Changing Core Islamic Values to Suit the

In a daring article published in the Telegraph, Yusuf Islam opens up on his reasons for a return to music. In one line he says, ‘they told me to stop playing and take up learning. I tell them listen to me, this is our culture which we have lost touch with

We see Muslims today whose weak mentality leads to them to imitate those aspects of non-Muslim lifestyle which are prohibited for the believer, and even worse still, we see some Muslims actively questioning and seeking to ‘reform’ and ‘reassess’ crucial pillars and principles of the religion. This may be outwardly proclaimed as modern and liberal thinking, but in fact these vague and undefined terms are all mere excuses for the inferiority complex that some Muslims have started to subconsciously suffer from.

“Clearly, Islam is being Americanized (Nyang). For good or ill, only time will tell, but that it is happening is indisputable. The price being paid by Islam is the price of assimilation and assimilation is the price, as we have been saying, for doing business in America. ”[/quote]

[quote]“ That some things will have to be given up in the de-ethnicization process and the re-enculturation of the immigrant Muslim community is unquestionably true. ”

No need for Arabic language in Friday worship (it seems to be referring to khutba). This is already happening.[/quote]

Isn't that a valid difference of opinion?


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6. Don't have islamic sounding names anymore “ is it necessary for all American Muslims to elevate the Arabic-sounding names of their children in order to secure their allegiance to Islam?”