Habib Muhammad al-Saqqaf: Mobile Phone Goes Off in the Mosque – A Beautiful Reminder on How to Respond with Gentleness and Mercy
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Mufti Taqi Usmani: Key Islamic Principles for Reforming the Global Financial System in a Manner that Promotes the Greater Good
Post-Crisis Reforms: Some Points to Ponder by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani « at-Tahawi Mufti Taqi Usmani writes: In modern economics, we are used to a purely materialistic and secular approach that does not allow religious concepts to interfere with its theories and concepts, on the premise that economy is outside the domain of religion. It […]
The Salat al-Mashishiyya – Ibn Mashish’s Powerful Litany of Praise, Blessing, and Sending of Peace on the Beloved Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his folk)
YouTube – La prière de Ibn Mashish Ibn Mashish (Allah be pleased with him), d. 622 AH, was one of the great masters of the spiritual path of sufism, and was the teacher and guide of Imam Abu’l Hasan al-Shadhili. Arabic text of the Salat al-Mashishiyya: here. From Ibn Mashish’s Advice to Imam Shadhili: Abu’l […]
Imam Jafar al-Sadiq on the Freshness of the Qur’an Through the Ages
Jafar al-Sadiq in the Tarikh Baghdad: A man asked him, “Why does the Quran, despite the coming of new and passing of [old generations], only increase in its freshness?” He replied, “Because God did not make it for one specific time or one specific people, so it is new in every age, fresh for every […]
Mawlid by Moonlight – Hina Khan-Mukhtar
The flickering flame of a candle casts a light on a child’s face, causing it to glow…and something magical happens. The six-year-old opens his mouth to sing salawaat on the Prophet…and hearts soften. An older sister takes her brother by the hand as they march off to the beat of a daff, singing nasheeds under a full moon, […]
Friday Sermon (khutba) on the Birth & Coming of the Beloved Messenger of Allah (peace & blessings be upon him & his folk) – Shaykh Jihad Hashim Brown
The Mawlid Sermon « Abu Dhabi Khutbas & More On Friday 5th March Shaykh Jihad Hashim Brown delivered a khutba (sermon) on the topic of the birth of God’s final messenger Muhammad, upon him be peace. You can listen to and download it below. Download here: 05-03-10 Mawlid Khutba From: Abu Dhabi Khutbas & More
Notes from the SeekersGuidance Winter 2010 General Assembly – Sr. Beenish Akhtar
Notes from the SeekersGuidance Winter 2010 General Assembly By Beenish Akhtar SeekersGuidance held its first ever General Assembly for the Winter 2010 semester. Students from over 15 countries tuned in to listen to inspirational messages from Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Shaykh Yahya Rhodus. The following notes on Shaykh Faraz Rabbani’s portion of the program were […]
Jihad Jane and the Muhammad Cartoons
Jihad Jane and the Muhammad Cartoons (Wall Street Journal Blog) By Wajahat Ali The recent arrest of Americ Colleen LaRose (who reportedly called herself Jihad Jane online) and seven individuals for allegedly plotting the murder of Swedish Cartoonist Lar Vilks, could be a teachable moment. Vilks was allegedly targeted by assassins for drawing the Prophet […]
The Death of a Star – On the Passing of Aminah Assilmi
The Death of a Star The evening sky is a little dimmer now that one of its brightest stars has gone. With a heavy heart and a reminder that sabr (patience) is at the moment of calamity, I mourn passing of Sr. Aminah Assilmi, who left this world in the early hours today, Friday (the […]
Interview with Habib Ali – Anger, Restraint, Wisdom and the Prophetic Message in Our Times
Habib Ali Zain al-Abideen al-Jifri: “It is difficult for people who are angry to listen to a message. Our message is for people of underst anding who live amongst the angry masses.” Habib Ali Zain al-Abideen al-Jifri was born into a family of noble lineage extending in an unbroken chain to Imam Hussien, the Grandson […]
