دانلود کتاب In Fraternity A Message to Muslims in America

Muslim Americans count by the millions. They come from different races, ethnic groups and continents. Steering their way in America in a fashion consistent with being Muslim and being American is a major concern for many of them. Sometimes there is an obvious conflict between Islamic norms and some lifestyles that have attained recognition as social norms over recent years in America. The choice for Muslims in these cases is easy, as what Islam forbids must be avoided. Sometimes the picture is not that clear because the conflict is more rooted in national culture and ethnic background.
Many people tend to cling to the customs practiced back home and try to cloak them with a religious sanctity. Sometimes it is due to an occult sense of homesickness.

Sometimes it is due to a feeling of insecurity in the ocean of American society. Often, children born and raised in America in these families do not share their parents’ dilemma or vision. Newly converted Americans (commonly called indigenous Muslims) who have accepted Islam as a way of life are also at a loss. How far should they change socially? What should be retained or discarded from their previous life-styles? These are some of the questions that are important to them. Must there be a conflict between being a Muslim and being an American? And, if so, in what manner should it be resolved without compromising either of the two components of the American Muslim identity? This booklet addresses these and other issues with which many Muslim Americans are preoccupied.

Islam is not for a special people or a special geographical locality. It is a universal call to all human beings wherever they are and whoever they are.