Another powerful book I highly recommend on this topic is When Only God Can See: The Faith of Muslim Political Prisoners by Walaa Quisay and Asim Qureshi.
We had the honor of hosting her at the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic studies to present her work. A truly remarkable and understudied field that shows the need for liberatory theological interpretations
3:14 on emphasis of the critical theme - obligation 5:02 more on the obligation of khilafah, ibadah, khidmah (service), and sacrifice 6:56 more on the obligation of service as basics of theology and Prophetic modeling of service 8:54 on cognitive dissonance and reality of Muslim existence 10:08 on the temptation of creating an alternate grounding reality to escape the true reality 11:04 on the obligation of witnessing as the key to vicegerency on earth and worship/remembrance of Allah 11:34 on prerequisites for being a witness for Allah 12:43 on witnessing the developments in Syria while being grounded and perceiving everything as a never-ending education from Allah 17:18 on the consequences and perception of the suffering by human mind 19:23 on the true impact of torture not only on those who experienced it, but also those who experience the one who has been tortured 20:30 on learning the lesson of fear on a societal level and its dangers 24:06 on the widespread corruption in Syria 25:15 on the fate of Syrian scholars 26:49 more on scholars and delusional thinking 28:24 on the Syrian journalist 29:13 on the animal branding and torture hadith 30:39 on the hadith about detained people in hot sun 31:40 on ibn Mas’ud’s saying and being grounded 34:17 summary of all the principles mentioned throughout the first part of the khutbah 35:52 on torture as a means to break down the religiosity of people inside their hearts 37:12 on the Syrians’ testimonials and reality on the ground in Syria not being an exception in the Muslim world, but rather the rule 39:09 on the Spencer Ackerman’s article, '2025 Will Be the Year of Trump's Crackdown on Islam' 41:21 on the average Muslim’s attitude towards this brutal reality 42:55 on the troubling fate of international prisoners in Muslim countries 44:14 on the issue of witnessing and what is required of one to be a fair and truthful witness 44:55 on the hypocrisy of those who delusionally treat Syria as an exception and fail to talk about injustices in other Muslim countries 46:23 closing questions and summary of the khutbah
wayu/thiroona AAala anfusihim walaw kanabihim khasasatun (59:9) - وَيُؤۡثِرُونَ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَلَوۡ كَانَ بِهِمۡ خَصَاصَةٞ alamru bilmaʿrūf wanahyu ʿani-l-munkar (pursuing what is good and prohibiting what is bad) - ٱلْأَمْرُ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱلنَّهْيُ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ "He is cursed who does not recognize good in his heart and reject evil in his heart/Halaqa man lam ya'rif qalbuhu al-ma'roof wa yunkiru qalbuhu al-munkar) (source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 426) - هَلَكَ مَنْ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ قَلْبُهُ الْمَعْرُوفَ وَيُنْكِرُ قَلْبُهُ الْمُنْكَرَ
Dictators are brutal, but the degree of brutality varies depending on the strength of the opposition they face. Stronger opposition often prompts harsher measures to maintain their regimes. In Arab countries, the strength of opposition to dictatorships differs, influenced by local realities, which in turn shapes the level of brutality these regimes exhibit.
Outstanding Friday prayer sermon. Mashallah. Should be transcribed and widely distributed.
Thank you again for telling the truth and being one of very few places on the Internet that we find Islam without an agenda. Alhamdulillah
Another powerful book I highly recommend on this topic is When Only God Can See: The Faith of Muslim Political Prisoners by Walaa Quisay and Asim Qureshi.
What is the book al about ?
Can you give some explanations are links.
We had the honor of hosting her at the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic studies to present her work. A truly remarkable and understudied field that shows the need for liberatory theological interpretations
Walaa Quisay, Asim Qureshi - When Only God Can See_ The Faith of Muslim Political Prisoners-Pluto Press (2024)||
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This was a good discussion about her other book
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May Allah bless you Shiekh
3:14 on emphasis of the critical theme - obligation
5:02 more on the obligation of khilafah, ibadah, khidmah (service), and sacrifice
6:56 more on the obligation of service as basics of theology and Prophetic modeling of service
8:54 on cognitive dissonance and reality of Muslim existence
10:08 on the temptation of creating an alternate grounding reality to escape the true reality
11:04 on the obligation of witnessing as the key to vicegerency on earth and worship/remembrance of Allah
11:34 on prerequisites for being a witness for Allah
12:43 on witnessing the developments in Syria while being grounded and perceiving everything as a never-ending education from Allah
17:18 on the consequences and perception of the suffering by human mind
19:23 on the true impact of torture not only on those who experienced it, but also those who experience the one who has been tortured
20:30 on learning the lesson of fear on a societal level and its dangers
24:06 on the widespread corruption in Syria
25:15 on the fate of Syrian scholars
26:49 more on scholars and delusional thinking
28:24 on the Syrian journalist
29:13 on the animal branding and torture hadith
30:39 on the hadith about detained people in hot sun
31:40 on ibn Mas’ud’s saying and being grounded
34:17 summary of all the principles mentioned throughout the first part of the khutbah
35:52 on torture as a means to break down the religiosity of people inside their hearts
37:12 on the Syrians’ testimonials and reality on the ground in Syria not being an exception in the Muslim world, but rather the rule
39:09 on the Spencer Ackerman’s article, '2025 Will Be the Year of Trump's Crackdown on Islam'
41:21 on the average Muslim’s attitude towards this brutal reality
42:55 on the troubling fate of international prisoners in Muslim countries
44:14 on the issue of witnessing and what is required of one to be a fair and truthful witness
44:55 on the hypocrisy of those who delusionally treat Syria as an exception and fail to talk about injustices in other Muslim countries
46:23 closing questions and summary of the khutbah
Once again kindly asking for subtiles for the arabic parts 🙏
wayu/thiroona AAala anfusihim walaw kanabihim khasasatun (59:9) - وَيُؤۡثِرُونَ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَلَوۡ كَانَ بِهِمۡ خَصَاصَةٞ
alamru bilmaʿrūf wanahyu ʿani-l-munkar (pursuing what is good and prohibiting what is bad) - ٱلْأَمْرُ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱلنَّهْيُ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ
"He is cursed who does not recognize good in his heart and reject evil in his heart/Halaqa man lam ya'rif qalbuhu al-ma'roof wa yunkiru qalbuhu al-munkar) (source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 426) - هَلَكَ مَنْ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ قَلْبُهُ الْمَعْرُوفَ وَيُنْكِرُ قَلْبُهُ الْمُنْكَرَ
Dictators are brutal, but the degree of brutality varies depending on the strength of the opposition they face. Stronger opposition often prompts harsher measures to maintain their regimes. In Arab countries, the strength of opposition to dictatorships differs, influenced by local realities, which in turn shapes the level of brutality these regimes exhibit.