Surah Luqman emphasizes tarbiya, or spiritual growth, and is named after a great sage. In this series, Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Efa explores the meanings of this chapter.

In this new series, Remembering Death and the Afterlife, Shaykh Hamza Karamali addresses a topic that does not appeal to our western sensibilities, yet is of great significance to the life of faith. Allah Most High says in the Qur’an: Every soul will, without doubt, fully experience death. (3:185, 21:35, and 29:57) We will all […]

Shaykh Walead explains the story of Dhul Qarnayn and highlights the key lessons and significant themes from which we can learn. The last parable in Sura al Kahf talks about Dhul Qarnayn. وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَن ذِي الْقَرْنَيْنِ ۖ قُلْ سَأَتْلُو عَلَيْكُم مِّنْهُ ذِكْرًا They ask you concerning Dhul Qarnayn. Say: “I shall recite to you remembrance […]

Shaykh Jamir Meah gives us all a simple reminder of the blessings of the pre-dawn meal or Suhur. Opportunities to obtain benefit (worldly, spiritual, or both) present themselves with every passing breath of our lives. Even in the smallest moments of spare time, or in the seemingly easiest and mundane of acts, we find opportunities […]