Q. Our musjid is run by a dictator. He is not liked by 90% of attendees. He answer is the same. I can do as I like. Our imaam of 15 yrs got fired and he hired a friends child who also quit on the 27th night of ramadhann. How can we get the change we want? We are losing people daily. Our membership fell 30% in a year. It just does not feel like the musjid anymore….. (cut of, too much unwanted detail that may be misinterpreted in Utah, even thought you are not from our kind state.)
Answer:
- Allah (Subhanahu Wata’Ala) gives us leaders in the likes of ourselves. Ask yourself, how different would you be if you were in his position?
- Go as a group and tell him that you have his best interest and the best interest of fellow Muslims in mind. Convince him as Allah (Subhanahu Wata’Ala) being your witness that you want the best for all
- Convince him that you folks want to do the right thing
- Ask him for the kind of help he seeks in making the place more accepting and accommodating to all people
- Show him the list of complaints through people that he gets along with and respects
- Be fair in your dislike
- Gain the assistance of a good mediation party
Allah certainly knows Best.