Fight Oppression with Your Heart, Tongue, & Hand; Forgotten Yemenis - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi

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Channel: Jaffari Community Centre · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism

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- Last Friday of Ramadhan (Juma'tul Wida)
- Discussing the will of Imam Ali addressing his sons
- How to become an oppponent of the oppressor, and supporter of the oppressed
- Use the same principles and methods of amr bil ma'ruf and nahi anil munkar (encouraging good and forbidding evil)
- Opening your mind and heart. Ideological and moral inclination should be in favor of the oppressed, and against the oppressor
- Your tongue: through education, media, and communication. Make your views known to the world, but in acceptable language
- Your hand: this level of action is not for all people. It is for those in position of power, who can use force to dispel injustice and enforce justice
- Providing humanitarian aid is one route of action
- Opposing oppression, and standing up for the innocent should take place within the laws of the land
- Who is the innocent and oppressed today? Minorities in Pakistan, Afghanistan targeted by Taliban and ISIS. Minorities and Shias in Iraq, victims of ISIS. Bahrainis being deprived of basic human rights
- The forgotten people of Yemen, suffering the worse possible human rights violations
- Talk to your local politicians to voice your opinions
- The blatant hypocrisy of the United States of America, and their sale of arms to countries which are inflicting abuse upon citizens


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Friday Juma Khutba
Recited By: Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
Date: June 23rd, 2017

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