Q:1) I would first like to thank each of you for you visiting (X) (for privacy, we sometimes with hold the names of universities and or names of people – it was a visit in which Islamic society members attended in conjunction with the imaam)

We had a discussion in class about Islamic movements. As an imaam, do you not feel that by muslims separating themselves from religion and becoming secularist would help the cause of islam. This would allow for greater objectivity and also allow for less conflict.

I appreciate you’re frank responses you always seem to share .

Micheal (last name removed)

Q: 2) in your islamist opinion would when do muslims intent to impose on the world sharia law? Would muslims not be better of if they used the American model of separating church and state. I know you would not answer.

Q: 3) Since ISIS quotes Quran and all muslims quote quran. Which quran is correct? Thanks

A: i appreciate the texts and emails from each of you. In order to eliminate redundancy, we have addressed the above on our societies FB page. Kindly read the following:

Islam does not separate between politics and nonpolitics. If being political means to improve upon the interests and actions of society, then by all means we should utilize political solutions. This should be done in a fair and democratic way without salvaging ones core religious values.

Likewise we do not just blindly support any group, be it ISIS or anyone else. This is very limiting and lacking in progressive reformative outcomes.  Additionally, secularist does not equate to benign — Hitler and Stalin were secularists, yet any person with the minutest degree of critical thinking skills would assert that their ideas of reform and progressiveness lacked all semblance to ideal humanistic values.  We support every individual as well as nations that promote harmony and peace within the parameters of state and religion, be they religious or secular.

There are no calls for Sharia as the law of this land, as far as we are know; and if there are any such calls that you are aware of, we’d appreciate a link so that we may assess the credibility of the people behind them.

Allah Certainly Knows Best.

(Answer by imaam and editing by admin)