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		<description>Despair Not of
God’s Grace
A Message to People of Faith
By Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah
Translated by Hamza Yusuf
In the Name of God, the
Merciful and Beneficent. Praise be
to the Possessor of the heavens
and the earth, the Living, the
Sustaining, the Omnipotent, the
Overpowering, the Merciful, and
the Gracious. With these Names
and Attributes, He revolves day
and night, encompassing everything with His Knowledge and Mercy.
Benedictions and solace be upon our master Muhammad, the
prophet and final messenger of God, and upon his brothers, among
the many prophets and messengers before him.
My friends and brothers, I greet you and express heartfelt gratitude
for your generous invitation during this particular time of pain
and sadness we all share for those innocent people of varying faiths
that were killed by an evil hand in New York and Washington. We particularly
appreciate and highly value the position that the highest
Church authorities have taken during this crisis concerning attempts
to use this tragedy as a Trojan Horse in order to attack the civilization
of Islam and to condemn Islam and Muslims, forgetting history as
well as the rights of ancient neighbors from both the Christian and
Muslim civilizations.
We all share in our condemnation of this heinous act of terror that
no sacred tradition sanctions, especially the religion of Islam. Reason
itself rejects this act of madness. It is nihilistic to kill oneself and to kill
others unjustly; thus, two grave wrongs were perpetrated on that day
according to Islam. While there are still ambiguous aspects to this
affair, and the realities of what took place have not all been made
apparent, we make it clear to you, in no uncertain terms, that if the
accusations are in any way true, then the Muslim jurists are the first to
demand the most severe punishments for these acts.
The Islamic faith considers the murder of one soul on a par with
This is a talk that world renowned
Islamic scholar Shaykh Abdallah bin
Bayyah gave shortly after September 11,
2001 at a meeting in Rome in
which many world religious
leaders participated.
seasons &#124; spring &#124; summer 2003 &#124;
5
&#124; spring &#124; summer 2003 &#124; seasons
6
killing all of humanity: the Quran states,
“Whoever kills one soul unjustly, it is as if he has
killed all of humanity” (Maidah : 32). This is
because a solitary soul represents all of
humanity in the beginning of creation and
in its re-creation as God says, “Your creation
and your resurrection is as one soul” (Luqman:
28).
Furthermore, the sacred law of Islam
prohibits killing animals and cutting down
trees without right. Our Prophet, peace be
upon him, mentioned a specific person who
was punished in hell for torturing a cat by
locking it up and starving it to death. The
Prophet, peace be upon him, prohibited
killing ants, bees, and frogs.
Tell me, how then could he
permit the killing of a
human being, whom God
has ennobled and dignified
over the rest of His creation?
“And verily, We have given the
children of Adam their human
dignity. We have carried them
safely over land and sea and
provided them from the good
things of the Earth” (Quran,
Isra : 70).
Islam is a message that
enjoins spreading peace toward those one
knows and those one does not know as mentioned
in the prophetic tradition. We are
here to extend to you goodness, virtue, and
love based upon our own Quran’s injunction:
“God has not prohibited you from displaying
all forms of goodness and equity toward those who
do not persecute you or drive you from your
legitimate homes”(Mumtahinah: 8). The conditions
set down here are not biased or
unfair. The first relates to the freedom of
religion and the second, the right to live in
security in a person’s own land. There is an
interesting point this verse highlights, and
that is the idea of treating all human beings
with equity. Qadi Abu Bakr, a scholar from
Spain from the 12th Century, explains that
equity in this verse means “sharing with equitable
non-Muslims a portion of one’s wealth as a
response to their good character and treatment of
the Muslim.”
In the Quran, God says, “You will find the
closest to the believing Muslims in love are
those who call themselves Christians. That is
because from among them are priests and
monks, and they do not behave haughtily”
(Maidah: 82). These are beautiful qualities
that God has described the true Christians
as possessing. The Quran says, “God
commands you to act justly” (Nahal: 90). Our
relationship with you is one of peace, virtue,
and justice. That is the position of Islam
yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
It is a principled
position that has no relationship
to the shifting
balances of power.
