Comments on: The Jordanian Imam Who Googled http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/ A Jordanian Blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:56:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kyle http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-133136 Kyle Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:58:48 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-133136 I absolutely love it when a religious figure moves from the era when the book was introduced and actually addresses current events. It's so much more inspiring - and it has the exact same pull that makes everyone check their blogs, twitter, facebook etc: SEEING WHAT'S NEW! What everyone things of everything that is currently happening. I agree about the brain drain... i would probably enjoy a different lifestyle in Dubai or Jordan or a similar modern culture in the middle east, unfortunately i would move from management level to street begging and would have to give up my condo for a street corner because my field doesn't exist there =( Great post, great mosque topic, great all-around. I absolutely love it when a religious figure moves from the era when the book was introduced and actually addresses current events. It’s so much more inspiring – and it has the exact same pull that makes everyone check their blogs, twitter, facebook etc: SEEING WHAT’S NEW! What everyone things of everything that is currently happening.

I agree about the brain drain… i would probably enjoy a different lifestyle in Dubai or Jordan or a similar modern culture in the middle east, unfortunately i would move from management level to street begging and would have to give up my condo for a street corner because my field doesn’t exist there =(

Great post, great mosque topic, great all-around.

]]> By: Majd http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-133128 Majd Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:13:51 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-133128 He actually said 'Google it'? Haha. I think that imams these days don't focus on what they are preaching as much as how loud their tones are when they do. So was his khutbeh last week as good as the one before? He actually said ‘Google it’? Haha.
I think that imams these days don’t focus on what they are preaching as much as how loud their tones are when they do.
So was his khutbeh last week as good as the one before?

]]> By: T.B http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132964 T.B Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:45:49 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132964 Interesting I havent heard a new khutba in a while and i also feel i need to leave here before my brain melts into oblivion. Interesting I havent heard a new khutba in a while

and i also feel i need to leave here before my brain melts into oblivion.

]]> By: Fares http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132951 Fares Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:11:07 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132951 Really?! Thats pretty darn interesting.. now have him get his ass off that podium and work on it! Really?!

Thats pretty darn interesting.. now have him get his ass off that podium and work on it!

]]> By: Bardees http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132893 Bardees Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:08:58 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132893 I am impressed too :) I am impressed too :)

]]> By: Nart http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132885 Nart Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:15:20 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132885 That was a great khutba, it's a fictional khutba.. this ain't true.. i barely believe what I've just read.. The Friday culture in aggressive stupid khutba with Almighty forces that will demolish enemies is over.. I should start going BACK to Friday prayers.. I WISH we have such INTELLIGENT, clever speeches instead of the nonsense we hear every week for ages.. It is time to have well-educated, well acknowledged with other life aspects preachers that talk to the current community. It is a very nice article. That was a great khutba, it’s a fictional khutba.. this ain’t true.. i barely believe what I’ve just read.. The Friday culture in aggressive stupid khutba with Almighty forces that will demolish enemies is over.. I should start going BACK to Friday prayers.. I WISH we have such INTELLIGENT, clever speeches instead of the nonsense we hear every week for ages..
It is time to have well-educated, well acknowledged with other life aspects preachers that talk to the current community.
It is a very nice article.

]]> By: UmmFarouq http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132871 UmmFarouq Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:39:52 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132871 Thanks for the plug for both the imam and the masjid. I can count on one hand how many khutbas I've attended in Amman in nearly 7 years; that is sad. Great topic, so relevant. Thanks for the plug for both the imam and the masjid. I can count on one hand how many khutbas I’ve attended in Amman in nearly 7 years; that is sad. Great topic, so relevant.

]]> By: secratea http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132827 secratea Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:04:54 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132827 I'm impressed! I’m impressed!

