“The Irony of Democracy”, a Zaytuna Faculty Lecture by Imam Zaid Shakir
The Irony of Democracy, can it be resolved? A Zaytuna Faculty Lecture by Imam Zaid Shakir.
The Zaytuna Faculty Lecture Series presents lectures by Zaytuna College faculty members exploring a variety of contemporary topics.http://www.zaytunacollege.org/
Habib Ali al-Jifri transmits the Hadith of Love - continually transmitted with love back to the Prophet - RIS Canada 2011
At the wonderful Reviving the Islamic Spirit (Canada 2011) conference, Habib Ali al-Jifri transmitted the hadith of love. This is a hadith transmitted contiguously with each narrator telling the one they’re narrating it to the [...]
Be Aware of your Breaths - Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah
Transcribed by Sr. Shagufta Pasta
This is what living in breaths is about. It’s about being present in yourself, being present in the time that you are, in the place that you are. And not to live in another world of what I’m going to do this [...]
Discovering the treasure that is Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
Written by Sister Shagufta Pasta
In one of our sessions with Shaykh Faraz at the University of Toronto studying Imam Haddad’s Poem of Counsel, we were recommended to read Syed Muhammad al-Attas’s book “Islam and Secularism.” The pdf I had was a little difficult to read, but during the [...]
The Challenges and Opportunities of Regional Transformation - Dr. Aref Ali Nayed and others at GALLUP FORUM 2011
Dr. Aref Ali Nayed is a panelist and the 2011 GALLUP FORUM panel discussion “The Challenges and Opportunities of Regional Transformation.” The discussion took was held at Qasr Al Sarab, Adu Dhabi, UAE on Thursday December 8th 2011. [...]
Advice: The Light of Guidance - Habib Umar
Bismillah
The following was made available by Ustadh Amin Buxton (Allah preserve and increase him and his teachers):
What follows are some extracts from a talk by Sayyidi al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him) on the recent visit to the Prophet Hud (peace be upon him):[1]
“One thousand four [...]
Reflecting on Hadiths of Justice and Mercy - Muslimology blog
The following is something I wrote about a year back while reflecting on Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad “Forgiveness and Justice: meditations on some hadiths“
Forgiveness and Rahmah is the best argument against people who think justice means, just-us. There’s a connectedness there in all our actions, [...]
Video: An Introduction to Said Nursi by Dr. Aref Ali Nayed
Dr. Aref Ali Nayed Introduces Bediuzzaman Said Nursi through his Mathnawi al-Arab al-Nuri, recorded on December 3rd 2011
Dr. Aref Ali Nayed is Founder and Director of Kalam Research & Media (KRM). He currently lectures on Islamic Theology, Logic, and Spirituality at the restored Uthman Pasha [...]
cambridge khutbas etc.: Ashura and Karbala - Spiritual Renewal
Friday sermon (jum’ah khutba) - Sheikh Abdal Hakim Murad - Cambridge - 2nd December 2011 - 27mins 7secs
‘Think not of those who are slain in the way of Allah as dead. Nay they are living! With their Lord they have provision. Jubilant are they because of that [...]
The Day of Ashura - Nur Sacred Science
Striving to Come Close to the Everlasting through Extra Worship and Fasting
There are several explanations as to how the day of Ashura received its title. The most well-known explanation is that it is called Ashura because of its occurrence on the tenth day of the month [...]
