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What I Learnt in Six Hours With Ustadh Usama Canon
In today’s post-modern world, where just about anybody with access to social media can proffer an opinion, how does a believer become rightly-guided? Where does a Muslim’s moral compass come from? About 100 people showed up at 152 Still Road, the former premises of the Al-Khairiah Islamic School, for a workshop by Ustadh Usama Canon, a popular American preacher of Islam to find some answers to these pertinent questions.
The workshop, held on Saturday, the 6th of December 2014, was part of his 3-day Clarity and Balance Tour, organised by local Islamic education services provider SimpyIslam.sg. On a wet blustery morning I made my way to the workshop not knowing what to expect, as I had never really had the chance to sit through a lecture or workshop by Ustadh Usama before.
I have to admit from the onset that I was pleasantly surprised by the breadth of his knowledge, which could only be described as eclectic. In his tireless di
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The Muslim-cultural Students Association hosted its spring speaker event Thursday night, with several talks on the role of religion, specifically Islam, in bodies of authority.
About 70 people attended the event, “Religion as the Oppressor? A Look at Authority, Freedom, and Faith,” which featured three speakers — Hamid Mavani, Haroon Ullah and Usama Canon.
Moderator Omer Mozaffar, a lecturer who specializes in contemporary Islamic issues, introduced Mavani, an author and translator focusing on Islamic theology and political thought. Mavani centered his argument on the problems inherent in the establishment of an Islamic state. He said many tend to idealize Islamic history, which prevents real issues from being discussed.
“The romanticized understanding of our history does not meet the test of historicity,” Mavani said. “There were wars and inter-Muslim rivalry. We need to be realistic and pragmatic, and we m