Nominations for Muslim Personality of 2009

You —

Time to nominate people who you think did something outstanding this year and should be recognised as a muslim personality for the whole of the year 2009.

Last year, I think no one won. Will this year be any different?

So, come on people, make your nominations and suggestions. and give a reason for your choice as that may give your candidate a fighting chance.

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Sajid Iqbal — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 - 11:30

Salaam

Theres bound to be many personalities out there who have made some contribution in 2009:

Amir Khan- became world champ!
Sayeeda Warsi- described on Question Time as the Most Powerful British Female Muslim
Yusuf Islam alongside Sami Yusuf have come out with new singles which always touch Muslims
Then you have the Muslim MP's....
Muslim scholars who always contribute but has anyone stood out this year?
Muslim writers.....
Activists and spokesmen/women like Yvonne Ridley, Asghar Bukhari from MPAC etc

theres loads more if you put your mind to it.....

You — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 - 15:37

[quote=TheRevivalEditor]Salaam

Theres bound to be many personalities out there who have made some contribution in 2009:

Amir Khan- became world champ!
Sayeeda Warsi- described on Question Time as the Most Powerful British Female Muslim
Yusuf Islam alongside Sami Yusuf have come out with new singles which always touch Muslims
Then you have the Muslim MP's....
Muslim scholars who always contribute but has anyone stood out this year?
Muslim writers.....
Activists and spokesmen/women like Yvonne Ridley, Asghar Bukhari from MPAC etc

theres loads more if you put your mind to it.....[/quote]

Just because they exist and are muslim does not make them great Muslim personalities.

Where's the spectacle, the greatness? MPAC is beyond a joke. Yvonne Ridley needs to see a psychiatrist, Sayeeda Warsi is the token muslim in the Conservatives that allows them to say "we're not anti muslim, we have a muslim member - see!" and is not representative of many Muslim opinions.

If you want a controversial choice - Majid Nawaz from Quilliam.

More importantly, who is the one person who you think should get it this year, and why?

awlia (not verified) — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 - 15:38

those nomination are you joking these are the real people who deserve it:

Zakir Naik
Anwar Awlaki
Yusuf Estes
Abdur Raheem Green
Bilal Philips
the current imam of alaqsa

and along with yusuf islam why not add sami yusuf for promoting haram music and nasheeds

You — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 - 15:41

What have they done this year that is great?

The whole point of an annual thing is that it is not a lifetime achievement award.

As for music, the opinion of the salf saliheen and the early residents of Madinah is that it is allowed, and is backed up by evidence from ahadith. but separate issue. feel free to open up a topic on music if you wish. (one topic only please.)

You — Sat, 5 Dec 2009 - 12:31

ANother person - an editor for the New statesman, Mehdi Hassan. He has been attacked loads by the right and racist wings of the press since being promoted to his position as an editor, and you can read his articles on that page to decide wether you agree or disagree with him.

awlia (not verified) — Sat, 5 Dec 2009 - 13:15

[quote=You]What have they done this year that is great?

The whole point of an annual thing is that it is not a lifetime achievement award.

As for music, the opinion of the salf saliheen and the early residents of Madinah is that it is allowed, and is backed up by evidence from ahadith. but separate issue. feel free to open up a topic on music if you wish. (one topic only please.)[/quote]

dont worry i'll open it soon after, i deal with the others, this is one i specialise in, and have studied under many scholars to gain this knowlege.

Muslimah_Traveller — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 - 23:07

Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri - a great personality!

