Entries by Content Team

Learning to See: Park51 and my Second Day at Work – Janan Delgado

Learning to See: Park51 and my Second Day at Work – Janan Delgado A fascinating and suspenseful article by Janan Delgado who works with the Park 51 project in New York about the struggles of representing Islam in a tense post-9/11 New York and interacting with families of 9/11 victims. August 10th, 2010. I sat […]

Prophetic Guidance on the excellence of walking to the mosque

Prophetic Guidance on the excellence of walking to the mosque (Chapter 189 of Imam Nawawi’s Gardens of the Righteous) 1053. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Allah will prepare a residence in the Garden for anyone who goes to the mosque morning and evening each morning […]

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf on Doing Dawah

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf on Doing Dawah Click to Listen Transcript: “One of the things we forget as a community is that conversion is not a quick thing. We want everybody to… ‘Oh…you…I…well I told him. I spent 5 minutes with…you know…hes just a kafir…its as simple as that. I explained to him; I said the […]

Song: Behold – Novid Shaid

Song: Behold By Novid Shaid, 2002 Behold with your heart! His everlasting light, Behold with your heart, behold! Behold with your heart! This overwhelming sight, Behold with your heart, behold! Beyond everything Gazes the True King Who fashioned all that we know Peerless is His might Endless His timeless light Find Him through your heart, […]

Toronto Blessed by Scholar’s Presence

Toronto blessed by scholar’s presence For the past two weeks, Toronto has been blessed by the presence of many notable scholars of our time, including Habib Ali Al-Jifri, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus, Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah and Dr. Sherman Jackson. The annual Reviving the Islamic Spirit convention and knowledge retreat draws tens of thousands of people […]

The Ansaar Project’s Srebrenica Initiative

The Ansaar Project’s Srebrenica Initiative The Ansaar Project’s Srebrenica Initiative from AGCaustralia on Vimeo. “…As the hatred being directed to Muslims becomes more pointed, and we pray that Allah protect us, but that could happen to us brothers and sisters and were it to happen to us, we would want someone to defend us, we […]

“What happened to Ahmad?”: Responding to Muslim Youth at Risk

“What happened to Ahmad?”: Responding to Muslim Youth at Risk Chaplain Ibrahim Long discusses the enormous pressures facing Muslim youth and how they succumb to a lifestyle that betrays their beliefs. Chp. Ibrahim Long details the role of Islamic education and a possible community response in mitigating these problems and reversing this troubling trend. by Ibrahim […]