Mosque Near Ground Zero, what do you guys think about it? Rating Options

[hally]

i think that its a wonderful idea that they're building a muslim center near Ground zero
its showing them that not all muslims are guilty of 9/11
alot of them are protesting but they shud stop because its gonna be built no matter what
even some muslims are discouraging this idea..............

This post has been edited by Simba: Aug 17 2010, 03:11 AM

[mureed]

Wow, for once i agree with Nazia !!! not such a good idea. just think if it were a historic religious location that was destroyed, now they want to build a casino (since you all know that's where a lot of worship goes on), how would you respond? Ok, not so drastic a statue or a wall of names to memorialize those who died.

on the other hand you never know it may just be a test of Iman from Allah, and it will be a hardship to worship there, now how many will knowingly put themselves in harms way to worship there lord, when you can easily go to your regular Mosque and do it with ease

[Nazia1987]

Wow, for once i agree with Nazia !!! not such a good idea. just think if it were a historic religious location that was destroyed, now they want to build a casino (since you all know that's where a lot of worship goes on), how would you respond? Ok, not so drastic a statue or a wall of names to memorialize those who died.

on the other hand you never know it may just be a test of Iman from Allah, and it will be a hardship to worship there, now how many will knowingly put themselves in harms way to worship there lord, when you can easily go to your regular Mosque and do it with ease

LOL how ironic... don't hate me mureed but it seems you finally agree wit me on something and I was actually coming on this thread with the intent of changing the opinion I had set forth! well not entirely. I still say I would not pray at that mosque simply because I would never feel safe there. I feel like it's kind of looking for trouble I guess... but when I wrote my responses the first time it was before I heard any news of trying to get it blocked

I was on the road for awhile this summer. During one month long stretch I was traveling with my mother for one portion. When we crossed the border from Canada into Maine we stopped in a little visitors center in Lubec. My mother is Jewish while I am a Muslim I will point out. My mother and I began visiting with the really old couple who owned this place, no body else was there. I brought up how we were heading back to NYC and the old lady said: "did you guys hear, they are trying to build a mosque there? Near the ground zero?" My mother's eyes lit up... "WHAT?!?" She exclaimed. It wasn't that she said 'what'... it was the way she sad it... as though she were absolutely disgusted by even the thought... like she was offended by the very thought.... it was like she and that old lady almost forgot I was in the room or something... I just kept quiet... I didn't see the point... she will probably never know how that tiny moment really hurt me and I felt miles away from her at that moment. LIke I was a stranger to her. A stranger in the country. at that moment I felt very different about this issue.

Yes I think it was ballsy... yes I think it was too soon... yes I'd be afraid to pray there... but yes we have absolutely just as much right as any body else to build a mosque. The backlash this is receiving is ridiculous. I was beginning to feel like Islamophobia was over... this is like the McCarthyism I always read about in history books.

Here's a nice video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZpT2Muxoo0...layer_embedded#

This post has been edited by Nazia1987: Aug 17 2010, 07:18 PM

[mureed]

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Wow, for once i agree with Nazia !!! not such a good idea. just think if it were a historic religious location that was destroyed, now they want to build a casino (since you all know that's where a lot of worship goes on), how would you respond? Ok, not so drastic a statue or a wall of names to memorialize those who died.

on the other hand you never know it may just be a test of Iman from Allah, and it will be a hardship to worship there, now how many will knowingly put themselves in harms way to worship there lord, when you can easily go to your regular Mosque and do it with ease

LOL how ironic... don't hate me mureed but it seems you finally agree wit me on something and I was actually coming on this thread with the intent of changing the opinion I had set forth! well not entirely. I still say I would not pray at that mosque simply because I would never feel safe there. I feel like it's kind of looking for trouble I guess... but when I wrote my responses the first time it was before I heard any news of trying to get it blocked

I was on the road for awhile this summer. During one month long stretch I was traveling with my mother for one portion. When we crossed the border from Canada into Maine we stopped in a little visitors center in Lubec. My mother is Jewish while I am a Muslim I will point out. My mother and I began visiting with the really old couple who owned this place, no body else was there. I brought up how we were heading back to NYC and the old lady said: "did you guys hear, they are trying to build a mosque there? Near the ground zero?" My mother's eyes lit up... "WHAT?!?" She exclaimed. It wasn't that she said 'what'... it was the way she sad it... as though she were absolutely disgusted by even the thought... like she was offended by the very thought.... it was like she and that old lady almost forgot I was in the room or something... I just kept quiet... I didn't see the point... she will probably never know how that tiny moment really hurt me and I felt miles away from her at that moment. LIke I was a stranger to her. A stranger in the country. at that moment I felt very different about this issue.

Yes I think it was ballsy... yes I think it was too soon... yes I'd be afraid to pray there... but yes we have absolutely just as much right as any body else to build a mosque. The backlash this is receiving is ridiculous. I was beginning to feel like Islamophobia was over... this is like the McCarthyism I always read about in history books.

Here's a nice video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZpT2Muxoo0...layer_embedded#

This is so funny my first response was in ignorance which i usually don't do. So now I'm here to change my stance. I think it's a great idea. over the weekend i actually looked into it and had a few people explain what Cordoba actually was. i think i am even going to visit once its done. As for Mr. Olbermann wow I've never watched him before but will from now on.


This post has been edited by mureed: Aug 24 2010, 09:37 PM