A number of years ago I had heard (online) of a group called the African Islamic Mission. They were interesting to me at the time because they seemed to be concerned about the Black community without going to the extreme and narrow nationalism of certain other organizations. And they were intriguing because (like the Ansars) they believed the claims of Muhammad al-Mahdi from Sudan but at the same time they seemed mainstream and orthodox Sunni Muslims.
For a long time I've had the impression the group was relatively dormant, but just today I tried to find out more about them because they seem to fit in with the theme of Planet Grenada and found the following site.
I'm not certain what the group's current beliefs are. But judging from their website they seem to value unity and inclusion over orthodoxy (which certainly isn't the worst thing in the world but it means including some odd birds all under the same tent.) Nevertheless I'm eager to see how the movement grows and I hope they can do some positive things.
5 comments:
Peace to you;
Yes, the AIM is struggling to stay in existence because of all, and more, of the reasons you stated. It's about unity of the Ummah, regardless of ideology or particular mathaab. In particular our AIM is Afri-Islam centered. Not all Muslims are and it's okay. We focus upon those who are about being centered in our African heritage and the uplifting of African people worldwide against our common oppressor, who is imperialistic and who promotes white supremacy.
Peace to you;
Yes, our Mission is alive and well with struggle and faith. Yes, we survive and endure with the impression you got about us, plus much more. We are centered in Afri-Islamic theosophy. We can be called Pan-African Nationalist. We believe in the unity of all those groups of Africans who struggle against a common oppressor who is also imperialistic and anti traditional morals. I personally thank you for noticing us and we do look forward to our rise back to our AIM of promoting unity, Islaam and power to the less powerful. Peace!
Peace to you;
Yes, our Mission is alive and well with struggle and faith. Yes, we survive and endure with the impression you got about us, plus much more. We are centered in Afri-Islamic theosophy. We can be called Pan-African Nationalist. We believe in the unity of all those groups of Africans who struggle against a common oppressor who is also imperialistic and anti traditional morals. I personally thank you for noticing us and we do look forward to our rise back to our AIM of promoting unity, Islaam and power to the less powerful. Peace!
Peace to you;
Yes, our Mission is alive and well with struggle and faith. Yes, we survive and endure with the impression you got about us, plus much more. We are centered in Afri-Islamic theosophy. We can be called Pan-African Nationalist. We believe in the unity of all those groups of Africans who struggle against a common oppressor who is also imperialistic and anti traditional morals. I personally thank you for noticing us and we do look forward to our rise back to our AIM of promoting unity, Islaam and power to the less powerful. Peace!
Peace to you;
Yes, the AIM is struggling to stay in existence because of all, and more, of the reasons you stated. It's about unity of the Ummah, regardless of ideology or particular mathaab. In particular our AIM is Afri-Islam centered. Not all Muslims are and it's okay. We focus upon those who are about being centered in our African heritage and the uplifting of African people worldwide against our common oppressor, who is imperialistic and who promotes white supremacy.
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