There is no denying that
we bear the burdens of a
shared history of past troubles
and the weight of
today’s problems, and if
God does not receive us
with His Grace, we fear
greatly the dark possibilities
of our future. Moreover,
there are biased interpretations and views
that some groups adopt in every faith and
religion which may reach extremes. It is,
nonetheless, possible for us to invoke the
relevant injunctions from our sacred scriptures
that are the closest to a global spirit of
cooperation and peace within the frame of
a culture of peace.
Our friends on the other side of the
Mediterranean must also help us with one
concept only, and that is justice. Justice is a
precious word to each of our faiths as well as
the rest of humanity in every time and place.
According to our faith, one of the Names
among the Names of God is The Just. We
have a sacred tradition in which God speaks
to all of His creation saying, “O My servants, I
THE PROPHET,PEACE
BE UPON HIM,
PROHIBITED KILLING
ANTS,BEES,AND
FROGS. HOW THEN
COULD HE PERMIT THE
KILLING OF A HUMAN
BEING,WHOM GOD HAS
ENNOBLED AND
DIGNIFIED OVER THE
REST OF HIS CREATION?
seasons &#124; spring &#124; summer 2003 &#124;
7
have prohibited for Myself oppression, and I have
prohibited it for you also, so do not oppress one
another.”
We know that Infinite Justice is God’s
alone. Therefore, we have to analyze three
key understandings: my justice, your justice,
and Absolute Justice. We need to discuss and
come to an understanding of the concepts
that are shared and absolute between all of
the revealed religions using the tools we
have been given, including our intellects
and human reason. Indeed, as Aristotle
says, “The intellect is the most equitably divided
trait among humans.”
The explanation of justice that is most
shared among us is simply
this: an innocent person
should not be taken to
account for the wrongs of a
guilty person. This is a universal
principle that none
of us can debate. Indeed, it
is an Abrahamic principle
according to the Quran:
“Have they not been informed
of what was in the Scrolls of
Moses and Abraham who fulfilled
their covenants—that
one soul does not bear the
wrongs of another and that a human being has
only what he strives for?”
Another principle we all share is that a
man is innocent until he is proven guilty.
We Muslims call this principle original innocence
because we regard a human being as
basically good unless he proves himself otherwise
through vile actions as the Quran
states, “This is the inherent nature that God created
humanity upon” (Rum: 30). The Quran
also warns us: “Verify any accusations so that
you are not oppressive toward a people out of
ignorance, and then have remorse for the harm
you caused” (Hujurat: 6).
We must also work together to redress
the historical wrongs of the past and of the
present by attempting to find the shared
understanding that most approximates the
ideal of Absolute Justice, even if that might
insult my justice or your justice. For if we do
that, we can indeed overcome these trials
and deracinate terrorism, religiously
inspired acts of insanity, and reactionary
extremism within our midst. We must
expend our energies and enlist our scholars
and sages in coming to a just solution to the
question of Palestine so as to prevent the
matter from being left to people who have
lost their sense of balance or who actually
desire wars and conflicts. Indeed, peace is
not only the best of what is good for the
weak but for the strong as well.
In addition, we must not
allow special interest groups
that benefit from wars and
their consequences to
declare a war of civilizations,
especially between Islam
and Christianity. We prefer
peace and conviviality to
vying for civilizational superiority.
We must also make
serious efforts to come to a
precise definition of the concepts
and technical terms we
use, such as terrorism.
Unfortunately, a war over terminology can
lead to physical violence and actual warfare.
Frankly, many Muslims ask, “What do the
super-powers mean by terrorism?” They want
to know on what exactly is war being waged
before they board the ship setting sail to
wage war on it. In fact, they are afraid that if
they get on the ship, the captain might suddenly,
in mid-sea, turn and accuse them of
being terrorists! Is terrorism killing innocents,
destroying property, and threatening
people’s security? Or, is wearing a turban,
building Quranic schools, reciting the
Quran, and teaching people Islam considered
terrorism? Is legitimate defense of
your homeland and the attempt to rightfully
take back what was wrongfully taken from
WE CAN INDEED
OVERCOME THESE TRIALS
AND DERACINATE
TERRORISM,RELIGIOUSLY
INSPIRED ACTS OF
INSANITY, AND
REACTIONARY
EXTREMISM WITHIN OUR
MIDST
&#124; spring &#124; summer 2003 &#124; seasons
8
you considered terrorism by he who has
wronged you? These questions need to be
answered and should be before any of us
gets on board with the captain of the ship.
