ISLAMIC SPEECH REVIEW

SHEIKH YASIR QADHI ‘A VISION FOR THE MUSLIM

COMMUNITY’

BY,MUHAMMAD AIMAN NAIM BIN AHMAD SUKRI

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BACKGROUND OF SPEAKER

SHEIKH YASIR QADHI

• Born in 1975 at Houston, Texas.• Residence Memphis• Nationality American• Education Master of Arts in Islamic Theology• B.A. in Islamic Sciences• Associate's degree in Arabic Islamic University of

Madinah• M.Phil in Islamic Studies Yale University• B.Sc in Chemical Engineering University of Houston• Instructor • Title Dean of Academic Affairs, Al Maghrib Institute

BACKGROUND OF VIDEO

• 1st Annual United For Change Conference - United Against Malaria

• Gaylord National Resort & Convention Centre,201 Waterfront Street, National Harbour, MD 20745, United States

• 5th September 2009, Saturday• http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=jlOhQ82IOaQ• Duration : 31.42 minute

• The history of Muslim American - How the speaker’s father brought Islam to the America with other immigrants - The differences between the population of Muslim American in the past and now• 3 Area that the speaker optimistic about in America - Ethnic differences and racial divides- Relationship between Muslim American and the

broader American- Involvement of Muslim in political life

• 3 area that the speaker think American Muslims have to concentrate about

- Living as practicing religious Muslim in a secular state- Balancing our political loyalties and religious loyalties- A formulation of a new generation of indigenous scholars and leaders

INTERESTING PART

POSITIVE COMMENT• The speaker was exuberant in giving speech, asking the

Muslims in America to spread the da’wah among the Americans although being threaten by some agencies

• The speaker trying to spirit up the American Muslims to continue protect religion of Islam in America whatever threat may comes.

• The speaker had a vision that Islam’s followers will increase extraordinarily in the next generation.

• The content give us aspirations to spread Islam more widely.• The speaker speak fluently in English

NEGATIVE COMMENT

• The speaker speaks fast• Sometimes, the words that he said were

unorganized and scattered• There were some terms that unidentified due

to his unclear pronunciation• The speaker sometimes divert from main topic

• Never give up in spreading Islam to human being especially in the influential country like America although there are many obstacles

• Strongly believe and have the best thought of our Lord, Allah SWT

• Proud of our own religion and ready to sacrifice in protecting it

• Be unite as an ummah, • Always be optimistic and never be pessimistic

or have a bad thought of something

NEW THINGS LEARNT

• The speaker should state the surah and the verse of some ayah of Quran that he recite in his speech as a reference for the audience

• We should watch this video because we can know the situation of our brothers and sisters in America

• Take lessons from the video and apply it in our life

• We must continue spreading the da’wah not only to the non Muslims but also to the Muslims as all of us have tendency to get astray without our cognition

• As we know, unity is an important element is Islam because only unity can bring back the magnificence of Islam like the time of companion

• We have to feel humble in front of Allah SWT and be grateful to Him as He grant us a lot of pleasure that we are having now especially the pleasure of Islam and Iman

• We should selawat and thanks Prophet Muhammad PBUH as he had sacrifices a lot in spreading the Islam and it remains until now

CONCLUSION

Q & A

ALHAMDULILLAH,THANK YOU

“All that’s good comes from Allah, and the bad comes from me that differentiate between the

Creator and the slave”

SPECIAL THANKS TO USTAZAH MASHITAH FOR THE GUIDANCE