Unity & Leadership (DVD)

Imam Siraj addresses what he believes to be the major issue facing the Ummah today, and that is the need for centralized leadership.

The fact is that although many people are accepting Islam and changing their ways, many lifelong Muslims are losing their deen and succumbing to the temptations of the American lifestyle.

And so the imam asks the question: "How do we maximize the fertile ground of America, and minimize that back door by which people leave the deen?" He answers this vital question with a fiery speech meant to captivate the audience and bring attention to a matter that is too often overlooked.

Why the Question Is the Right One

Because communities count conversions and rarely count departures. A masjid that welcomes twenty new Muslims a year and quietly loses thirty young people raised in the community is not growing, and nobody is measuring it.

Imam Siraj's argument is that leadership is what closes that door — and his observation that the same conditions producing conversions are producing losses is the part of the lecture that has aged best.

Who It Is For

Imams, masjid boards and community workers. Also worth watching for anyone frustrated with the state of their local community and unclear about where the responsibility actually lies.