Siraj Wahhaj - Black Lives Matter: Standing For Justice

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In this powerful lecture, Imam Siraj Wahhaj calls on Muslims — particularly in the context of the Black Lives Matter movement — to move from passive observers to active agents of justice. Drawing on lessons from the Civil Rights Movement, the grammar of Arabic, and the words of Martin Luther King Jr., he urges Muslims to harness the power of social media, the vote, and the law. He argues that working for justice is not a political calculation but a divine obligation rooted in the Quranic command to enjoin good and forbid evil.