As Salaam Alaikum,
With Allah’s help, we pray everyone is doing well physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally and socially. We are witnessing a challenging time in human history. Challenges will make us stronger!!!! I encourage you to study Samaiyah’s message from last week's newsletter.
We are encouraged to see the beautiful diversity of those individuals across the demographic spectrum, in our country and throughout the world, that have raised their voices in protest to a centuries-old system and legacy of injustice and racism. It's also encouraging to see a new generation of freedom fighters
challenging the paradigms and traditions of white supremacy,
and
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advocating for a more just society for all.
We expect these renewed efforts will be needed for decades and we pray that they blossom into a new era of enlightened social consciousness, progress, and appreciation of our shared humanity.
A good friend of mine once shared an acronym with me that I thought was profound and eye opening, he said "that a Significant Emotional Event will help you S.E.E." Current conditions and circumstances that we are witnessing are aiding people to understand (SEE) things differently or more acutely. It’s causing many to reconcile thoughts that have resided within them, and now they are changing their old perception of things. It’s essential for individuals to take on these personal struggles and make a serious effort to reform their thinking about certain things; if they will reform their thoughts, they will gradually change their behaviors.
Our Prophet said “the community is like the human body; if one part aches, the whole body feels the pain.” Our humanity ties us together. Let us continue to strive as in a race towards all that is good and remember racism is designed to keep others out of the race, the competition for human progress. BEWARE THAT GOODNESS IS ON THE RISE!!!!
Your brother,
Imam Waheed