Khaled Abou El Fadl Says It Again: The Rare American Imam
“I call it ‘hadith slinging,’ ” said Prof. Khaled Abou el Fadl, a specialist in Islamic law at the University of California, Los Angeles. “I throw a couple of hadiths at you, and you throw a couple of hadiths at me, and that is the way we do Islamic law,” he added. “It’s like any moron can do that.”
From this latest article on the growing need for American Imams in The New York Times:
A Growing Demand for the Rare American Imam
Related Post Of Mine: The Day ‘Imam’ Became a Four-Letter Word
Thanks, Taromeet
Re: That photo was taken in Syria, of all places. I was a hadith-slinger for Halaloween.
Who wants to have a Halaloween party a la Little Mosque On The Prairie?
I’ll be the hadith-slinger, and you can all be little olives, dates, and mangos.
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Leena at 1 June 07 :: #
yes. :-D
Jamal at 1 June 07 :: #
As-Salaamu ‘alaikum
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yaser at 2 June 07 :: #
the ny times article skimmed the surface of the issue. i remember they had an excellent 3 part series focusing on an imam in ny a while back. it would be great if they did a follow up on that. and i’m pretty sure fadl had a lot more to say than the two brief quotes they allotted him in the piece. same goes for jackson.
aisha at 2 June 07 :: #
UGH such wonderful thinking thoughts you spew forth. Sadly my mind is currently idling as I study for the bar exam but I’m bookmarking all the linky goodness to come back to and read on my next break.
Oh, and Happy Birthday! :)
The Imugi at 3 June 07 :: #
I saw Imam Zaid Shakir (http://zaidshakir.com) speak at a debate once, I was pretty impressed him. :)
The Imugi at 6 June 07 :: #
Er, pretty impressed with him, not that I was pretty and impressed him. :P