The Danger of Procrastination
mām al-Ghazālī relates to us from the Revival of the Religious Sciences, the Prophet [s] had this to say: "The slaves repentance is accepted until he gives the death rattle".
Muslims, Race and Racial Agnosia in America
The above is the title of a lecture Dr. Sherman Jackson gave at USC on January 21st, 2010. I highly recommend watching it at least once. Hat tip to Khalifa on this one.
Cleanse Your Palate
حدثنا ابن أبي شيبة في كتابه كتاب الأدب من الجزء ما جاء في كف اللسان و خوف ما يكون من الكلام, عن وكيع عن سفيان عن عبد الله بن دينار عن ابن عمر قال: أحق ما طهر المسلم لسانه Ibn Abī Shaybah relates to us in his work, The Book of Etiquette [Kitāb al-Adab], from...
God Made Intentions A Means To Success
جزء من الباب الأول في حقيقة النية ومعناه من إحياء علوم الدين. فيه قال إمام الغزالي فجعل النية سبب التوفيق وقال صلى الله عليه وسلم إن الله تعالى لا ينظر إلى صوركم وأموالكم وإنما ينظر إلى قلوبكم وأعمالكم An excerpt from the first chaper entitled, “Regarding the Reality of Intentions and Its Meaning”, from the Book...
Preparing For A Thing Will Never Be Easy
قال إمام الغزالي في كتابه إحياء علوم الدين في الكتاب العاشر, ذكر الموت وما بعده : لن يتيسر الاستعداد للشيء إلا تجدد ذكره على القلب Imam al-Ghazāli said, in his opus, Ihyā’ Ulum al-Dīn, the tenth book in the collection entitled, The Remembrace of Death and What Happens After It: “Preparing for a thing will...
Qur’ān Reading Circle at Masjid Qubā’
Masjid Qubā’, in West Philadelphia, is proud to offer its Qur’ān Reading Circle. The reading circle focuses on reading the Qur’ān with a discussion in English. Starting March 19th, I will be participating in and leading the Qur’ān Reading Circle every 3rd Friday of the month. Other leaders will be Imams Anwar and Anas, may...
Gratitude In Islam: An Exposition
He has given to you everything you have asked for – if you were to count the blessings that God has bestowed, you could never do so. Truly man is wrongdoing, ungrateful.” Qur'an: 14:32-34.
Muslim Development Course: Update
The Muslim Development Course has been rescheduled! It is due to start up again on April 4th. The Muslim Development Course is the class I will be teaching that is part of the Quba Adult Learning Program entitled, al-Qāfilah: ‘The Knowledge Caravan’. The objective of this course is to encourage the development of Muslim thought,...
