Muslim community at a crossroads with a leadership vacuum - CNN.com
(CNN) — Muslims are a very diverse people. Although they share timeless universals that weave them together into a common fabric, it would be dishonest to paint them with a broad brush.
A sophisticated and elegant civilization built over fourteen centuries stretching from Spain to China, [...]
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The Personal Arrogance Checklist by Abdul S. Ahmed
“The kettle only fills the cup when its spout is lowered
A teacher can only benefit others when he lowers himself before Allah.”
A person might be arrogant, proud, ostentatious or have elements of those qualities if (PLEASE note I have said MIGHT - make your own decision) if:
0. You [...]
Which of the Last Ten Nights of Ramadan Isn’t Laylatul Qadr?
Despite knowing that the Blessed Night of Power falls somewhere in the last ten days of Ramadan, the question continues to pop up: Which night is Laylatul Qadr? But before we ask such a question it would help to step back and look deep into [...]
Reflection on Ramadhan Preparation: with the Attendees of the Toronto Seminar
As we move into the last ten days of the Blessed Month of Ramadhan, it’s the perfect time to pause and reflect on a few of the lessons learned by attendees of the Toronto seminar, “The Laws of Love: The Keys to a Spiritually [...]
Dr. Hatem Bazian and Imam Zaid Shakir lead the Zaytuna College faculty to the stage
Zaytuna College held its convocation for its inaugural class of fifteen students Monday, August 23, at the International House in Berkeley. Classes for the students began the following day. The ceremony included remarks by the College’s three founders, [...]
In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful
The I`tikaf (Spiritual Retreat) in Ramadan
One of the great spiritual opportunities in this blessed month of Ramadan is the i`tikaf, the spiritual retreat. The following SeekersGuidance Answers discuss the virtue and Prophetic guidance related to i`tikaf:
The Spiritual Retreat (i`tikaf)http://seekersguidance.org/ans-blog/2009/08/14/the-spiritual-retreat-itikaf/
The Three Types of Spiritual Retreat (i`tikaf)http://seekersguidance.org/ans-blog/2010/08/19/the-three-types-of-spiritual-retreat-itikaf/
And Allah alone [...]
Videos from Healthy Hearts Webinar: Habib Ali, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Imam Muhammad Magid
This webinar was conducted jointly with Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad and the Cambridge Muslim community in commemoration of the memory of Imam Ghazali and looking forward to the future, in establing a new mosque for the Cambridge Muslim community.
The [...]
[Faraz Rabbani notes: This is an initiative from some of my immediate family members in Pakistan. They are serious, reliable, and driven by sincere concern. Support!]
Off Road friends (offroadpakistan.com) & their friends have put together an effort to help people effected by the floods in Pakistan. We are providing relief our selves (delivery & distribution) [...]
Islamic Relief USA: A Young Girl’s Gift to Flood-Devastated Pakistan: “Five-year-old Zaynab Khan stopped by the Islamic Relief USA office in Buena Park, CA to drop off a special gift for flood victims in Pakistan. Read her story of giving as told by her mother, Fadia. “
“Mimi, I just saw some people in Pakistan swimming [...]
Timothy Winter: Britain’s most influential Muslim – and it was all down to a peach - Profiles, People - The Independent
It was the sight of peach juice dripping from the chin of a teenage French female nudist that led a Cambridgeshire public schoolboy to convert to Islam. Thirty-five years later, Timothy Winter – or Sheikh Abdul-Hakim [...]