Entries by Content Team

Poem: A Prayer: The Promised Land – Novid Shaid

A Prayer: The Promised Land By Novid Shaid, December, 2010 Oh Lord, I cling on to the rocks of your sacred path, dangling over the bottomless abyss of my capricious soul, knowing full well I have stumbled and lost my footing on the firm ground of certitude and witnessing. Truly, I have slipped away and […]

Canada’s Champions of Change – Waris Malik

Br. Waris Malik from Islamic Foundation in Scarborough, Ontario was selected as one of Canada’s Top 50 volunteers in CBC’s Champions of Change contest for his work in organizing a free soup kitchen within the mosque. Please spread the word about his efforts and anyone interested in volunteering can sign up through the IFT site. […]

Understanding Laziness in Islam – Shaykh Abdallah Adhami

Understanding Laziness in Islam – Shaykh Abdullah Adhami Lecture transcript re-posted from here with slight modifications. Please forgive any formatting and phonetic spelling mistakes. Posted with confirmation from Shaykh Abdallah Adhami. To listen to more of Shaykh Abdallah Adhami’s insightful and refreshing lectures please visit Sakeenah — bismillahi al-rahman al-rahim Laziness, or lethargy can come […]

Fostering Love and Sympathy Between Siblings – Ustadha Shireen Ahmed

The following is a sample of what you can learn taking SeekersHub Global’s Islamic Parenting: Raising Upright Children course. The Course starts September 1st, 2014, so register soon! A couple words of advice:Fostering love and sympathy between siblings may seem like an uphill battle at times, however this forum is very key in how your children learn […]

Death Shaykh Nuh Ali Salman al-Qudat, former Mufti of Jordan and distinguished scholar, on December 19, 2010

In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful   Shaykh Nuh Ali Salman al-Qudat, former Mufti of Jordan, died on Sunday, December 19th, in Jordan. Shaykh Nuh al-Qudat was a distinguished Shafi`i jurist, internationally recognized mufti known for his keen insight, caution, piety, balanced understanding, and deep knowledge.   In the West, his knowledge […]

The Sunnah as Primordiality – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad

The Sunnah as Primordiality Source: www.masud.co.uk, one of the best Internet sites on Islam   The Sunna as Primordiality ©Abdal Hakim Murad(April 1999) Twentieth-century Western art is not a subject for which we Muslims have much time. The alert among us are conscious that it neatly represents the decline of the Western Christian worldview and […]