]]> By: henno http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132821 henno Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:19:40 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132821 salam nas try the musque in jandaweel the imam is abu mousa i dont know if he is still there but try to look for him he is worth listening to ,the mousque is opposit zain on the other side.near by some small hotel i dont know the mousques name ,sorry, salam nas try the musque in jandaweel the imam is abu mousa i dont know if he is still there but try to look for him he is worth listening to ,the mousque is opposit zain on the other side.near by some small hotel i dont know the mousques name ,sorry,

]]> By: Khalidah http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132816 Khalidah Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:31:36 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132816 That is promising ... If more people got involved like he did, maybe the change would come a little faster ... I am just saying!! That is promising …

If more people got involved like he did, maybe the change would come a little faster … I am just saying!!

]]> By: Nas http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132813 Nas Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:22:13 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132813 @hussein, kiki: this is masjid al-kathem in dayer ighbar @hussein, kiki: this is masjid al-kathem in dayer ighbar

]]> By: asoom http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132812 asoom Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:34:54 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132812 "To be honest, at this point I’ll take any story that is remotely contemporary, speaks to my issues and does not involve what someone did 1,000 years ago." This seems to be a universal complaint regarding jum3a khutbas worldwide. Are you familiar with those Baba Ali Ummah films youtube vids? This post reminds me of one of his vids where he addressed the irrelevence of khutbas inspired by hearing a khutab say things like when you see a dead goat on the side of the road it's forbidden to eat it.....dude you're in southern california!!! it was pretty funny. My personal gripe about my new local friday prayers venue during the school year is that I wish it would be more girl-friendly. Unlike my previous school, the way it's set up it's as if it's meant to discourage girls from going by holding them in such small spaces and not making formal announcements of time and place changes so that everyone is aware. I stopped going to my campus jum3as when the last time I went I was the one female there....it couldn't be more uncomfortable. Kudos for the imam who googled! “To be honest, at this point I’ll take any story that is remotely contemporary, speaks to my issues and does not involve what someone did 1,000 years ago.”

This seems to be a universal complaint regarding jum3a khutbas worldwide. Are you familiar with those Baba Ali Ummah films youtube vids? This post reminds me of one of his vids where he addressed the irrelevence of khutbas inspired by hearing a khutab say things like when you see a dead goat on the side of the road it’s forbidden to eat it…..dude you’re in southern california!!! it was pretty funny.

My personal gripe about my new local friday prayers venue during the school year is that I wish it would be more girl-friendly. Unlike my previous school, the way it’s set up it’s as if it’s meant to discourage girls from going by holding them in such small spaces and not making formal announcements of time and place changes so that everyone is aware. I stopped going to my campus jum3as when the last time I went I was the one female there….it couldn’t be more uncomfortable.

Kudos for the imam who googled!

]]> By: Kiki http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132811 Kiki Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:19:22 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132811 What mosque was this? What mosque was this?

]]> By: Iman http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132810 Iman Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:57:59 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132810 sounds a lot like our Imam here ... who is Jordanian by the way. sounds a lot like our Imam here … who is Jordanian by the way.

]]> By: abu daoud http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132809 abu daoud Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:34:23 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132809 ya zalame, Could you maybe interview this guy? I think the feedback has shown how rare this is, and how much it is needed. Obviously Muslims--not only in JO--are not really being helped out by their weekly khutbas. It would be interesting to learn more about this imam and his thought and approach to khidme/ministry. --AD ya zalame,

Could you maybe interview this guy? I think the feedback has shown how rare this is, and how much it is needed. Obviously Muslims–not only in JO–are not really being helped out by their weekly khutbas. It would be interesting to learn more about this imam and his thought and approach to khidme/ministry.

–AD

]]> By: salma http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132808 salma Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:35:51 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132808 tab lateef tab lateef

]]> By: husssein http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132807 husssein Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:17:57 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132807 where is that mosque? where is that mosque?

