Asking Forgiveness in the Qur’an and the Masnavi Asking Forgiveness in the Qur’an and Mawlana Rumi’s Masnavi by Ibrahim Gamard We are asked to pray with total sincerity: “Astaghfiru ‘llâh” [“estafurullah”, in Turkish]. This means in Arabic, “I seek [asta-] the forgiveness of God [ghfir-Allâh]!” –for myself and others. We ask God to cover and purify […]
Seeking Knowledge By Novid Shaid, 1997 All knowledge worth seeking is like a never-ending dining table covered with wholesome food. Some stand gobbling wantonly Wanting everything at once While others only nibble Their taste buds hardly aroused. Pray let us sit at the table With attention to manners and grace Then let us dine with […]
Video: Importance of Halal Food – Mufti Abdullah Nana Mufti Abdullah Nana gives a lecture on the importance of eating halal food at Masjid Omar Bin Abdul Aziz on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. He also discusses Halal Advocates of America and the work they do. Learn more about Halal Advocates of America Listen to the […]
Mecca for the rich: Islam’s holiest site ‘turning into Vegas’ Historic and culturally important landmarks are being destroyed to make way for luxury hotels and malls, reports Jerome Taylor Saturday, 24 September 2011 Behind closed doors – in places where the religious police cannot listen in – residents of Mecca are beginning to refer to […]
Habib Ahmad Mashur al-Haddad Tahlil – YouTube A rare clip of Habib Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad, author of the great work on the testimony of faith, Key to the Garden: Photographed by Peter Sanders AL-HABIB AHMAD MASHUR IBN TAHA AL HADDAD AL-SAGGAF NOBLE DESENDANT OF RASULLULAH صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم Al Habib Ahmad Mashhur bin Taha […]
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani @ SeekersGuidance Toronto : Concluding “Leaving sin outwardly and inwardly” – YouTube Shaykh Faraz Rabbani concludes the explanation of the Qur’anic verse on leaving all sin [Qur’an, 6.120]–outward & inward, manifest & hidden, clear & subtle. This closing explains a critical concept: leaving the grave inward sins of objecting to Allah, consciously […]
Leaving Sin: Explanation of Qur’an: 6.120 – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani at SeekersGuidance (www.SeekersGuidance.org) Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains the Qur’anic verse on leaving all sin [Qur’an, 6.120]–outward & inward, manifest & hidden, clear & subtle. Allah Most High says, “Leave outward sin and inward…” [Qur’an, 6.120] This is part of the series on “Qualities of […]
Hamza Yusuf: God-consciousness After Ramadan (Eid Al Fitr 2011) – YouTube Shaykh Hamza Yusuf offers reflections before the sermon and prayer on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, 2011. Shaykh Hamza Yusuf is a co-founder of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, Ca: https://www.zaytunacollege.org/ For additional lectures and articles by Hamza Yusuf, https://sandala.org/
The Cambridge Muslim College supports the development of training and Islamic scholarship to help meet the many challenges facing Britain today. The college is dedicated to maintaining academic excellence and pushing the boundaries of Islamic learning in the West. Drawing on resources and expertise in Cambridge and beyond, the college’s mission is to help translate […]
The Etiquette of Seeking Knowledge The Islamic tradition teaches us that both students of sacred knowledge and their teachers have lofty principles and refined codes of conduct that they must adhere to in order to ensure that they can truly achieve virtue through their knowledge and that God opens up for them (futūḥ) the full […]
