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Long before September 11th, Abdullah Hakim Quick proactively
prepares the Muslim community with a moving khutbah meant to
deal with the fallout of such a momentous and tragic day. He
looks at the concept of "furqan" (criterion) with the
hope of strengthening the hearts of the believers in anticipation
of the crisis of stereotyping, profiling and widespread negative
perceptions of Islam. But this criterion is not for everyone
because it has certain pre-requisites that must be met in order
for it to be effective. So what must we do, or not do, to make
ourselves worthy of Allah's help at a time when the entire Muslim
ummah is under siege? Other topics discussed: Kosovo, Sudan,
Algeria, pre-Columbus Muslim presence in the Americas, lack of
shame, the movie "The Siege",  leadership,
and relevant institutions. (Duration: 42 min) Abdullah Hakim
Quick was born in the U.S. and accepted Islam in Canada in 1970.
He pursued his study of Islam at the Islamic University of Madinah
where he graduated and received an ijaza from the College of
Da'wah and Islamic Sciences in 1979. He later completed a Masters
Degree and a Doctorate in African History at the University of
Toronto. He has served as imam, teacher and counselor in the
U.S., Canada and West Indies. He has traveled to over 51 countries
on lecture, research and educational tours.
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