In this episode of Empowered by Islam21c, Dr. Salman Butt puts audience questions to Shaykh Dr. Haitham al-Haddad on the UK’s racist riots that have made the headlines all around the world.
Source: Islam21c
Shaykh Haitham answers your questions on the UK riots
Why are these riots happening, and what is our duty as Muslims to protect our communities and the society around us?
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Shaykh Dr. Haitham al-Haddad is a jurist and serves as a judge for Islamic Council. He has studied the Islamic sciences for over 20 years under the tutelage of renowned scholars such as the late Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, as well as the retired Head of the Kingdom's Higher Judiciary Council. He specialises in many of the Islamic sciences and submitted his doctoral thesis on Islamic jurisprudence concerning Muslim minorities.
He is highly respected, having specialised knowledge in the field of Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Maqāsid al-Shari'ah, Ulum al-Qur’ān, Tafsīr, Aqīdah, and Fiqh al-Hadīth. He provides complex theories that address the role of Islamic jurisprudence within a Western environment, whilst also critically re-analysing the approach of Islamic jurists in forming legal rulings (ifta’) within a Western sociopolitical context.
Dr. Butt studied Biochemistry at Imperial College London, followed by a PhD in Chemical Biology, carrying out research into photosynthesis.
During his years at university, he became involved in Islamic society da'wah and activism, and general Muslim community projects.
At present, he is the Head of Islamic Thought and a regular contributor at Islam21c, and also has a blog on HuffPost. You may find him on social media.
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It is a small percentage of people, when we look at the population of the UK.
And as for Muslims, we go about our business as normal, we don’t remove our niqab/hijab, we are not that easily intimidated. One thing I find really odd, is how the men will stare at me in a very hostile manner (I wear niqab) and yet they don’t look in my husbands direction and we are clearly together??? And I am English revert, so I do understand their ways. But this cowardice is a new thing, and it says a EVERYTHING about them!! When did it become acceptable as a man, to attempt to intimidate a woman? Real men, don’t hit women, they don’t try to intimidate women, they don’t abuse women, irrespective of the circumstances. Weak little cowards do that, NOT men.
And we need to go about our business in a dignified manner, it would take much more than cowards to intimidate us. We need to pleasant with people in our dealings, just be normal, it is a VERY small minority.
I am not a fan of Kier Starmer due to his stand on Gaza but I do think he has dealt with these thugs quickly and appropriately. That is blessing.