The Mawlid Sermon « Abu Dhabi Khutbas & MoreOn Friday 5th March Shaykh Jihad Hashim Brown delivered a khutba (sermon) on the topic of the birth of God’s final messenger Muhammad, upon him be peace. You can listen to and download it below.
Download here: 05-03-10 Mawlid Khutba
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Jihad Jane and the Muhammad Cartoons
(Wall Street Journal Blog)
By Wajahat Ali
The recent arrest of Americ Colleen LaRose (who reportedly called herself Jihad Jane online) and seven individuals for allegedly plotting the murder of Swedish Cartoonist Lar Vilks, could be a teachable moment.
Vilks was allegedly targeted by assassins for drawing the Prophet Muhammad as a [...]

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The Death of a Star

The evening sky is a little dimmer now that one of its brightest stars has gone.  With a heavy heart and a reminder that sabr (patience) is at the moment of calamity, I mourn passing of Sr. Aminah Assilmi, who left this world in the early hours today, Friday (the best [...]

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Habib Ali Zain al-Abideen al-Jifri:“It is difficult for people who are angry to listen to a message. Our message is for people of underst anding who live amongst the angry masses.”Habib Ali Zain al-Abideen al-Jifri was born into a family of noble lineage extending in an unbroken chain to Imam Hussien, the Grandson of the [...]

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Ibn Khaldun on the instruction of children and its different methods
Chapter 6. Section 38 of the Muqaddima. The instruction of children and the different methods employed in the Muslim cities.
[The Importance of Qur'anic Instruction]
It should be known that instructing children in the Qur’an is a symbol of Islam. Muslims have, and practice, such [...]

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Remembering the UK’s eloquent voice for Islam - The National Newspaper
In retrospect, it was a little bit peculiar to call his house after his passing. I was hoping to give my condolences to his family – instead, I got a chance to hear his voice one last time. On his answering machine, he still came [...]

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PodOmatic | Podcast - Islamic Village Podcast - Sunnah & Bid’ah
A classic exposition on the true understanding of the Prophetic example (sunna) & innovation (bid`a). These are two concepts that are often misundestood–and much of the argument between different schools of thought revolves around these. Shaykh Nuh Keller presents a deep and authoritative explanation of [...]

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In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful

Imam al-Haddad wrote in Gifts for Seekers:
You should know that the most comprehensive and inclusive formula for expressing the repudiation of one’s own claim to power and ability is La hawla wala quwawata illa billah (there is neither power nor ability save [...]

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Shaykh Yahya Rhodus at ISNA Youth Program in Toronto - February 14, 2010
Shaykh Yahya Rhodus speaking at a youth halaqa at the ISNA Canada Center, February, 2010. On consciousness, spiritual wakefulness, religious depth, and connection with Allah.

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Chapter on Steadfastness from Nawawi’s Gardens of the Righteous (tr. Bewley)
Allah Almighty says, “O you who believe! Be steadfast; be supreme in steadfastness” (3:200), and the Almighty says, “We will test you with a certain amount of fear and hunger and loss of wealth and life and fruits. But give good [...]

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