SeekersHub had recently organized a session with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus, and Imam Afroz Ali on “Walking the Way of Service: The Prophetic Model of Leadership & Activism”.
This is Imam Afroz’s talk from the session, on “Servant-Leadership”.
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“Say to them: If you love God, follow (and love and honor) me, and God will love you” Surah Al Imran; ayah 31
“None of you believes until he loves me more than he loves his children, his parents, and all people.” Hadith (Bukhari and Muslim)
“None of you believes until he loves me more than he [...]
In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful
Allah Most High says, “O who you believe! Be mindful of Allah Allah and be with the truthful.” [Qur'an, 9:119]
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)said, “Truthfulness (sidq) leads to righteousness (birr) and righteousness leads to the Garden. A person remains truthful until they [...]
Video: Shaykh Hamza Yusuf at The Social Costs of Pornography Event
Hamza Yusuf from Design4 Marketing Communications on Vimeo.
At a recent event, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf presented a new paper, titled “Climbing Mount Purgatorio: Reflections from the Seventh Cornice”. The event was The Social Costs of Pornography, a consultation organized by the Witherspoon Institute [...]
Contentment, Reliance on Allah, and Pure Intention - Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
Words of wisdom from Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“What Allah subhana wa ta’ala really wants is good intention: pure hearted, sincere honest people. And when we make that the basis on which we create relationships with others than we will succeed- not is his aqeedah [...]
Dr. Umar Abd-Allah on SeekersGuidance, its Teachers, Trust, and Learning
Dr. Umar Abd-Allah of the Nawawi Foundation on encouraging people to take the SeekersGuidance courses and to benefit from its teachers and educational opportunities.
“Ibn Ata’illah says: ‘The expressions of the teachers, what they teach us, the people of knowledge of this religion as it truly is [...]
Saturday Night with the Habib
Religious enthusiasm in Indonesia promotes the growth of majelis led by a number of habib, descendents of the Prophet Mohammad. They teach religion using morals and the love for Prophet Mohammad, denying allegations that Islam was introduced here through violence.
ROHIM, 19, dressed in an all-white traditional Islamic outfit, [...]
Islam has two major holidays, Eid al-Fitr (Post-Fasting Festival) and Eid al-Adha. The word Eid itself is an Arabic word, whose root connotation is “that which comes back, time after time, and rejoicing.” Its particular usage in Islam, for the two major holidays, is because these two days are meant to be days of rejoicing. [1]
The [...]
The Path of Taqwa - Faraz Rabbani - Qurba Retreat 2010
A talk delivered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani at the Qurba Retreat “Detour Ahead: Staying on the Prophetic Path, August 2010. Shaykh Faraz highlights the Qur’anic call to mindfulness (taqwa); the virtues of taqwa; its three levels; and how mindfulness is manifest in faith, outward actions, [...]
In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful
Yahya ibn Mu`adh al-Razi (Allah have mercy upon him), one of the great imams of the spiritual path from the early Muslims (salaf), said:
“Glad tidings be to a servant who has:
1. Made their occupation worship (`ibada);
2. Neediness (faqr) their longing;
3. Spiritual seclusion (`uzla) their desire;
4. The Hereafter [...]
