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“Give charity without delay, for it stands in the way of Calamity.” Tirmidhi
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Allah (SWT) says: “By the soul and the One who fashioned it,
and inspired it with its wickedness and its righteousness. Indeed,
successful is the one who purifies it, and disappointed is the one
who corrupts it.” [al-Shams, 91:7–10]
In Sūrah al-Shams, Allah swears by some of His greatest
creations—the sun, the moon, the day, the night, the heavens, and the earth—before concluding with a powerful truth
about the human soul. These divine oaths are meant to
capture our attention and emphasize what truly matters: the
state of our souls.
We stand today at a crossroads. Behind us lies Ramaḍān—a month of mercy, forgiveness, and emancipation from the Fire. Ahead of us lies the rest of our lives, waiting to be shaped by what we have gained. The Messenger of Allāh ( صلى الله عليه وسلم (taught that whoever fasts Ramaḍān with faith and
seeking reward will have their past sins forgiven. Yet the most important question is not simply whether we fasted, abut whether Ramaḍān has changed us.
[Warren, MI] – Imam Steve Mustapha Elturk, President of the Islamic Organization of North America
(IONA) and Co-Chair of the Imams Council of Michigan, joined a broad coalition of multifaith clergy
leaders on March 24, 2026, in a press conference, on the steps of the Michigan State Capitol, calling for
an end to the presence and expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in
Michigan. Faith leaders from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and other traditions gathered to draw what Imam Elturk
described as “a line in the sand,” urging lawmakers and government officials to protect immigrant
communities and uphold human dignity.