Re: What were you doing when you heard about the 9/11 attacks?
was heading towards class when a classmate rushed by saying that someone flew planes into the WTC. and that initial reports were it was the Palestinians.
tbh, even though the images were shocking when you look at the video, the attempt in itself wasn’t for me. I spent a significant chunk of my childhood in Saudi Arabia when the imams in 95% of mosques would conclude their jummah khutbas by praying that God destroy the kufaars, enemies of Islam, etc. and how Palestine, Bosnia etc were bleeding. so, things like 911, Faisal Shehzad were inevitable.
I’m frankly surprised when Muslims say that they were shocked by 9/11. look at our masjids. look at our preachers and what they say in the mosques. 9/11 was inevitable - it was just a matter of time.
I am sure that dua in Friday khutbahs has been in place for decades and suddenly there is a connection of 9/11 to those khutbahs, thank you for connecting the dots :k: