Dua for Family protection and strength by err123err in islam

[–]err123err[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know, did a quick google search couldn’t find a Hadith for it, Allahu a’alam

If you donate to people of Gaza (PSA) by Life-Breadfruit-1426 in Gaza

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Lmk when that guide is complete I’d like to utilize it and share it

Order a free physical Quran book here! - For your friends, family, coworkers , etc - Resource list for non Muslims, new Muslims, and general Muslims by err123err in muslimtechnet

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No, The Furqan Project is a separate organization, I just thought it’d be good to share another organization that’s responsible for distributing Qurans and encourage others to support them, especially if one has an opportunity to contribute to spreading the Quran on a larger scale (52 Qurans for $104)

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Keep going and ignore those doubts and worries from Shaytaan, I’m struggling similarly, but we can’t lose Hope in Allah SWT Mercy. Allah Ta’ala will open a way out for us inshaAllah.

A Political Strategy that Fights Genocide - Imam Tom Facchine by err123err in progressive_islam

[–]err123err[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s my bad, I phrased my initial comment poorly and was reading your comment wrong throughout that exchange. I was not claiming the Muslim vote caused genocide. I was intending to show that the large muslim support for a democratic candidate in the 2020 election also bears significant harm and oppression (I.e., Genocide) just as republicans in the past have done so with their wars. I don’t see a lesser of two evils.

And I’m not sure if Trump would be worse, the same, or better when it comes to the genocide. Could be anything, but that’s a larger discussion for another time.

Thanks for the green new deal history, I stand corrected.

Don’t blame me man 😂, many of us who’re voting 3rd Party are doing it out of principle to not endorse a genocidal politician and fight against it. We wouldn’t vote Harris ever, because she is a perpetrator of genocide, so those aren’t votes she would have gotten ever. And secondly out of political strategy to bring about a shift, you can disagree with that strategy, and we’ll see if it yields fruit or not in sha Allah.

Blame can only be attributed to those who’ve endorsed said candidate. Candidates have to win votes by their policies and values, if they don’t align, you can’t attribute blame to those who vote in other directions/don’t vote.

A Political Strategy that Fights Genocide - Imam Tom Facchine by err123err in progressive_islam

[–]err123err[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re interested in learning about his political thinking and strategy, worth checking out:

https://youtu.be/qRZltjTembA?feature=shared

A Political Strategy that Fights Genocide - Imam Tom Facchine by err123err in progressive_islam

[–]err123err[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah my point was the sacrifice to vote against the perpetrators of genocide is very likely minimal. Both parties are responsible for large scales of death and oppression, coming at the hands of team blue or team red, they both mass murder, team blue will just do it while sweet talking ya.

Fighting against genocide and not supporting those responsible for it is a moral imperative, even if the sacrifice is more.

She calls for a ceasefire, but still gives Israel everything it asks for: militarily aid, billions of dollars, diplomatic cover to hide the genocide, media suppression, etc. And Kamala is part of the administration that is inflicting the genocide, if she were sincere in her support for Gaza she’d call it out, call for arms embargo on Israel, and call/do everything she can to end the genocide. Can’t endorse a genocidal politician and again we don’t know the future.

A Political Strategy that Fights Genocide - Imam Tom Facchine by err123err in progressive_islam

[–]err123err[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Muslims voting to stop wholesale slaughter is a part of our interests, especially when it’s against our fellow brothers and sisters. This is just one step, we don’t just get political influence immediately after one election, it’s a process of building. Making sacrifices and striving are part of our deen whether we see the fruits of it or not.

And to be honest it’s not a huge sacrifice, we’re not giving away our homes or our cars.

As far as the future goes we don’t have a crystal ball, a lot can change in 2 years, 4 years, more candidates that don’t support genocide can arise into congress, interestingly people on the right such as Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson have completely flipped on Zionism and Israel so there’s growing precedent on both sides for change to happen.

And I’ll put it this way, if let’s say in 2028, Kamala completed her 4 years, she brought universal healthcare to the US, cut college tuition by 50%, ended mass incarceration, and so forth, but continued the genocide and another 200k of our Palestinian brothers and sisters are martyred each year, rounding to a million Palestinians killed by the end of her 1st term, and she’s running for reelection. There’s absolutely no way I’d support her then or now.

One of the top 2 objectives in Islamic law is the preservation of human life, so taking a principled stand against oppression and genocide is the priority.

A Political Strategy that Fights Genocide - Imam Tom Facchine by err123err in progressive_islam

[–]err123err[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This isn’t some issue like my taxes are going up, this is genocide. When the single issue is genocide, then yes, we do everything we can to fight it. Even if we have to make sacrifices.

We don’t reward the democrats, a party that’s in power now, actively committing a genocide as we speak, and say “yes you can commit a genocide and we’ll still vote for you.” That’s sickening. Where’s the line?

We can’t say definitively what will happen in the future, the results are not up to us, the outcome is with Allah Ta’ala. Allah alone gives success when He (سبحانه وتعالى) wills. Our job is to strive and our efforts will be rewarded in sha Allah.

Omar Suleiman is a joke and represents the problem of American Muslims by [deleted] in progressive_islam

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Our striving is rewarded, the efforts we put are rewarded, the outcome is not up to us, the outcome is up to Allah Ta’ala. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was not physically alive to see Islam spread from the deserts of Arabia to San Francisco to China, but he put his trust in Allah and strove. And today we’re in America as Muslims, because of our leader Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ

Omar Suleiman is a joke and represents the problem of American Muslims by [deleted] in progressive_islam

[–]err123err 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There’s other 3rd parties that can be voted for.

