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IslamiCity Bulletin
Sep 7, 2001
19 Jamadi al Thani, 1422H
Stamp(edes) Of Disapproval
It was a site full of promise: 30,000 Muslims gathered in Chicago to celebrate the
progress made by the Ummah from across the American landscape. They celebrated a
steady string of small victories that include the placing of a plastic crescent on the
White House lawn, half-hearted apologies by Congressmen who are trying to conceal
their openly racist remarks against Islam, and of course, the launching of the US Post
Office's Eid stamp which officially 'honors' America's Muslim community.
"We are part of this country!" proclaimed a regiment of national Muslim leaders: "This
proves we have been accepted and recognized by America." The idle flock that stood in
their wake responded with half-choked Takabeer and frail clapping. Some of those in
attendance wondered about who actually elected the new American Muslim leaders - and
how this could be possible when the 55% of American Muslims were holding a separate
conference just a few miles away in Chicago.
Two days after the party, the Federal Government sent 90 agents to raid and shut down
the offices of InfoCom, a Muslim-owned internet hosting company. Among the websites
that were shut down were those of the Holy Land Foundation, CAIR and Al Jazeera -
sites that are known for helping the oppressed and speaking against injustices in
America and elsewhere. The closure of InfoCom is part of a six year investigation
that has tried unsuccessfully to prove a non-existent connection between the company's
Muslim founders and the so-called 'Islamic terrorists' in Palestine.
The raid - which was conducted by agents from the FBI, Secret Service, INS, Customs
Department and other Federal agencies - sends a clear message to Muslims across this
country: enjoy your Islam as long as you limit it to stamps and songs. However, if you
dare think about actively supporting Palestine, Kashmir or Chechnya, it won't be
smiling faces from the US Postal Service that will give you a visit.
Why are Muslims subjected to this bigotry in spite of a (theoretical) just
constitution? Unfortunately, the law occasionally fails to protect its citizens and is
abused by powerful special interest groups. The pro-Israel lobby realizes that Zionism
is losing its war against helpless teenagers - and the lobby is desperate to do
anything it can to snuff out any flame of Muslim American support for the Palestinian
cause: InfoCom and HLF are flames of such support.
Now is the time for American Muslims to really prove their worth
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celebrate symbolic events like the Eid stamp while remaining idle when it comes to the
very life of Muslims and existence of Islam in America - or will we show the mettle of
Muslim courage and stand up to this injustice? We must re-energize our activism and
regulate them with two guiding principles: loyalty and unity.
First, our loyalty must be to none other than Allah and His Prophet. It is the command
of Allah to follow all just laws without abdicating our loyalty to Allah in favor of
those who are His enemies: "O ye who believe! take not for friends and protectors
those who take your religion for a mockery or sport (5:57)" Let us recognize that Eid
stamps and plastic crescents on the White House lawn are gestures of good faith - but
they do not represent good faith in action. That will only happen when the US
Government ceases its witch hunt against Muslim activists in America and reverses its
support for oppressive regimes in Tel Aviv, Moscow and New Delhi.
Second, we must form a sincere national leadership for Muslims in America. It is a
disgrace that there are no less than six major national Muslim organizations, each one
having its own charter and convention. Muslim American leaders must hasten to unify
the Ummah; they must earn legitimacy to their offices by involving all Muslims in all
spheres of life - let us not have any more closed sessions, fractious infighting and
elections that are restricted to small groups of self-appointed delegates.
Heed the words of the Quran: "And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah
(stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with
gratitude Allah's favor on you....ye became brethren; and ye were on the brink of the
pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus doth Allah make His Signs clear to you:
That ye may be guided. (3:103)"
Without absolute loyalty to Allah, the Most High and broad-based unity and freely
elected leadership, Muslims in America and their organizations will be worth nothing
more than the weight of a paper stamp.
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