What Happens when power is not in the hands of the wise? Total destruction indeed. The story of both Prophets David and Solomon are very relevant today as we need wisdom to bring peace and calmness to the troubled world. This is part of a series of remarkable Quranic stories of the Prophets (peace be […]
Shaykh Ahmed Sa’ad Al-Azhari, SeekersHub scholar in residence for Ramadan 2015 explores the key themes in each juz of the Qur’an before he recites it during tarawih prayers. All SeekersHub programming during this blessed month is freely available at the Ramadan Hub. Your financial support is crucial to our #SpreadLight campaign, which seeks to provide truly excellent […]
You’re listening to a series of lessons on important duas found in the Qur’an, as explained by Shaykh Ahmed Sa’ad Al Azhari – a distinguished master of the Qur’an and scholar in residence at Seekershub Toronto during Ramadan 2015. All SeekersHub programming during this blessed month is freely available at the Ramadan Hub. Your financial support is […]
Photograph by Audrée Marsolais. I once asked a scholar for advice on what we should be teaching our children and he immediately responded, “Adab and akhlaq (manners and etiquettes). Parents don’t emphasize these enough anymore.” He went on to define “adab” as “the appropriate action, attitude, and response in any given situation”. Another scholar once said, “Adab beautifies […]
by Nour Merza Cultivating a Warmth for Muslim Holidays A crackling fireplace. Cookies and milk on the table. A brightly-lit tree crowned with a star and surrounded by gifts. Few of us have grown up without these images of Christmas. Similarly, few of us have grown up with such warm images of Muslim holidays. In […]
Allah Most High says, “I am near – I answer the call of the one who calls upon Me (2:186).” Yet, many of us wonder: Are my du’as being answered? Is there a certain du’a I have to read for each of my concerns? Do my du’as have to be in Arabic? In this series of […]
Ramadan advice from great luminaries of our time: Shaykh Faraz Rabbani on the fiqh of fasting Habib Umar bin Hafiz on the stations of those who love Allah Habib Kadhim al-Saqqaf on the many ways to beloved states Dr. Umar al Faruq Abd-Allah on finding Allah through fasting With Ramadan fast approaching, SeekersHub Global wants […]
Allah Most High says, “I am near – I answer the call of the one who calls upon Me (2:186).” Yet, many of us wonder: Are my du’as being answered? Is there a certain du’a I have to read for each of my concerns? Do my du’as have to be in Arabic? In this series […]
During our last weekly Circle Of Light, author Haroon (Michael) Sugich visited SeekersGuidance Toronto for a special book reading, from Signs on the Horizons – a collection of Sidi Haroon’s encounters with great saints of modern times. He says about the book: “This is a book of memories, a commemoration of remarkable men who have defined […]
To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of the blessed mother of Habib Umar bin Hafidh, Hababah Zahra bint Hafiz bin `Abdullah al-Haddar. When her husband, Habib Muhammad bin Salim bin Hafiz, was abducted and martyred she showed great steadfastness and gave […]
