As Salaam Alaikum,
Warm greetings of peace to the company of the true believers...
and I come to you with a sincere heart in knowing the true practice
of Islam. I’m so very tired of being fed these so-called doctrines
of Islam that are not supported by the Quran. Here in this institution,
if you do not follow the way in which you are taught (Sunni or traditional
Islam), then you are often considered to be an outcast of some kind.
My concept of this is that, no one should be punished in any sort
of way for wanting to follow what the Quran and only the Quran states.
I’m not looking for traditions, I’m looking for the
proper way to submit my will to God only. I have had the chance
to read some material by brother Rashad Khalifa (may God grant him
peace) and it opened my eyes to the many things I have been taught
which are all wrong.
I was played for a fool in the Christian religion and feed false
doctrine of the Creator. And now those who call themselves Muslims
are trying to feed me the same mass in a different shade of color.
But all praise be to God, I have studied and I can see for myself
what truth is all about. I refuse to worship a man under any circumstances,
for God needs no partners of any kind and He surely doesn’t
need anything to support or make His Book.
I was given your address because it is said that your organization
has solid proof the Quran is God’s word and the things which
you teach are supported by the Quran. This is what I am looking
for and I come to you with a very
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sincere heart for your guidance and
teachings.
Due to my position of being in this institution of modern slavery,
I have no means of funds to send you at this time, for any books
and material of Islam and its true teachings. God willing, I will
be out of this situation soon, and I will no doubt spread the truth
which you give me. I want to be Quranic based so I can be among
those who truly submit their will to God.
My quest is truly not alone for I have formed a study group called
Students of Islam (SOI) which consists of at least a hundred to
a hundred and fifty and growing rapidly. If there is anything you
can do to help us in any way, please do. For we are truly seeking
to find the true message in the Quran and not the traditions (Hadith).
My goal and aim is to clear up most, if not all, the misconceptions
of Islam that is being taught in all of the institutions here in
Texas.
I would also like to receive any books and [translation of the]
Quran you may have by Rashad Khalifa. Your help is very much needed
and I don’t know where else to turn, for everything here is
based on the teachings of W. D. Muhammad and Sunni Muslims. I’m
the one who tries to practice submitting my will to God only. I
want to help spread the truth and teach Islam from the Quran. I
have learned to read Arabic but I have very limited material in
which to study. The grammar part is very important, but this I am
still trying to get. However, I can read and write Arabic well enough
to go into the
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Quran and find the truth to the best
of my ability.
My last issue to you is a question. How can we make the students
of Islam a legal organization in which we can truly continue to
submit our wills to God without any views that we are not Muslims?
And if we do not wish to follow the Sunni Muslims’ doctrine
in this institution, can our right to services be stopped under
law? My way of life is Islam and I’m a student of Islam and
I strongly feel I have the right to teach it correctly and directly
from the Quran.
If there is anything you can do to help me, it will truly be appreciated.
And I truly apologize for the messy writing (smile), but I have
never had good script. May God continue to shine His peace and mercy
upon all of you and the true believers. God willing I will hear
from you soon.
Your brother in Islam
Isma`il
[Editor’s note:
We have many incarcerated brothers who are in need of Islamic reading
materials, especially the translation of the Quran. Many of these
brothers do not have the resources to purchase the materials they
want. We try to help them out as much as we can. However, our resources
are limited. We often put the requests in a waiting list and send
the materials to them when the resource is available. We encourage
our readers to sponsor sending materials to these sincere and needy
brothers.] |