]]> By: Natalia http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132805 Natalia Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:28:03 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132805 That sounds really interesting and cool! Sort of reminds me of this one time I accompanied my religious cousin to a Christian youth sermon and the priest completely surprised me by talking about the importance of moving out of your parents' house, how to go about getting a decent mortgage, etc. It was a practical and very thoughtful monologue, and you could tell by the faces in the crowd that almost everyone could relate to it in some way. <blockquote>To be honest, at this point I’ll take any story that is remotely contemporary, speaks to my issues and does not involve what someone did 1,000 years ago.</blockquote> Quote of the day! That sounds really interesting and cool! Sort of reminds me of this one time I accompanied my religious cousin to a Christian youth sermon and the priest completely surprised me by talking about the importance of moving out of your parents’ house, how to go about getting a decent mortgage, etc. It was a practical and very thoughtful monologue, and you could tell by the faces in the crowd that almost everyone could relate to it in some way.

To be honest, at this point I’ll take any story that is remotely contemporary, speaks to my issues and does not involve what someone did 1,000 years ago.

Quote of the day!

]]> By: Naddoush http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132797 Naddoush Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:47:23 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132797 That was a very uplifting post :-) I am happy to hear that these imams actually are out there - that is very encouraging. That was a very uplifting post :-)
I am happy to hear that these imams actually are out there – that is very encouraging.

]]> By: tambi http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132795 tambi Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:49:23 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132795 Your so lucky nas. I wish that Imam would come to the mosque near our home. Ours just keeps shouting like a hooligan. Wish there would be more intellectual imams like this. Your so lucky nas. I wish that Imam would come to the mosque near our home.
Ours just keeps shouting like a hooligan.

Wish there would be more intellectual imams like this.

]]> By: mo http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132794 mo Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:48:18 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132794 "To sweeten the deal, I was actually impressed that during the actual prayer, an imam, for once, recognized that it was 35 degrees outside (probably even hotter inside) and stuck to reading two of the shortest verses in the Quran (surat al-ikhlas and al-kafirun) instead of supplicating till half the crowd passed out." lol 35 degrees 2al .. dont come to riyadh ever “To sweeten the deal, I was actually impressed that during the actual prayer, an imam, for once, recognized that it was 35 degrees outside (probably even hotter inside) and stuck to reading two of the shortest verses in the Quran (surat al-ikhlas and al-kafirun) instead of supplicating till half the crowd passed out.”

lol 35 degrees 2al .. dont come to riyadh ever

]]> By: Ulysses http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132793 Ulysses Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:21:46 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132793 Hmm, Brain Drain! that's not a usual Khutba issue, I would usre want to listen to such ones. I really hate those repeated lessons on each occasion we have, and we have so many! Hmm, Brain Drain! that’s not a usual Khutba issue, I would usre want to listen to such ones. I really hate those repeated lessons on each occasion we have, and we have so many!

]]> By: Stephen http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132790 Stephen Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:27:34 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132790 It would be ideal to hear an interesting khutba every week but it can be difficult for someone to churn out a decent sermon every week. Lately I tend to turn up just as the khutba is about to finish It would be ideal to hear an interesting khutba every week but it can be difficult for someone to churn out a decent sermon every week.

Lately I tend to turn up just as the khutba is about to finish

]]> By: Ali http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132789 Ali Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:03:51 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132789 Interesting, This is how Friday khotba should be! Interesting, This is how Friday khotba should be!

]]> By: kinzi http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132785 kinzi Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:53:34 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132785 I am impressed. Sad it took two years to find him. Now invite all your friends! I am impressed. Sad it took two years to find him. Now invite all your friends!

]]> By: Hebs http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132784 Hebs Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:53:36 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132784 Good Stuff i was very happy to read this article. Good going Naseem Good Stuff i was very happy to read this article.
Good going Naseem

]]> By: abu daoud http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132780 abu daoud Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:32:22 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132780 This is great news. I mean, someone actually talking about redirecting society to improve, rather than just blaming the zionists and crusaders. It really is encouraging. This is great news. I mean, someone actually talking about redirecting society to improve, rather than just blaming the zionists and crusaders. It really is encouraging.

]]> By: Maha http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132777 Maha Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:14:34 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/06/20/the-jordanian-imam-who-googled/#comment-132777 Brain drain out of all topics ...that was a good read :D Brain drain out of all topics …that was a good read :D

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