Numan Attique – What Is A Masjid Without An Imam

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The speaker discusses the importance of not having a representative of the legacy of the Prophet Islam in order to connect with the transmission of Islam to the modern world. They argue that individuals should not be associated with a particular culture or community, as it is difficult to ensure proper identification. The speaker also mentions the loss of graduates from schools and the potential for graduates to become frat clubs.
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If the Majid represents the five pillars of
Islam, four walls with four corners, and there
being a dome on the top which represents
Allah SWT and the Shahada moving towards Allah
from this worldly dimension, how do you do
that without one who represents the legacy of
Prophethood?
When we were given a Prophet to connect
us to the transcendent, Allah SWT, how do
you make sense of that without the guide
being there?
This entire structure only works if you have
an Imam to blow a spirit into it,
to give it identity, meaning and centrality.
If you don't have Imams that people can
go to to simply say salam alaikum to,
ask their very simple questions, it's not a
proper Masjid.
Yes, Alhamdulillah it is still a Masjid, people
pray in it, but it's not serving the
purpose especially of a Masjid in a community
where Muslims are a minority.
Such a place has more responsibility.
So say for instance, if we were to
speak of the East, you would have more
of a reasoning to not have an Imam,
because Masjids there are more like walk-in
walk-outs.
You go in, you pray your prayers and
you come out, and you have the rest
of society to kind of do things in.
But when it comes to here, there is
no way that a board or a committee
is not deeply underserving their community by not
having an Imam.
I don't want to give a fatwa on
this and say that it's wahajib or something
else and that they're sinning or etc.
But it's a big issue to be able
to not have qualified Imams in Masjids, in
communities without a leader, who's not just spiritual
but there to literally lead them forward towards
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, honestly it's a
big loss and very sad to see.
Because you know what happens right after this,
from a generation?
People don't come to the Masjids.
Because nobody was there to build them.
Nobody was there to go to their schools,
to help them learn to read the Qur
'an, to teach them about the companions, about
the Prophet ﷺ, to instill within them this
love.
Then you end up with what we have
with churches, selling out churches unfortunately.
Because nobody's there to attend them.
They never felt connected to the church, so
why should I go?
When I have every alternative, I have my
online communities, I have my parties, I have
my school, I have my, I guess frat
clubs aren't a thing anymore, but I have
those, I have whatever else club I want
to join, I can do.
Those who I get along with, so why
come to the Masjid?
Why be a Muslim?
That's what we're going to be facing if
we don't have qualified Imams in our Masajid.