interesting developments

IKRAM

Interesting developments - yesterday was the day for the initiation of Ikram's base units - the Districts. From there, nominations for State and Central Committees will be done. Interesting that there will be a Central Committee this time round to oversee(?) the Executive Committee. Interesting that there are fresh faces as the mergers bring with them new work ethics. Health, through MIG and An-Nur, is a major contributor. There looks likely that there are fresh legs to bring this forward to go with the fresh faces.

So, personal reflection time. Where now? My time with JIM has always been with the activism, and perhaps that has not been as fulfilling for the soul as it should have been. Hence, the need for a marriage of tarbiyyah and ‘amal. Excellent organizations take time to develop their internal human capital. I signed up.

MARS2010

It’s not easy to push the Islamist agenda in society’s mainstream. We are talking two divergent mentalities, pathways.. one needs to take a few steps back before we can find a common thread to bond the two thoughts together, or to put it differently, there needs to be a confrontation between the two to establish the superior thought. These are the preparations one needs to make. The concession here is that, at any point in a civilized society in a post-modern world, there is no place for violent means. Being articulate, swift, cunning, and guided by Allah’s will and hidayah, is the only option. Voicing out dissension in civilized, subtle and measured tones means how clear-minded we’d need to be when bringing people to our side of the story. It will be difficult, but preparations need to be put in place now.