Highlight of 2009 - 'Fatwa on Terrorism & Extremism by Shaykh-ul-Islam‏'

Minhaj-ul-Quran International Top News Video Press Conference
http://www.minhaj.org/english/tid/9385/'Terrorism-and-Suicide-Attacks'-…

Print Media Coverage about 'Terrorism and Suicide Attacks'
http://www.minhaj.org/english/cid/2690/Print-Media-Coverage-about-

1/6 Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri's Fatwa on Suicide Attacks & Terrorism (Press Conference)Urdu خودکش حملہ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4P7VoVjsuo

Urdu Geo News
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NCnG10QHl8

BBC in Urdu
http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/2009/12/091206_qadri_fatwa_zee.shtml

al-albani (not verified) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 - 18:31

Freddy umar kanoute

footballer
prays 5 times a day
fasts even during premier league days, something that amir khan refused to do
Payed his full month wagesto save a mosque from being taken over
refised to wear haram sponsor

You — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 - 18:32

[quote=al-albani]Freddy umar kanoute

footballer
prays 5 times a day
fasts even during premier league days, something that amir khan refused to do
Payed his full month wagesto save a mosque from being taken over
refised to wear haram sponsor [/quote]

I had forgotten about him - a good nomination indeed. IMO.

TPOS — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 - 18:50

[quote=al-albani]Freddy umar kanoute

footballer
prays 5 times a day
fasts even during premier league days, something that amir khan refused to do
Payed his full month wagesto save a mosque from being taken over
refised to wear haram sponsor [/quote]

oh i vote for him! 🙂 (unless someone nominates someone better later on)

s.b.f — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 - 18:53

[quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE][quote=al-albani]Freddy umar kanoute

footballer
prays 5 times a day
fasts even during premier league days, something that amir khan refused to do
Payed his full month wagesto save a mosque from being taken over
refised to wear haram sponsor [/quote]

oh i vote for him! [/quote]

I agree 🙂 even though this is the first time Iv heard of him.

s.b.f — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 - 18:56

Kanouté and his wife Fatima live in Seville, Spain with their two children.

Kanouté has been practicing Islam since he was around the age of 20. He refused to wear a Sevilla shirt bearing the name of club sponsor 888.com, due to the fact the website is used for gambling, which is against the principles of Islam; this meant that the club had to give him a brand-free jersey every match. The company, however, agreed to excuse him from their publicity campaigns in return for Kanouté wearing the sponsored kit, which was part of the players' contractual duties. In 2007, Kanouté paid more than $700,000 out of his pocket to buy a mosque in Seville. The contract on the premises had expired and the mosque was due to be sold. The Islamic community of Spain confirmed it had requested Kanouté's aid after the mosque was put up for sale.[6]

Kanouté has also showed interest in a variety of humanitarian causes. In 2006, he launched an appeal to establish a "Children's Village" in Mali.[7] And after scoring a goal in a 7 January 2009 Copa Del Rey match against Deportivo La Coruña, Kanouté lifted his jersey and displayed a black shirt underneath emblazoned with the word "Palestine". The action was interpreted by BBC sources[8] as a protest against the Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip ongoing at that time. Kanouté was cautioned with a yellow card for displaying a political message, and subsequently fined around $4,000 by the league.[8]

Sajid Iqbal — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 - 11:16

So the short list so far this year is:

1. Amir Khan
2. Freddie Umar Kanoute
3. Salma Yaqub
4. Saeeda Warsi
5. Sami Yusuf
6. Yusuf Islam

No scholars have been mentioned to avoid bias n sectarianism; coz ppl normally nominate 'their' shaykh

You — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 - 13:05

You missed out Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Also Mehdi Hassan.

(and there are better reasons for not putting the scholars on the list - you should not be so afraid of ... what do you call it... sectarianism that you refuse to recognise when someone does something good. A better reason is "because they have not done much".)

Sajid Iqbal — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 - 14:40

[quote=You]You missed out Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Also Mehdi Hassan.

(and there are better reasons for not putting the scholars on the list - you should not be so afraid of ... what do you call it... sectarianism that you refuse to recognise when someone does something good. A better reason is "because they have not done much".)[/quote]

how do u know what the scholars have done?
how can u say they 'havent ' done much?
and 99% of time ppl put fwd their shaykh or someone just from their sect. thats the truth.