The Heart of the Matter
In the Name of God, the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful With so much talk and banter about "Sharia law" and how Muslims in America are trying to supplant the U.S. Constitution with Islamic law, I came across this passage of the Qur'an that is relevant to this silly discussion. Let me say ag

posted 11:49:53pm May. 24, 2012 | read full post »

The Blasphemy of "Anti-Blasphemy" Laws
In the Name of God, the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful  I first learned about the law - that passed the Kuwaiti parliament - on a ChicagoNow blog post entitled "Kuwait theocracy declares Islam is weak." The law calls for the death penalty for insulting the Prophet Muhammad, his wives or r

posted 2:21:23am May. 18, 2012 | read full post »

Friday Sermon: The Test of the Beautiful
In the Name of God, the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful  This is the first of several Friday sermons that I have given that I will write up and post here.    The Test of the Beautiful  In the seventh verse of the eighteenth chapter of the Quran, it states: Behold, We have will

posted 3:16:04pm May. 09, 2012 | read full post »

Wow! They Called It "Terrorism"
In the Name of the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful Precious Beloved On the one year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, news surfaced of the arrest of 5 men accused of plotting to blow up a bridge over the Cuyahoga river in Ohio. When I heard on the radio that there was "no link

posted 4:02:56am May. 04, 2012 | read full post »

Sharia in Action: Sisters Stepping Up for Children
In the Name of the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful Precious Beloved There has been so much hysteria, of late, around the issue of Sharia law and its supposed "threat" to the United States. Now that the general election contest is more in focus, the talk of Sharia will only intensify. Yet, a

posted 1:31:37am Apr. 20, 2012 | read full post »