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A newly surfaced speech from a major Muslim political organizer in California is raising eyebrows — not for voter turnout efforts, but for the explicit political goals laid out.In his own words, the plan is to:• “Activate California Muslims so we can shape the rest of the country.”• “Build a network of activists at every mosque.”• “Ensure every elected official engages with the Muslim community.”• “Get more American Muslims to run for office — we need you to run.”He even frames political organizing as a religious obligation:"We will build a network of activists at every masjid, every mosque, to ensure that every eligible Muslim, every eligible person, is registered to vote. That every elected official at every level engages with the Muslim community. That more American Muslims run for office. And we want to make sure that we activate California Muslims so we can shape the rest of the country, because we can shape California. We need you to run for office. And I want to salute the dozens and dozens of American Muslims who had the courage and the commitment and the resolve to run for office. Dozens of them won, others did not. They will win next time. What Allah promises is guaranteed 100%. So Allah is saying, I'm going to give you victory, but there's one part on your part. You have to stand by Allah. So ask yourself, as I ask myself, for victory to come, there is a need for a critical mass of Muslims to make victory for Allah, to stand by Allah, to stand by the people of Allah. How many phone calls have you made? How many protests have you tried to attend? Have you met or called your elected officials, your member of Congress? Have you gone to call the White House? Have you joined the efforts, the political efforts happening in every city to organize the Muslim votes as we deal with elections? Ask yourself, where am I in the equation? Because until there is a critical mass, Allah is withholding what he has promised us, because we haven't fulfilled our part of the deal.Many more are running this year around the country, including many who are running in our own area. Al Jabbar, Faisal Gill, Fauzia Rizvi, Farrah Khan, the current mayor of Irvine. Ali Taj, Irvine—what did I say? Anaheim, sorry. Al Jabbar is running for City Council in Anaheim. Farrah Khan for Irvine, of course. Mahmoud Saifi in Redlands, Dr. Asif Mahmud running for Congress, Fatima Iqbal-Zubair in LA for Assembly, and many others.But as important as running is, it is equally important to build the power of the grassroots at the grassroots level. This year, we've established the Muslim Community Action Network, we know it as MCAN, which aims to train activists as community organizers who can inform and mobilize their local community, set up candidate forums, engage with local politicians, and advocate for local, state, and national issues of importance to our community."