Tuesday, 20 July, 2010

The weak state of the Islamic Identity of Muslim youth in the West - Case study: Canada

This past semester I put together a research paper for a post-graduate diploma in Da'wah at the Islamic University in Madeenah. The title of the paper was:

ضعف الهوية الإسلامية عند أبناء المسلمين في الغرب - دولة كندا أنموذجاً -

The weak state of the Islamic Identity of Muslim youth in the West - Case study: Canada

The paper was written in Arabic, here is a brief outline of it in English:

PREFACE:
  • The concept of the Islamic Identity and its characteristics
  • A Brief History of Muslims in the West
  • The spread of Islam in Canada
  • The state of Muslim youth in Canada
CHAPTER ONE: CAUSES OF THE WEAK STATE OF THE ISLAMIC IDENTITY OF MUSLIM YOUTH IN THE WEST
  • Failure of Islamic Tarbiyyah at home
  • The ideological warfare
  • Affect of the non-Muslim environment and integration into society
CHAPTER TWO: EFFECTS OF THE WEAK STATE OF THE ISLAMIC IDENTITY OF MUSLIM YOUTH IN THE WEST
  • Aqeedah related effects
    - Ignorance of the basics and fundamentals of religion
    - Incorrect perception and understanding of the Islamic Aqeedah
    - Adoption of anti-Islamic ideologies and trends that contradict the Islamic Aqeedah
    - The weak state of the doctrine of al-Wala' and al-Bara'ah (loyalty and enmity)
  • Behavioral effects
    - Death of the heart and exposure to seductive desires
    - Psychological defeat, the loss of a sense of pride in religion, and the weak state of religious enthusiasm
    - Imitation of the West in their customs, traditions, and ethics
CHAPTER THREE: THE MAIN WAYS OF PRESERVING THE ISLAMIC IDENTITY OF MUSLIM YOUTH IN THE WEST
  • Solidification of the Islamic Aqeedah in the youth
  • Taking pride in religion and binding the Muslim youth with their glorious past
  • Giving importance to Islamic Tarbiyyah at home
  • Giving importance to establishing Islamic educational institutions
CHAPTER FOUR: DA'WAH PROGRAMS FOR MUSLIM YOUTH IN CANADA
  • The role of Mosques, Islamic Centers, and Islamic associations in giving Da'wah to Muslim youth in Canada
  • Models of Da'wah programs for Muslim youth in Canada
    - Programs of Abu Huraira Centre
    - Programs of Shabab Islamic Centre
    - Programs of Nation of Young Muslims

Madeenah, Saudi Arabia
20th of July 2010

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

asalamualaykum
jazkallahkhair dear brother, you have a good blog mashallah, keep the good work up
are the names for the 2010 2011 yr released yet?
jazkallahkhair

MKA said...

Wa Alaikum Assalam,

Wa Iyyak.

No, nothing yet.

Kamil.

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Anonymous said...

asalamualaykum
jazkallahkhair dear brother, you have a good blog mashallah, keep the good work up
on the islamic uni's website it says (if my arabic is correct) that the names have been decdied for the 2010 2011 yr, but they didnt post any names, can you go to the admission office and get the western names down
jazkallahkhair

Anonymous said...

mashaAllah akhi the book sounds good, may Allah accept it from you, and make the ummah benefit from it. Make dua that i get accepeted to the uni so I can also write something :)

MKA said...

They may have the list but they haven't put it up yet, I was at the university today, there was nothing.

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bint said...

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatu

MashaAllaah, a very relevant research paper.

Any plans to post some excerpts on this blog?

BarakAllaahu feek

Wa Salamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakatu

MKA said...

Wa Alaikum Assalam,

Unfortunately I'm too busy at the moment to translate the paper from Arabic to English. We ask Allah to facilitate that for me one day.

bint said...

Allaahumma Aameen.

bint said...

Also, a suggestion, if I may:

Many a student has graduated from the Islaamic University of Madeenah, and many currently attend, mashaAllaah. However, I've never once read a reflection on one's experience attending the university. A reflection on the shuyookh, one's experience learning with them, the sheer diversity of the students, the wonderful city itself, the mode of learning 'ilm 24/7 and being immersed in it, the effect on one's emaan, and the like.

Alhamdulillaah, we know that this university is lauded as the best Islaamic university in the world.

We know too that Shaykh Al Albaanee rahimahullaah wrote in his will:

"..I bequeath my entire library, every printed book, copy, and manuscript (by my handwriting or someone else's) to the library of the Islaamic University of Al-Madeenah. That is because of my many fond memories of that place, the da'wah to the Book and the Sunnah upon the way of the righteous Salaf that I remember from the years I used to teach there."

Moreover, those who graduate from it and proceed to call to Islaam are a testament to the university's status.

We know this, and yet we don't know of any real life experiences (besides brief mentions in a lecture here and there) that those who have been blessed to attend actually have.

Just a suggestion that may prove beneficial inshaAllaah, to the readers and the writer alike.

Fee amaanillaah