Dua before reciting – Qari Ismet In a previous post we featured a series of videos where Qari Ismet Akcin beautifully demonstrated for us the main maqamat, from the ending of Surah al-Baqarah. At the end of the series, he added a short dua which he recommended you read before starting your Quranic recitation. A […]
SeekersNotes: Exploring the Qur’an with Shaykh Yahya Rhodus – Class 7 Gems Notes by Sister Shagufta Pasta From the March 31st session. The nafs is you. It’s your internal state. Hawa is the entity in which the nafs manifests. Hawa is your internal inclinations, your desires. True religion is about character, going against yourself. The more […]
SeekersNotes: Exploring the Qur’an with Shaykh Yahya Rhodus – Class 5 Notes Notes by Sister Shagufta Pasta Apologies for the delay in posting these notes! I haven’t been at home much this past week. Verse 15: Has the story of Moses reached thee? Rhetorical purpose: see Allah bringing solace to the heart of His beloved. […]
SeekersNotes: Exploring the Qur’an with Shaykh Yahya Rhodus (Class 4 Notes) Notes by Sister Shagufta Pasta For this week’s lesson, my notes are brief. I was mostly listening to Shaykh Yahya speak, and I had to depart about an hour in the class, at 5:30. So as always, for the complete reminder of what Shaykh […]
Islam’s Rational Monotheism – The Humble “I” Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad explains: ‘In the Western milieu, converts to Islam claim that they are attracted to what they regard as its clear, rationally-accessible teachings, unobscured by elaborate mysteries. It is not only insiders who wish to take this view. Non-Muslim academic accounts … now frequently draw […]
Studying Tips for SeekersHub’s Students 1. Recite the Imam al-Haddad’s Intention for Seeking knowledge before the class. It is good adab to have wudhu (ablution) before attending your class. 2. Schedule the live sessions into your schedule using a day-planner, especially if you are taking more than one class with SeekersHub. 3. Study in an […]
SeekersNotes: Exploring the Qur’an with Shaykh Yahya Rhodus – Class 3 Notes In this week’s class, we finished Surah Naba. This week I was mostly trying to take in what Shaykh Yahya was saying and so wasn’t able to take comprehensive notes. Still, here are a few gems that were mentioned during the session. Till […]
Shaykh Faraz begins by explaining some of the virtues of Surat al-Ikhlas, and why it is so central to the message of Islam. He then details the context of revelation–and how this Sura was revealed both in Mecca and Medina.Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, of SeekersHub Toronto (www.seekersguidance.org), explains a chapter of the Qur’an that the Prophet […]
SeekersNotes: Exploring the Qur’an with Shaykh Yahya Rhodus – Class 2 Notes Notes by Sister Shagufta Pasta On Feb 17th, we were blessed to sit in Shaykh Yahya’s second session for the new SeekersGuidance live class, Exploring the Qur’an. This week, Shaykh Yahya reminded us to make learning about the Qur’an a priority, and emphasized […]
Exploring the Qur’an with Shaykh Yahya Rhodus – Class 1 Notes Notes by Sister Shagufta Pasta Today was the first session of the new Seekers Guidance course with Shaykh Yahya Rhodus titled “Exploring the Qur’an. In today’s session, Shaykh Yahya not only taught us about Surah Naba, but he also discussed the importance of constant […]
