Fareed Mas'ud

A Muslim, a son, a husband, a brother, a breadwinner, a friend, a thinker and a reflective writer. Trying to be the best slave of Allah I can be.

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The role of an activist is to change society, not to be changed by society. - Dr. Reza P.

“And do not be like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget themselves. It is they who are truly rebellious” (59:19)

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"The general population doesn't know whats happening and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know." - Noam Chomsky

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A Muslim must be textual and contextual. Guidance is connecting the two in practice.

May Allah guide us.

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“Modern civilization, which drinks from the waters of capitalism, materialism and selfishness, puts as much value on the people as their worth to the system” - Colin Turner

[Amal Ahmed Albaz @AmalAlbaz]

It has been a week since my father was unlawfully detained in Egypt. He disappeared last Monday, at Cairo Airport, as he was returning to Canada from a business trip. He is now in Tora Prison..THE worst prison in Egypt– notorious for human rights violations. We need him home NOW!

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@JessDutton1 : A dear friend and prominent member of our community, Mr.Yasser Ahmed, disappeared in Cairo airport on Monday, February 18th while he was going through passport control.This is an urgent matter, as it concerns a Canadian’s safety and freedom to return home.

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Tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Part of the truth is not truth, it is actually deception #Integrity #Courage

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I’m more afraid of being tested by blessings, than being tested by loss.

May our hearts never be attached to anything other than Allah, and may we pass all our tests with patience in times of loss and gratitude in times of blessings.

#Alhumdulillah.

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Other Religions and Worldviews: "The world is corrupt, but you can escape it!"

Islam: "The world is corrupt, but you can change it"

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"Good is the enemy of great"- JC

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We need order, but we also need freedom. Not just in perception, but in reality.

These are considered two opposites ends of the poles, but they are interdependent.

To create the system that balances both is the greatest achievement.

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The Church was the god. The Nation-state became the god. The Individual is the god. The Corporation is becoming the god.

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There is a vast amount of knowledge that we cannot know through "Science". And if we forget this, we become insensitive to the many things of great importance.

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It takes courage to be different.

To believe different, to think different, to speak different, and to act different.

It takes courage to be unique. It takes courage to be successful.

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The Living, the Life and the Universe All have tremendous beauty. We just have to be awake to see. We just have to be present to appreciate it. #Awake #Present #Engaged

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You don't always have to compromise in order to be merciful. You don't always have to be strict in order to be Just.

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We're not asking for men like Umar, we're asking for men like Khadijah, Summaya, Fatima, Maryam, Aasia and Aisha.

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#Syria #Yemen #Iraq #Somalia #EastTurkestan #Kashmir #Afghanistan #Gaza #Palestine #Rohingya

The old will die, but the young will forget? Never.

[DOAM @doamuslims]

#Syria #Yemen #Iraq #Somalia #EastTurkestan #Kashmir #Afghanistan #Gaza #Palestine #Rohingya

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Think locally. Act locally. But dream globally. #DreamBig

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The moderate is a creation. The one who controls the extremes, or the perception of the extremes, is the one who creates the moderate, bringing with them their biases.