Dealing With Difference | Ikhutbah | The Radical Middle Way It seems like a such a simple question: how do we deal with difference? In this pithy, direct and honest submission, Habib Kazim al-Saqqaf answers the question with generosity and clarity drawing on spiritual wisdom and a keen sense of the human condition. One of […]
Alhamdulillah, SeekersGuidance attended the 8th Annual Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention this past weekend in Toronto, Canada. This year’s convention featured Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, Shaykh Habib ‘Ali al-Jifri, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Imam Zaid Shakir, Shaykh Mokhtar Magroui, Shaykh Abdallah Idris Ali, Imam Tahir Anwar, Shaykh Suleiman Mulla, Ustadha Zainab Alwani, Dr. Sherman Jackson, Dr. […]
Imam Ghazali writes: “You should not neglect your time or use it haphazardly; on the contrary you should bring yourself to account, structure your litanies and other practices during each day and night, and assign to each period a fixed and specific function. This is how to bring out the spiritual blessing (barakah) in each […]
PROPHETS CRY TOO – Lastprophet.info Ibrahim, the son of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and Maria, died in the tenth year of the Hijrah. He was sixteen months old (eighteen months old in another account) and under the care of a nurse when he died. Upon hearing what had happened to his son, Prophet Muhammad immediately went to the […]
Habib Ali al-Jifri said: “The implication of our slavehood to Allah is that the universe around us is read just as the pages of a book are read, through it Allah speaks to us. Every creature is then a manifestation of Allah’s wisdom, will, knowledge and power, and this in turn should cause us to […]
cambridge khutbas etc.: Poverty & Riches The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) famously prayed to be resurrected among the masakin (poor, downtrodden, oppressed), but what does it mean to be miskin and what was the prophetic attitude to poverty or hardship? In this sermon, Sheikh Abdal Hakim outlines the Qur’anic […]
YouTube – Mark Bittman Argues Against Vegetarianism New York Times columnist Mark Bittman talks to WNYC’s Leonard Lopate about a plan for responsible eating that is good for the consumer and the planet.
Dear Seeker, We hope you are able to join us at the Reviving the Islamic Spirit Conference (RIS) in Toronto from December 25-27, 2009. In addition to signing sessions by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani (for “The Absolute Essentials of Islam”) and Nader Khan (for “Take My Hand”), we are pleased to announce a special 15% discount to […]
Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani Clarifies His Stance on Jihad Mufti Taqi Usmani clarifies in this answer that the accusation made in an article in The Times (London) that he advocates “violent jihad against the infidels at every opportunity” is false. It is based on what is clearly a misquote from a mistranslation into English of […]
Al-Attas’ Concept of Ta‘dib as True and Comprehensive Education in Islam Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas (b.1931)1 is the first thinker in the contemporary Muslim world, for the last two centuries, who has systematically defined the meaning of education and has coherently articulated a system to actualize it, starting, strategically, at the university level. Deeply imbedded […]
