

When 53% of American citizens voted for Barack Obama in November of 2008 to become the president of our country, one word was on their minds: Change. Eighteen months into Obama’s presidency, it is no secret that there has been more negative change than positive, and this is not something that those of us who voted for him had imagined. Yes, I know, it is still early and history shows that change never happens over night. However, we can still analyze some of the decisions President Obama has made so far, and discuss whether or not change is imminent in the near future. I, for one, am not too optimistic.

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The Greatness of Your Lord

By Subhan Tariq

Piety is not the length of your beard or the amount of times you may pray
It isn’t the showing off of your actions or your interactions with others
Piety is based on your belief, not of your own greatness,
but on the greatness of your Lord

Humility is not cowering in the face of a difficult decision or wanting to have power
It isn’t the way you may talk to a girl or how you’re seen by others
Humility is based on your belief, not of your own greatness
but the greatness of your Lord

Desire is not the quest for simply attaining good deeds or the expression of thought
It isn’t the way you may want to act or the way you must behave
Desire is based on your belief, not of your own greatness
but the greatness of your Lord

Islam is not merely standing in prayer or giving to the poor
It isn’t starving while fasting or visiting Mecca
Islam is based on your belief, not of your own greatness
but the greatness of your Lord

I know I haven’t posted in a while, that’s because I have been extremely busy with school and everything else going on. There are some updates I want to inform everyone of. First of all alhumdulillah I graduated from college. Inshallah I will be starting law school in August. I ask for everyone to continue to keep me in your Duas and help ease my difficulties.

Secondly I can now post on Muslim in America from my phone, so that means I’ll be posting more frequently and more consistently.

Lastly Inshallah I will soon be going to Pakistan. I will be keeping an updated daily blog from there complete with pictures. I ask that you guys remember me in your duas and that I can have a safe trip Inshallah.

That’s it for now, more soon,
- Muslim in America

Working in Student Government for the past year and a half I have noticed a lot of rhetoric. Instead of working together to establish a stronger student body, people tend to work against each other to weaken the student body and give more control back to the administration.

In Islamic groups I have seen something similar. Instead of working together, the groups work against eaach other or independtly in an attempt to show up the other group or people and elevate themselves. This is not Islamic.

We should all, regardless of race or religion should be willing to work together to make the population better. We should all help to strengthen all groups and in the case of Student Government, e should work to make a strong unified student body. In the case of Islam we should work together to make Islam look better in the west and combine our resources to combine much more than what we can each do individually.

May Allah guide and protect us all.

That’s it for now, more soon
- Muslim in America

Many of us have already heard this ayah from the Qur’an and it is repeated so many times in Surah Rahman, yet how many of us take the advice or our Lord. How many of us truly ask ourselves if we are thankful for the favors that we have or are we always complaining about that which we don’t. We have been blessed so much that we should be thankful for all that we have.

I will re-write a more formal version of this post and look forward to posting it and hearing from everyone.

That’s it for now, more soon..
- Muslim in America