Archive for February, 2010
The Mawlid:a season of thanks and celebration - Shaykh Jihad Hashim Brown - The National Newspaper

The Mawlid:a season of thanks and celebration - The National Newspaper
Only a tentative peace held in those first days after the opening at Mecca. The Quraysh tribe had submitted to the Prophet without bloodshed, but the air was still tense with uncertainty. While some members of the vanquished city explored the depths of their subconscious [...]

Registration Now Open - Clarity for Seekers: Perfecting Prayer - Free Monthly Video Seminar

Perfecting Prayer
Keys to Presence of Heart & Excellence in Prayer

How to fulfill the Prophet’s command, “Pray as you have seen me pray,” and realize the tremendous virtues of prayer, of which Allah Most High has called us, “Seek assistance in patience and prayer.”
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Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Imam Tahir Anwar
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari

Date/Time: Saturday March 13th at 5pm [...]

Celebrating the Prophet Muhammad’s Birth - CelebrateMercy.com and an Interview with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani of SeekersGuidance

Worldwide Celebration of Prophet Muhammad | StarTribune.com
Today, February 25th, will be a worldwide celebration of Prophet Muhammad, upon him peace and blessings. Millions of Muslims worldwide commemorate the Prophet Muhammad, by remembering his life, teachings and character. And for the first time ever, with the growing popularity of social media - this year, [...]

Celebrate Mercy - Thurday, Feb 25 at 9 pm EST - Official Trailer - www.CelebrateMercy.com

YouTube - Celebrate Mercy - Official Trailer

A Global Celebration of The Prophet Muhammad (God bless him and grant him peace) | Webcast Live to Your Living Room
http://www.celebratemercy.com
Dr. Yusuf Islam (aka, Cat Stevens)Shaykh Hamza YusufImam Zaid ShakirHabib ‘UmarShaykh Nuh Keller Imam Sayed QazwiniDalia MogahedShaykh Muhammad NinowyShaykh Abdallah AdhamiShaykh Faraz RabbaniShaykh Yahya RhodusUstadh Usama [...]

God’s Messenger and Children - Fethullah Gulen

Fethullah Gülen’s Web Site - God’s Messenger and Children
He was an extraordinary husband, a perfect father, and a unique grandfather. He was unique in every way. He treated his children and grandchildren with great compassion, and never neglected to direct them to the Hereafter and good deeds. He smiled at them, caressed and loved them, [...]

The Excellence of Rising at Night to Pray - from Imam Nawawi’s Gardens of the Righteous (Riyad al-Salihin)

riyad6 - translated by Ayesha Bewley
212. Chapter: On the excellence of rising in the night to pray
Allah Almighty says, “And stay awake for prayer during part of the night as a supererogatory action for yourself. It may well be that your Lord will raise you to a Praiseworthy Station,” (17:79) and [...]

Qasida Burda - In Praise of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) - Mawlid in Jakarta, Indonesia - YouTube

YouTube - Qasida Burda - Mawlid in Jakarta, Indonesia
Extract of a rendition of the Qasida Burda from a Mawlid in Jakarta, Indonesia. Part of the Arus Damai tour, January 2010

Qasida Burda in Praise of the Prophet Muhammad - Sh. Diya - Video - and: Resources on the Burda and Praise Poetry

YouTube - Qasida Burda in Praise of the Prophet Muhammad - Sh. Diya

A powerful & moving rendition of the Qasida Burda of Imam Busiri by Shaykh Diya’ of Amman, Jordan. Chapters 1 & 2.
The Qasida Burda is one of the greatest poems ever written in praise of the Beloved Messenger of Allah (peace & blessings [...]

Blessings on the Beloved Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) - A Gift for Rabi` al-Awwal from Habib Umar bin Hafiz - Interpreter’s Path (Shaykh AbdulKarim Yahya)

A Rabi’ul Awwal Gift « Interpreter’s Path
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
وبعد فهذه صيغة صلاة على النبي محمد صلى الله عليه وآله وصحبه وسلم للحبيب عمر بن حفيظوأوصى بالإكثار منها في شهر مولده صلى الله عليه وسلم

As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
This is a formula of prayers (salat) on the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him, his [...]

Habib Umar’s Dar al-Mustafa in Tarim Featured on Al Jazeera English - Students in Yemen Fight Stereotypes

Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Students in Yemen fight stereotypes
Yemen is renowned for its religious schools, which attract hundreds of international students every year. Those schools are now under increasing scrutiny, with the United States, among the nations, concerned about a possible growing al-Qaeda presence there. But there is another side to education [...]