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 video, Shaykh […]

Allah, Exalted and Most High, chose Habib Salim al Shatiri, Allah’s mercy be upon him; the Shaykh of shaykhs and the Imam and the son of Imams. Upon hearing of his passing today, Friday, we say nothing other than “Truly we are for Allah, and truly to Him we return.” إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون […]

Habib Salim was born in Tarim in 1359 (1940). He was the youngest son of the great imam, Shaykh al-Islam, Habib Abdullah bin Umar al-Shatiri, who passed away when Habib Salim was only two years old. Habib `Abdullah said of Habib Salim that he would live long and be a “sultan” or leader in knowledge. […]

The following post by Imam Zaid Shakir was first published on his personal FaceBook page immediately following the shootings. We chose to republish it as it attempts to bypass the emotionally driven factionalism and address the roots causes of what is happening. School Shootings: More Than Deranged Teenagers Our condolences to the families of those […]