Imam Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami (Allah have mercy on him), one of the great masters of the spiritual path, wrote in his work The Proper Manners of Companionship (Adab al-Suhba) that,
Proper companionship with one’s friends is through:
[1] Remaining constantly cheerful
[2] Doing the good
[3] Spreading mention of their virtues
[4] Concealing their errors
[5] Considering great his little [...]
Six Reasons Why the Fort Hood Killings by Nidal Hasan Are Clearly Impermissible (Haram) in Islamic Law
By Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
1. Betrayal of covenant (`and).
2. Impermissible deceit (ghadr).
3. Killing those not actively engaged in combat.
4. Doing something without clear religious sanction.
5. Doing something of manifest greater harm for Muslims.
6. The basis of taking human life is [...]
YouTube - The Role of Professionals
Lecture (with translation) of the Habib/Omar Bin Hafeez during his trip to Australia for complete: http://www.alhabibomar.com/
Al-Rahman is often translated as “The Compassionate” but this translation is insufficient. Rather, it entails an all-encompassing wardship, like a womb, and the two words come from the same root word. The significance of al-Rahman becomes apparent when we read the Qur’an as Allah describe Himself in the basmala by this name after [...]
YouTube - 1/3: Modesty in Islam - Ibrahim Osi-Efa
Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Efa was born and raised in Liverpool, England. He was blessed with the opportunity to study several classical disciplines at the hands of some of the holders of the tradition such as Murabit al-Haj, al-Habib Umar b. Hafiz and Shaikh Hassan al-Hindi. Initially [...]
Responding to the Fort Hood Tragedy - Imam Zaid Shakir
Imam Zaid Shakir writes: This is my response to the Fort Hood tragedy and events both associated with it and ensuing from it. I begin by expressing my deepest condolences to the families of all of the dead and wounded. There is no legitimate [...]
BBC News Video: New Muslim College in Cambridge
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“A college has opened in Cambridge with the aim of teaching young Muslim religious leaders how best to integrate Islam into British society.”
Diploma modules at the College include but are not limited to:
Introduction to Western Intellectual History
Science in the World Today
British Islam Today
Managing Mosques and Charitable [...]
cambridge khutbas etc.: The Charity of Love
In this talk, given at an fundraising event as part of the Islamic Help Orphans Tour, Sheikh Abdal Hakim discusses the motives behind giving charity. He mentions the particular quality and blessing of charity given out of love for Allah and out of gratitude to Him, rather than out [...]
Allah tells us in the Quran that He did not create us except to worship Him. [Quran 51:56]. Imam ibn ‘Abbas, the great commentator of the Quran and companion of the Prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him), said that “to worship” means, “to know” according to Imam Ibn [...]
cambridge khutbas etc.: The Mantle Adorned: Imam Busiri’s Burda
The Mantle Adorned: Imam Bûsîrî’s Burda, translated, with further poetic ornaments, by Abdal Hakim Murad. Quilliam Press, 2009.
A new English translation of the celebrated Poem of the Cloak (Qasidat al-Burda) by Imam Busiri (may Allah be pleased with him) is now available. [...]
