Archive for April, 2010
Pictures and Videos from the Seeking the Sacred Retreat (Australia) - Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus & Imam Afroz Ali

Bismillah.
As-salamu alaikum,
Alhamdulillah, two SeekersGuidance instructors, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Shaykh Yahya Rhodus, as well as Imam Afroz Ali of the al-Ghazzali Centre, attended the Seeking the Sacred Retreat that was held in Adelaide, Australia in April 2010. This years program revolved around the importance, etiquette, and benefits of seeking knowledge and was attended by over [...]

The Light of Prayer- Shaykh Abdur Rahman al-Akhdari

The pious Maliki scholar Abdur Rahman al-Akhdari who died in the 10 century A.H mentions in his famous work known as al-Akhdari :

Prayer beholds an illuminating divine light which illuminates the hearts of those who perform prayer and none obtain it except those who humble themselves in fear before Allah (during prayer). If you therefore, come to perform prayer, empty [...]

Fawakih Institute: 72 Hour Discount off any Summer Program!

Asalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
SPECIAL 72 HOUR DISCOUNT on SUMMER PROGRAMS!
The details of how to live an upright life are found in the Qur’an and Hadith of our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Fawakih has developed a unique and comprehensive program that aims to teach its students how to READ primary [...]

The Perfection of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) - Sound Islamic Belief is that the Prophet was free of shortcoming or sin - Ustadh Fethullah Gulen on Removing Doubts

Fethullah Gülen’s Web Site - Removing Doubts
In sum, like every other Prophet, God’s Messenger has no blemish and is innocent of what they accuse him. Nor can his infallibility be doubted.
Some Qur’anic verses appear to reprimand certain Prophets or entertain the possibility that a Prophet can sin, according to the usual definition [...]

Raising Your Children with Deen & Dunya - Radio Interview with Hina Khan-Mukhtar - & SeekersGuidance Islamic Parenting Course

Raising Your Children with Deen & Dunya - OLR Radio Broadcasting Live Talk Shows / Islamic / Lectures
Guest Hina Khan-Mukhtar with hosts Munira and Noha at One Legacy Radio discuss the article, “Raising Children with Deen & Dunya” and the lessons she learned from parents who raised their children with strong Islamic identities.
Raising your Children [...]

10 Ways to Avoid Marrying the Wrong Person! - MentalHealth4Muslims Blog

10 Ways to Avoid Marrying the Wrong Person!

By N.S. & H.M.

There is a right way and a wrong way to get to know someone for marriage.  The wrong way is to get caught up in the excitement and nuance of a budding relationship and in the process completely forget to ask the critical questions that help [...]

Al-Habib `Abd al-Qadir al-Saqqaf - The Passing of a Great Scholar, Caller, and Saint

Posted with permission of Ustadh Amin Buxton
Al-Habib `Abd al-Qadir bin Ahmad bin `Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf was born in Seiyun, Hadramawt in 1331. The great Imam, al-Habib `Ali bin Muhammad al-Habshi, in the final years of his life, named him and gave good tidings of the future that was awaiting this child. He was given the [...]

Imam Khalid Latif, the Muslim Chaplain at NYU, is runner up for the FaithTrust Insti

2009 National Sermon Contest Winners — FaithTrust Institute
FaithTrust Institute is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 National Sermon Contest.
First Place: Rev. MarQuita Carmichael Burton Runners Up: Imam Khalid Latif, Rev. Glencie S. Rhedrick
Real Men Don’t Hit Women (Video)Imam Khalid Latif
Imam Khalid LatifFor an audience of Muslim college students, Imam Latif made [...]

On the Passing of Habib Abd al-Qadir bin Ahmad al-Saqqaf - Shaykh Yahya Rhodus

On the Passing of Habib Abd al-Qadir bin Ahmad al-Saqqaf - Shaykh Yahya Rhodus from SeekersGuidance on Vimeo.

Shaykh Yahya Rhodus expresses his condolences on the death of the spiritual luminary and renown scholar, Habib Abd al-Qadir bin Ahmad al-Saqqaf who passed away earlier this week. He shares a brief biography of Habib Abd al-Qadir and gives key [...]

Marriage: A Beginner’s Guide - Fahad Faruqi has in-depth discussion with Imam Zaid Shakir on critical contemporary issues and the true spirit of marriage in Islam

ILLUME :: Marriage: A Beginner’s Guide
Many men and women spend years looking for a suitable spouse without knowing what to look for. Perhaps, it would have been easier if the options were laid out on a sheet of paper, like an order form of a luxury car that allows you to pick leather interior, wooden [...]