In Pursuit of Wisdom

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"ওরা প্রথমে যখন কমিউনিস্টদের ধরে নিয়ে যেতে এলো, আমি কোন কথা বলিনি, কারণ আমি কমিউনিস্ট নই। তারপর ওরা যখন ট্রেড ইউনিয়নের লোকগুলোকে ধরে নিয়ে গেল, আমি নীরব ছিলাম, কারণ আমি শ্রমিক নই। তারপর ওরা যখন ফিরে এলো ইহুদিদের ধরে নিয়ে যেতে, আমি তখনও চুপ করে ছিলাম, কারণ আমি ইহুদি নই। ওরা আবারও আসল ক্যাথলিকদের ধরে নিয়ে যেতে, আমি টু শব্দটিও উচ্চারণ করিনি, কারণ আমি ক্যাথলিক নই। শেষবার ওরা ফিরে এলো আমাকে ধরে নিয়ে যেতে, আমার পক্ষে কেউ কোন কথা বলল না, কারণ, কথা বলার মত তখন আর কেউ বেঁচে ছিল না।   -জার্মান কবি মার্টিন নিমোলার কবিতা

Last February I attended the two-and-half days Almaghrib Institute Seminar organized by MCA at San Jose along with Wali Bhai and Hasinur. The presenter was none other than my favorite Sheykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi and the subject was No Doubt - God, Religion  Politics in the Modern World . I was so engaged in it that I felt like the presentation finished in two-and-half minutes despite the fact that we were there from 10 AM to 8 PM the whole weekend. His speech was so enthusiastic and the content so relevant to us, American Muslims - that I could not have hoped for anything better. There were 5 main areas that this seminar focused on. First, The Quest for Real Islam . Here Sheykh Yasir covered the major Muslim sects including Kharijites, Mu'tazila, Zaydis, Twelver Shi'sm, Isma'ilism and Sunni Islam and what are the differences or controversies among their theologies. He touched on Hadith of '73' , the common grounds of all Muslims and the need for Circles of Coope...

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