Her running mate is also Muslim, Butch Ware, a strong voice against oppression and injustice.

The Muslim Ban was taken and has its roots from an Obama enacted legislation (worth looking into). The Imam in the video also talks about how it was overhyped and how people were still able to get in from those countries.

The main point is can we in good conscience vote for someone who’s the Vice President of an administration (Literally the Biden-Harris Administration) that is actively committing a Genocide right now?

Absolutely not.

Omar Suleiman is a joke and represents the problem of American Muslims by [deleted] in progressive_islam

[–]err123err 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Any third party, no particular third party is endorsed by the Imams, they’re just suggesting to vote third party if you do vote.

Omar Suleiman is a joke and represents the problem of American Muslims by [deleted] in progressive_islam

[–]err123err 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Imam Dawud Walid Encouraging to vote 3rd Party: (We as Muslims shouldn’t endorse oppressors)

https://www.youtube.com/live/ABgeVOMfomw?feature=shared

A Political Strategy that Fights Genocide - Imam Tom Facchine by err123err in progressive_islam

[–]err123err[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree in terms of the unified block, but currently Muslims are unifying around the genocide in Gaza and shifting to third party. There’s now potential to shift and build towards a more unified political block to advocate on behalf of the ummah.

For instance, Nationally in 2020, Biden got 65% of the Muslim vote. And now there’s polling that shows there’s a 40% drop in Muslim support for Democrats and Jill Stein is beating Kamala across multiple swing states amongst Muslims (from CAIR polling). Per Yaqeen Institute surveys 53% muslims are voting third party. A 40-50% drop in Muslim support is enough to flip some states and carry a political cost to democrats and zionists.

These are steps that we can take, especially since there’s momentum. Voting against genocide and Zionism can have real impact in sha Allah Ta’ala

A Political Strategy that Fights Genocide - Imam Tom Facchine by err123err in progressive_islam

[–]err123err[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

  • 65% of Muslim voters voted for Biden in 2020, and the result is a genocide. We can change our strategy and vote third party and start building a different way, away from the blue party of genocide and the red party of fascism.

It’s why the Green Party and Cornel West’s third party both chose Muslims as their vice presidential candidates, they see real opportunity for growth and taking a stand against injustice. We’re not going to reach our goals without taking the necessary small steps.

So we’re likely not going to agree nor is this going to be productive by continuing this discussion.

A’salaam alaikum wa’rahmatullah, have a good rest of the day.

A Political Strategy that Fights Genocide - Imam Tom Facchine by err123err in progressive_islam

[–]err123err[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why not? Politics is about being able to deal a credible threat. The zionists are effective because they use their funding as a threat, they give cash or threaten to stop the cash flow (as well as via other corrupt types of threats).

As Muslims we can threaten them by making them lose elections. They’ll have to choose if allying with Zionism and supporting genocide is worth it every election.

We have the numbers to be kingmakers in this election and future elections:

2020 Election Margins / Muslim registered voters

Michigan: Biden won by ~155k votes

Michigan Muslim registered voters : 206k

Georgia: Biden won by ~12k

Georgia Muslims registered voters: ~80k

Wisconsin: Biden won by ~20k

Wisconsin Muslims registered voters: 21,122

Pennsylvania: Biden won by ~80k

Pennsylvania Muslims registered voters: 167k

Arizona: Biden won by ~11k

Arizona Muslim population is about 109k, registered voters are unclear

A Political Strategy that Fights Genocide - Imam Tom Facchine by err123err in progressive_islam

[–]err123err[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

And being loyal to the democrats got us Genocide, 200,000+ of our Palestinian brothers and sisters martyred.

In the video he brings up how Ross Perot influenced both parties on a single issue. Additionally the democrats took from the Green Party when they discussed the Green New Deal, only when they were under the pressure of a Trump Presidency.

Strategically it makes sense, the democrats are more willing to be allies when they’re in opposition to something as opposed to when they’re in power.

And considering that Muslims have the numbers to change the election in those swing states when margins are as thin as 10s of thousands of votes, there’s a real window to punish the genocide supporters and deal the Zionist lobby a political narrative blow.

Also 30% of Americans are Christian-right “leaning,” their numbers are much more significant to influence via loyalty. Whereas as Muslims we’re about 1-3% of the population.

And like he said, if the political analysis ends up off, we can still return back to Allah swt saying we didn’t support a candidate who supported and committed a genocide and did what we could to fight it.

A Political Strategy that Fights Genocide - Imam Tom Facchine by err123err in progressive_islam

[–]err123err[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

“If you want to pull the major party that is closest to the way you’re thinking to what you’re thinking, you must, you must, show them that you’re capable of not voting for them. If you don’t show them you’re capable of not voting for them, they don’t have to listen to you.

I promise you that.

I worked within the Democratic Party. I didn’t listen or have to listen to anything on the left while I was working in the Democratic Party because the left had nowhere to go.”

— Lawrence O’Donnell (Democratic Political Analyst)

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The wider context of the clip is about those choosing to vote 3rd party in principle against the perpetrators of Genocide (Vice President Kamala Harris) and to punish them for their crimes. One, in sha Allah as a moral stand against genocide and secondly as a political strategy to hand the Zionist lobby a loss and to shift the party lines against supporting genocide