Abdullah Oduro Iman Cave - Masculinity Through AllahS Names
Mar 8, 2024
Murad Awad, entrepreneur and spoken-word youth worker, and Ammar Shukri, Islamic scholar and poet, reflect on masculinity through the names of Allah. They discuss creative craft, male emotional expression, generosity as dignity, wisdom in leadership, guardianship and sacrifice. Conversations touch on vulnerability, community, and resisting social media’s clout-driven pressures.
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Embodying Allah’s Names Shapes Masculinity
- Living by Allah's names means adopting human manifestations of divine traits like mercy and kindness.
- Ammar Shukri and Abdullah Oduro stress scholars' idea: adorn yourselves with God's characteristics to shape masculine character.
Sudanese Weddings Show Lost Male Social Bonds
- Ammar Shukri recounts Sudanese-New York immigrant weddings where guests arrive late and families pray Fajr at the hall, illustrating tight-knit social life.
- He uses this memory to argue modern men lack such sustained male socialization and camaraderie.
Actively Check In On Brothers In Crisis
- Check in deeply with men because they often suffer alone; do not wait for them to volunteer problems.
- Abdullah Oduro describes a friend whose divorce went largely unnoticed until a few people asked and apologized.