We should also proclaim this century a
century of peace, development, religious
tolerance, and culture in order that humanity
may enjoy the gifts and blessings of this
earth which we share in the shade of our
Creator’s dominion until humanity receives
our master Jesus, peace be upon him. We
wish to be living in peace and prosperity as
he descends from his heavenly abode in that
wondrous and exalted state that was
described by our Prophet, upon him be
peace, when he said about Jesus,
He will descend from on high upon the
white minaret to the east of Damascus with
his hands in the wings of two angels. If he
lowers or raises his head, beads like pearls
fall from him. Any disbeliever who receives
a whiff of his breath’s scent will die, and his
scent reaches to where his eye leaves off.
The Antichrist seeks him out, and Christ
kills him at the gate of Ludd. He then wipes
the brows of some of those whom the
Antichrist had no effect upon, and he
informs them of their ranks in Paradise. He
then isolates himself with the believers until
Gog and Magog are removed. God then
blesses the earth, and it is said to the earth,
“O earth, bring forth your provisions and
fruits, and give again your blessings.” In
those days, many will eat from one pomegranate
and rest in the shade of its shell
(related by Muslim, part 18).
Another narration states,
“During Jesus’ reign, such security will
exists that a camel will graze with the lion
and the beast of prey with cows and sheep.
Children will play with snakes, and none
harm the other” (Musnad, 406:2).
Thus, peace is described in those days. So
let us ask ourselves this: Do we want to greet
such days in the shade of wars and conflict
or of peace and love?
Finally, perhaps we should listen well and
heed the advice of Prophet Jacob, peace be
upon him, when he said to his sons,
“O my sons, go seek out Joseph, and do not
despair of God’s Grace. For none but people
without gratitude despair of the Grace
of God.”
Let us then never despair of the Mercy of
our Lord.
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Despair Not of<br />
God’s Grace<br />
A Message to People of Faith<br />
By Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah<br />
Translated by Hamza Yusuf<br />
In the Name of God, the<br />
Merciful and Beneficent. Praise be<br />
to the Possessor of the heavens<br />
and the earth, the Living, the<br />
Sustaining, the Omnipotent, the<br />
Overpowering, the Merciful, and<br />
the Gracious. With these Names<br />
and Attributes, He revolves day<br />
and night, encompassing everything with His Knowledge and Mercy.<br />
Benedictions and solace be upon our master Muhammad, the<br />
prophet and final messenger of God, and upon his brothers, among<br />
the many prophets and messengers before him.<br />
My friends and brothers, I greet you and express heartfelt gratitude<br />
for your generous invitation during this particular time of pain<br />
and sadness we all share for those innocent people of varying faiths<br />
that were killed by an evil hand in New York and Washington. We particularly<br />
appreciate and highly value the position that the highest<br />
Church authorities have taken during this crisis concerning attempts<br />
to use this tragedy as a Trojan Horse in order to attack the civilization<br />
of Islam and to condemn Islam and Muslims, forgetting history as<br />
well as the rights of ancient neighbors from both the Christian and<br />
Muslim civilizations.<br />
We all share in our condemnation of this heinous act of terror that<br />
no sacred tradition sanctions, especially the religion of Islam. Reason<br />
itself rejects this act of madness. It is nihilistic to kill oneself and to kill<br />
others unjustly; thus, two grave wrongs were perpetrated on that day<br />
according to Islam. While there are still ambiguous aspects to this<br />
affair, and the realities of what took place have not all been made<br />
apparent, we make it clear to you, in no uncertain terms, that if the<br />
accusations are in any way true, then the Muslim jurists are the first to<br />
demand the most severe punishments for these acts.<br />
The Islamic faith considers the murder of one soul on a par with<br />
This is a talk that world renowned<br />
Islamic scholar Shaykh Abdallah bin<br />
Bayyah gave shortly after September 11,<br />
2001 at a meeting in Rome in<br />
which many world religious<br />
leaders participated.<br />
seasons | spring | summer 2003 |<br />
5<br />
| spring | summer 2003 | seasons<br />
6<br />
killing all of humanity: the Quran states,<br />
“Whoever kills one soul unjustly, it is as if he has<br />
killed all of humanity” (Maidah : 32). This is<br />
