Imam Tahir to Speak at RIS 2009
When a ship is lost at sea, is in imminent danger of sinking, or if it has been hijacked, the captain sends out an SOS. This acronym is Morse code for, “Save Our Ship.”
When an SOS is received by any agency, all available resources are mobilized to save the threatened ship; the Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force, and any civilian vessels in the vicinity. Our planet is currently sending out an SOS. The waves of pollution and environmental degradation are washing over its bow. The gathering storms of warfare and strife are threatening its course. It has been hijacked by the pirates of racism and xenophobia. Massive icebergs of disease, hunger, and economic marginalization litter the sea all around it.
As an Ummah, it is time for us to mobilize all of our resources to help save the ship of humanity, before it sinks, or is forever lost at sea.