Concerning thankfulness [shukr].

As for thankfulness [shukr], the basic guidance on the subject is contained in the words of Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) :
If you are thankful, I will surely give you more; but if you are ungrateful, My punishment is terrible indeed. (14:7)
This is reinforced by the traditional report, transmitted on the authority [...]

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Divine Mercy-Burdah « Dar al-Hadith

Beautiful commentary on some verses from the Burda:

O my soul do not become despondent due to your grievous sins.
Verily major sins when pardoned are minor.
Perhaps the mercy of my Lord when distributed.,
Would be distributed in proportion to the sins.

Imam Ibrahim al-Bajuri wrote in his commentary of the ‘Burdah’ (p.133):

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Shaykh Jihad Brown on the death of Shaykh Adib Kallas - On the passing of mountains - The National Newspaper
“God does not take away knowledge by stripping it from the breasts of men. Instead, He takes it away by taking away the scholars in death. Until there no longer remain scholars; and people take the [...]

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cambridge khutbas etc.: Thoughts on Evangelical Christianity
In this talk, Sheikh Abdal Hakim offers some thoughts on the increasingly assertive evangelical trend in Christianity, and how Muslims can constructively repsond to it. He emphasises firstly the importance of the Qur’anic principle of responding with what is better, and not being dragged into the abusive slanging matches [...]

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معهد الفتح الإسلامي يرحب بكم
Shaykh Muhammad Adib Kallas, the great Islamic scholar, Hanafi faqih, theologian, and teacher of scholars, has died today–October 21st, 2009–in Damascus, Syria. He was 88 years old, having lived a life dedicated to knowledge, teaching, and selfless service to seekers of knowledge.
Those who were fortunate to have met him agree that [...]

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In this video, Shaykh Faraz relates an interesting anecdote relating to marriage contracts during the question and answer session at the 23rd Annual conference hosted by the Islamic Council of New England at Boston University. This years conference centered on Islamic Finance and Shaykh Faraz presented two sessions: one on the definition of riba and [...]

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[Excerpt from “The Compendium of Knowledge and Wisdom” by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali]
It was in this way that Imam Ahmad and Ishaq ibn Rahwayh explained good character as giving up anger, and that has also been related as a marfu’ hadith which Muhammad ibn Nasr al-Marwazi related in the Kitab as-Salah in a hadith of [...]

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The New York Times recently featured an article on Habib ‘Umar, his school Dar al-Mustafa, and Tarim itself. Shaykh Yahya Rhodus (bio) , who teaches the “Faith in Divine Unity & Trust in Divine Providence “ course here at SeekersGuidance,  was interviewed in it as well.
October 15, 2009

TARIM JOURNAL

Crossroads of Islam, Past and Present
By ROBERT F. WORTH

TARIM, [...]

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Islamic Parenting: Ten Keys to Raising Righteous Children on Vimeo

Islamic Parenting: Ten Keys to Raising Righteous Children from Faraz Rabbani on Vimeo.
This is from the SeekersGuidance (www.SeekersGuidance.org) Online Course on Islamic Parenting: Raising Righteous Children.
This important course seeks to provide guidance on one of the most critical [...]

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A warning we should heed | Abdal Hakim Murad | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
  The mes  sage of Islam is that pursuit of money for its own sake is unnatural, inhumane, and will lead us to catastrophe
O you who believe! [...]

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