because a solitary soul represents all of<br />
humanity in the beginning of creation and<br />
in its re-creation as God says, “Your creation<br />
and your resurrection is as one soul” (Luqman:<br />
28).<br />
Furthermore, the sacred law of Islam<br />
prohibits killing animals and cutting down<br />
trees without right. Our Prophet, peace be<br />
upon him, mentioned a specific person who<br />
was punished in hell for torturing a cat by<br />
locking it up and starving it to death. The<br />
Prophet, peace be upon him, prohibited<br />
killing ants, bees, and frogs.<br />
Tell me, how then could he<br />
permit the killing of a<br />
human being, whom God<br />
has ennobled and dignified<br />
over the rest of His creation?<br />
“And verily, We have given the<br />
children of Adam their human<br />
dignity. We have carried them<br />
safely over land and sea and<br />
provided them from the good<br />
things of the Earth” (Quran,<br />
Isra : 70).<br />
Islam is a message that<br />
enjoins spreading peace toward those one<br />
knows and those one does not know as mentioned<br />
in the prophetic tradition. We are<br />
here to extend to you goodness, virtue, and<br />
love based upon our own Quran’s injunction:<br />
“God has not prohibited you from displaying<br />
all forms of goodness and equity toward those who<br />
do not persecute you or drive you from your<br />
legitimate homes”(Mumtahinah: 8). The conditions<br />
set down here are not biased or<br />
unfair. The first relates to the freedom of<br />
religion and the second, the right to live in<br />
security in a person’s own land. There is an<br />
interesting point this verse highlights, and<br />
that is the idea of treating all human beings<br />
with equity. Qadi Abu Bakr, a scholar from<br />
Spain from the 12th Century, explains that<br />
equity in this verse means “sharing with equitable<br />
non-Muslims a portion of one’s wealth as a<br />
response to their good character and treatment of<br />
the Muslim.”<br />
In the Quran, God says, “You will find the<br />
closest to the believing Muslims in love are<br />
those who call themselves Christians. That is<br />
because from among them are priests and<br />
monks, and they do not behave haughtily”<br />
(Maidah: 82). These are beautiful qualities<br />
that God has described the true Christians<br />
as possessing. The Quran says, “God<br />
commands you to act justly” (Nahal: 90). Our<br />
relationship with you is one of peace, virtue,<br />
and justice. That is the position of Islam<br />
yesterday, today, and tomorrow.<br />
It is a principled<br />
position that has no relationship<br />
to the shifting<br />
balances of power.<br />
There is no denying that<br />
we bear the burdens of a<br />
shared history of past troubles<br />
and the weight of<br />
today’s problems, and if<br />
God does not receive us<br />
with His Grace, we fear<br />
greatly the dark possibilities<br />
of our future. Moreover,<br />
there are biased interpretations and views<br />
that some groups adopt in every faith and<br />
religion which may reach extremes. It is,<br />
nonetheless, possible for us to invoke the<br />
relevant injunctions from our sacred scriptures<br />
that are the closest to a global spirit of<br />
cooperation and peace within the frame of<br />
a culture of peace.<br />
Our friends on the other side of the<br />
Mediterranean must also help us with one<br />
concept only, and that is justice. Justice is a<br />
precious word to each of our faiths as well as<br />
the rest of humanity in every time and place.<br />
According to our faith, one of the Names<br />
among the Names of God is The Just. We<br />
have a sacred tradition in which God speaks<br />
to all of His creation saying, “O My servants, I<br />
THE PROPHET,PEACE<br />
BE UPON HIM,<br />
PROHIBITED KILLING<br />
ANTS,BEES,AND<br />
FROGS. HOW THEN<br />
COULD HE PERMIT THE<br />
KILLING OF A HUMAN<br />
BEING,WHOM GOD HAS<br />
ENNOBLED AND<br />
DIGNIFIED OVER THE<br />
REST OF HIS CREATION?<br />
seasons | spring | summer 2003 |<br />
7<br />
have prohibited for Myself oppression, and I have<br />
prohibited it for you also, so do not oppress one<br />
another.”<br />
We know that Infinite Justice is God’s<br />
alone. Therefore, we have to analyze three<br />
key understandings: my justice, your justice,<br />
and Absolute Justice. We need to discuss and<br />
come to an understanding of the concepts<br />
that are shared and absolute between all of<br />
the revealed religions using the tools we<br />
have been given, including our intellects<br />
and human reason. Indeed, as Aristotle<br />
says, “The intellect is the most equitably divided<br />
trait among humans.”<br />
The explanation of justice that is most<br />
shared among us is simply<br />
this: an innocent person<br />
should not be taken to<br />
account for the wrongs of a<br />
guilty person. This is a universal<br />
principle that none<br />
of us can debate. Indeed, it<br />
is an Abrahamic principle<br />
according to the Quran:<br />
“Have they not been informed<br />
of what was in the Scrolls of<br />
Moses and Abraham who fulfilled<br />
their covenants—that<br />
one soul does not bear the<br />
wrongs of another and that a human being has<br />
only what he strives for?”<br />
Another principle we all share is that a<br />
man is innocent until he is proven guilty.<br />
We Muslims call this principle original innocence<br />
because we regard a human being as<br />
basically good unless he proves himself otherwise<br />
through vile actions as the Quran<br />
states, “This is the inherent nature that God created<br />
humanity upon” (Rum: 30). The Quran<br />
also warns us: “Verify any accusations so that<br />
you are not oppressive toward a people out of<br />
ignorance, and then have remorse for the harm<br />
you caused” (Hujurat: 6).<br />
We must also work together to redress<br />
the historical wrongs of the past and of the<br />
present by attempting to find the shared<br />
understanding that most approximates the<br />
ideal of Absolute Justice, even if that might<br />
insult my justice or your justice. For if we do<br />
that, we can indeed overcome these trials<br />
and deracinate terrorism, religiously<br />
inspired acts of insanity, and reactionary<br />
extremism within our midst. We must<br />
expend our energies and enlist our scholars<br />
and sages in coming to a just solution to the<br />
question of Palestine so as to prevent the<br />
matter from being left to people who have<br />
lost their sense of balance or who actually<br />
desire wars and conflicts. Indeed, peace is<br />
not only the best of what is good for the<br />
weak but for the strong as well.<br />
In addition, we must not<br />
allow special interest groups<br />
that benefit from wars and<br />
their consequences to<br />
declare a war of civilizations,<br />
especially between Islam<br />
and Christianity. We prefer<br />
peace and conviviality to<br />
vying for civilizational superiority.<br />
We must also make<br />
serious efforts to come to a<br />
precise definition of the concepts<br />
and technical terms we<br />
use, such as terrorism.<br />
Unfortunately, a war over terminology can<br />
lead to physical violence and actual warfare.<br />
Frankly, many Muslims ask, “What do the<br />
super-powers mean by terrorism?” They want<br />
to know on what exactly is war being waged<br />
before they board the ship setting sail to<br />
wage war on it. In fact, they are afraid that if<br />
they get on the ship, the captain might suddenly,<br />
in mid-sea, turn and accuse them of<br />
being terrorists! Is terrorism killing innocents,<br />
destroying property, and threatening<br />
people’s security? Or, is wearing a turban,<br />
building Quranic schools, reciting the<br />
Quran, and teaching people Islam considered<br />
terrorism? Is legitimate defense of<br />
your homeland and the attempt to rightfully<br />
take back what was wrongfully taken from<br />
WE CAN INDEED<br />
OVERCOME THESE TRIALS<br />
AND DERACINATE<br />
TERRORISM,RELIGIOUSLY<br />
INSPIRED ACTS OF<br />
INSANITY, AND<br />
REACTIONARY<br />
EXTREMISM WITHIN OUR<br />
MIDST<br />
| spring | summer 2003 | seasons<br />
8<br />
you considered terrorism by he who has<br />
wronged you? These questions need to be<br />
answered and should be before any of us<br />
gets on board with the captain of the ship.<br />
We should also proclaim this century a<br />
century of peace, development, religious<br />
tolerance, and culture in order that humanity<br />
may enjoy the gifts and blessings of this<br />
earth which we share in the shade of our<br />
Creator’s dominion until humanity receives<br />
our master Jesus, peace be upon him. We<br />
wish to be living in peace and prosperity as<br />
he descends from his heavenly abode in that<br />
wondrous and exalted state that was<br />
described by our Prophet, upon him be<br />
peace, when he said about Jesus,<br />
He will descend from on high upon the<br />
white minaret to the east of Damascus with<br />
his hands in the wings of two angels. If he<br />
lowers or raises his head, beads like pearls<br />
fall from him. Any disbeliever who receives<br />
a whiff of his breath’s scent will die, and his<br />
scent reaches to where his eye leaves off.<br />
The Antichrist seeks him out, and Christ<br />
