English Language - Muslim Audience

Bismillah (in the name of Allah ) Previously I wrote about my experience in a mosque in Manchester and the interesting discussion I had with an elderly Muslim. Today I had a funny experience attending a talk in Arabic about fiqh (religious stuff or jurisprudence) in a Cardiff mosque after work. What happened: The talk was about a low level topic. About the different classifications of water for the purpose of ascertaining purity for normal day usage. Eg what is pure water ( eg rain and rivers ), what is not so pure (eg a small lake that has been contaminated with something etc. That kind of level. So the first question in my mind was why was this low level topic being talked about and we have major problems within us? Eg demonisation of muslims in the west, sectarianism  etc. This shows that muslims are still fast asleep and are yet to awake to their current reality in the west. This is point one. The next major issue is a subtle point I spotted with the speaker. And I have n...

 Muslims in the West need to realise that the tide is now moving against them and that they are now operating under a new paradigm. So what will the reactions be? One set of muslims will simply abandon Islam I think. The pressure will be too much on them. Another set will try to be brave and see themselves as fulfilling some Devine role etc. But as soon as the media and public spot light goes on them and they are forced to defend their positions and arguments they will get defeated. Not because Islam is weak but because they don't have the right understanding of Islam. So the best reaction is to get the right understanding of Islam.  And this, I believe, is the one where you can defend Islam with arguments so powerful that they will fear to question you. Because they know you have powerful words. My view. Peace.