This is an excellent article by on Imam Badr al-Din al-Hasani of Damascus (1850-1935). See:A 20th Century Giant: the Great Shaykh, Imam Badr al-Din al-Hasani of Damascus (1850-1935).
Archive for May, 2010
“To Mothers”
By Baraka Blue
To those mothers who buttered sandwiches
and lit loves lanterns when
sweet dreams turned into nightmares-
and cloaked us in radiant safety net bear hugs under covers and
sacrificed many a-night sleep like a coat over a puddle so our pillows stayed dry
and evaporated tears when we would cry, and
smiled at the clouds till they bowed [...]
YouTube - Advice on Calling to Allah - Imam Siraj Wahhaj’s Words of Wisdom
Imam Siraj Wahhaj shares words of wisdom and long experience about how to be effective in calling to Allah, and the need for Prophetic mercy and concern. In Ann Arbor Michigan, after SeekersGuidance organizational meetings..
Imam Abu Talib al-Makki mentions ten duties of those truly repentant, in his work Qut al-Qulub:
1. It is their duty not to return to disobeying Allah
2. If one falls into sin, then not to keep repeating the sin
3. To hasten to repent to Allah from any sin one falls into
4. Remorse for one’s remissness and shortcomings
5. To [...]
Marriage is an act of worship that nearly every Muslim will engage in during their life. Attendees of the SeekersGuidance Seminar on “Getting Married”, held in Maryland on Saturday 24th April, learned that there is much more to this spiritual act than just meeting someone and planning the wedding.
The Seminar was delivered by Shaykh [...]
Bismillah.
As-salamu alaikum,
May this reach you all in the best state of health and iman. Ameen.
Alhamdulillah, SeekersGuidance will be launching its first ever week-long retreat, “Living Faith: Understanding, Living, & Realizing the Testifications of Faith“, this June at the Coker Creek Village in Tennessee. This 300-acre park is nestled high in the southern Appalachian Mountains on the famed [...]