kills him at the gate of Ludd. He then wipes<br />
the brows of some of those whom the<br />
Antichrist had no effect upon, and he<br />
informs them of their ranks in Paradise. He<br />
then isolates himself with the believers until<br />
Gog and Magog are removed. God then<br />
blesses the earth, and it is said to the earth,<br />
“O earth, bring forth your provisions and<br />
fruits, and give again your blessings.” In<br />
those days, many will eat from one pomegranate<br />
and rest in the shade of its shell<br />
(related by Muslim, part 18).<br />
Another narration states,<br />
“During Jesus’ reign, such security will<br />
exists that a camel will graze with the lion<br />
and the beast of prey with cows and sheep.<br />
Children will play with snakes, and none<br />
harm the other” (Musnad, 406:2).<br />
Thus, peace is described in those days. So<br />
let us ask ourselves this: Do we want to greet<br />
such days in the shade of wars and conflict<br />
or of peace and love?<br />
Finally, perhaps we should listen well and<br />
heed the advice of Prophet Jacob, peace be<br />
upon him, when he said to his sons,<br />
“O my sons, go seek out Joseph, and do not<br />
despair of God’s Grace. For none but people<br />
without gratitude despair of the Grace<br />
of God.”<br />
Let us then never despair of the Mercy of<br />
our Lord.<br />
</p>
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		<description>[...] Mujahideen Ryder links to Imam Zaid&#8217;s piece on Muslims using the N-word.  I love this part: Rather the one affectionately referred to as someone’s “nigga” is the “cool” kid selling the drugs, chasing the girls, sagging his pants, smoking the weed, gang-banging and showing no commitment to or understanding of the value of discipline, education, or history? The “nigga” is the young person we see behaving so utterly embarrassingly in pubic. As Beanie Sigel puts it, “I’ma ride with my niggas, die with my niggas, get high with my niggas…” He is saying that he is going into gang warfare with his friends, die with them in the battle if necessary, get high with them, etc. It would difficult if not impossible to find anyone saying, by way of example, “I’ma go to med school with my niggas, respect my lady with my niggas, rebuild my community with my niggas….” [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Mujahideen Ryder links to Imam Zaid&#8217;s piece on Muslims using the N-word.  I love this part: Rather the one affectionately referred to as someone’s “nigga” is the “cool” kid selling the drugs, chasing the girls, sagging his pants, smoking the weed, gang-banging and showing no commitment to or understanding of the value of discipline, education, or history? The “nigga” is the young person we see behaving so utterly embarrassingly in pubic. As Beanie Sigel puts it, “I’ma ride with my niggas, die with my niggas, get high with my niggas…” He is saying that he is going into gang warfare with his friends, die with them in the battle if necessary, get high with them, etc. It would difficult if not impossible to find anyone saying, by way of example, “I’ma go to med school with my niggas, respect my lady with my niggas, rebuild my community with my niggas….” [...]</p>
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		<title>By: whatsup29</title>
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		<dc:creator>whatsup29</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[Comment ID #78210 Will Be Quoted Here]

lol..thats funni

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LOL thats funni too....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class='comment_quote'><p><a href="http://www.mujahideenryder.net/2008/03/01/muslims-using-the-n-word/#comment-78210" title="Click here to view the original comment">bathi boi <font size=0> on March 2, 2008 at 11:05 am</font> said:</a></p>
<p>wow!!!&#8230;.my name is the bathi boi and im black</p></blockquote>
<p>lol..thats funni</p>
<blockquote class='comment_quote'><p><a href="http://www.mujahideenryder.net/2008/03/01/muslims-using-the-n-word/#comment-78220" title="Click here to view the original comment">Dave <font size=0> on March 2, 2008 at 1:56 pm</font> said:</a></p>
<p>I drive a black car and my cell phone is black.  They wish they were niggaz too.</p></blockquote>
<p>LOL thats funni too&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Doa</title>
