Introduction
Welcome to Muslim Thought!
Those of you who have already read the About Us section of this site may already be familiar with what we’ll be writing about here.
Essentially we want to make our humble contribution to the indigenization of Islam in the West. We plan to do this by analyzing various trends, events, problems, and successes (and learn our lessons from the failures too) in the Muslim community and provide various perspectives about them.
The largest and most critical issue in the challenge of Muslims and Islam being widely accepted into American society is the lack of a unique Muslim American culture. Never before in the history of Islam has a Muslim population emigrated from lands that were predominately Muslim and settled into the Western world – permanently. This has posed unprecedented challenges and tough questions for scholar and layman alike.
Fiqh issues aside, the lack of such a culture is seriously hindering the progression of Islam in the West, particularly in North America. Combine that with the “back home” mentality that is unfortunately so prevalent nowadays in the Muslim community and you have a stalemate.
We hope to keep our audience keenly aware of how we can change that by not only writing about it but informing you of and encouraging you to partake in social causes, political issues, events, and other things of interest that will further refine this process of indigenization. Additionally, we’ll propose solutions to many of the challenges Muslims face in the West and even try to re-examine classical issues in a contemporary light. Of course, at the end of the day it’s up to us as individuals to decide how we can make a positive impact in our lives and that of those around us.
How do you plan on making that impact?
