This is the third in a series on mastering the Hanafi school, drawn from a seminar delivered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Shaykh Talal al-Azem. The full seminar is available here. At the very least, a student ought to hold a strong foundational understanding of the core texts. A student who does not know a […]

We will be sharing the translation of chapter seven “Between the Scholars of the Hereafter and the Scholars of the World” from the book al-Minhaj al-Sawi: Sharh Usul Tariqat al-Sada Al Ba ʿAlawi — that steps into a living stream of sanctity, discipline, and luminous pedagogy, where knowledge and practice are made one.  It embodies […]

How to Approach the Friday Prayer and Everyday Prayers with Love and Deeper Meaning The Call to Righteousness I begin by reminding myself and you of the divine call to have taqwa of Allah, for that is the best provision. We have been blessed beyond imagination by the gift of the Friday Prayer. In Surat […]

Reflections on the Glory of Allah (Most High), the Honor of His Messenger, and the Call to Establish Prayer The Isra’ and Mi‘raj was the Prophet’s miraculous Night Journey from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to Jerusalem, and then through the heavens. It reminds us of: The boundless glory of Allah (Most High), who transcends […]