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		<dc:creator>Doa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree with you that words like chapta and kallu shouldn&#039;t be used. but the n-word is kind of a separate issue. It also definitely shouldn&#039;t be used, so thats what they have in common, but black people themselves use the n-word and that&#039;s the problem.  It&#039;s not ok for anyone to use any variation of the term, whether they&#039;re white or black. A lot of black people are starting to realize this and campaign against the casual usage of the term. Words like chapta and kallu are racist, demeaning terms, but the n-word is rooted in times of slavery.  That word to me, is a lot more insulting. 

Interesting news from 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XURRzofbMc0&amp;NR=1

And Julian Curry killing it on Def Poetry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD-UpHlB9no</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with you that words like chapta and kallu shouldn&#8217;t be used. but the n-word is kind of a separate issue. It also definitely shouldn&#8217;t be used, so thats what they have in common, but black people themselves use the n-word and that&#8217;s the problem.  It&#8217;s not ok for anyone to use any variation of the term, whether they&#8217;re white or black. A lot of black people are starting to realize this and campaign against the casual usage of the term. Words like chapta and kallu are racist, demeaning terms, but the n-word is rooted in times of slavery.  That word to me, is a lot more insulting. </p>
<p>Interesting news from 2006: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XURRzofbMc0&amp;NR=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XURRzofbMc0&amp;NR=1</a></p>
<p>And Julian Curry killing it on Def Poetry: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD-UpHlB9no" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD-UpHlB9no</a></p>
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		<title>By: Dave</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I drive a black car and my cell phone is black.  They wish they were niggaz too.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I drive a black car and my cell phone is black.  They wish they were niggaz too.</p>
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		<title>By: bathi boi</title>
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		<dc:creator>bathi boi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>wow!!!....my name is the bathi boi and im black</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>wow!!!&#8230;.my name is the bathi boi and im black</p>
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		<title>By: Dave</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A lot of Indians have brown skin, but they&#039;re not niGGaZ.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A lot of Indians have brown skin, but they&#8217;re not niGGaZ.</p>
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		<title>By: black power</title>
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		<dc:creator>black power</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>MR looks black to me and what do you think indians are? theyre black they got more black in them than anythin else. jus that they a buncha racists who want to be white because they look up to the white man. thas how stupid indians are. they never lost that caste mentality which only got worse with the inferiority complex left by the british raj. no ones parents want them to dress/talk &#039;black&#039; but they have no problem if you dress/talk white.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MR looks black to me and what do you think indians are? theyre black they got more black in them than anythin else. jus that they a buncha racists who want to be white because they look up to the white man. thas how stupid indians are. they never lost that caste mentality which only got worse with the inferiority complex left by the british raj. no ones parents want them to dress/talk &#8216;black&#8217; but they have no problem if you dress/talk white.</p>
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		<title>By: Your name</title>
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		<dc:creator>Your name</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>rofl why wud u use the word nigga if ur not black srsly?

are you trying to catch a beating from someone?
stop tryin to act black MR</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>rofl why wud u use the word nigga if ur not black srsly?</p>
<p>are you trying to catch a beating from someone?<br />
stop tryin to act black MR</p>
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		<title>By: Dave</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yahoods up in ya-hood, nigga.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yahoods up in ya-hood, nigga.</p>
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