While in Gambia for a conference, Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah (biography) was interviewed for Gambian television. In it, he discusses evidence of Muslims visiting the Americas before Columbus, how he entered Islam, modernity as an economic system, how to deal with sectarianism, and the distinction between Shari’ah and haqeeqah.
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The Noor Ensemble performs a beautiful rendition of the Burdah, along with other traditional poems in praise of the best of creation, Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings be upon him, at the Harvard Islamic Society Mawlid Night. (February 2010)
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These are a few hadiths of the Beloved Messenger of Allah (peace & blessings be upon him & his folk) on the great honor that trials, hardships, and tribulations can represent for a true believer, and how these are opportunities to exhibit one’s patience, trust, reliance, contentment, and thankfulness to Allah Most High.
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The Importance of Study in One’s Spiritual Development
Imam al-Ghazzali
“The Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace) said, “The heart of the believer is more unsteady than a cooking pot as it boils. He also said, “The heart of the believer is between two of the fingers of the Merciful.” During such strenuous effort [...]
On Egotism
By Richard Weaver
The following excerpt is from “Ideas Have Consequences” by Richard Weaver, an American scholar from the South who taught at the University of Chicago and was a strong critic of modern society. (Biography) This book is relevant to Muslims as it explains how the modern world developed and how it is distinct [...]
YouTube - Qad Kafani Ilmu Rabbi
Shaikh Abdal-Hakim Murad singing Imam Al-Haddad’s poem (Allah have mercy upon him), Qad Kafani Ilmu Rabbi:
My Lords knowledge has sufficed mefrom asking or choosingFor my dua and my agonizing supplicationis a witness to my poverty.For this secret I make supplicationin times of ease and times of difficultyI am a slave [...]
The following is the transcript of a speech given by Dr. El-Tayeb, the new Shaykh al-Azhar, at an interfaith program at the Washington National Cathedral.
Washington National Cathedral : Summit : About the Four Principals and Participants
Islam and the Other Religions
Professor Dr. Ahmad Mohamed El TayebPresident of Al-Azhar University
Islam is the last link in the chain [...]
YouTube - “Mobile’s Ringtone” Alhabib Mohammad Alsaqqaf “Rob3yat”
Post-Crisis Reforms: Some Points to Ponder by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani « at-Tahawi
Mufti Taqi Usmani writes: In modern economics, we are used to a purely materialistic and secular approach that does not allow religious concepts to interfere with its theories and concepts, on the premise that economy is outside the domain of religion. It is, [...]
YouTube - La prière de Ibn Mashish
Ibn Mashish (Allah be pleased with him), d. 622 AH, was one of the great masters of the spiritual path of sufism, and was the teacher and guide of Imam Abu’l Hasan al-Shadhili.
Arabic text of the Salat al-Mashishiyya: here.
From Ibn Mashish’s Advice to Imam Shadhili:
Abu’l Hasan al-Shadhili said, “My [...]
