Welcome to The Ma’arifah Blog!
This site features some of my writings, thoughts, and teaching materials I use as an imam, khatib, and concerned citizen. Feel free to download some mp3’s and check back often for updates.Khutbah & Speaking Schedule
- 9/07/2010 - UPenn MSA Iftar
- 9/09/2010 - Temple Fast-a-thon
- 9/10/2010 - Quba Institute
- 9/16-18/10 - Macalester College
- 10/01/2010 - UPenn MSA
- 10/15/2010 - Quba Institute
- 10/22/2010 - Jefferson University
- 10/29/2010 - Drexel MSA
- 11/05/2010 - UPenn MSA
- 11/12/2010 - Quba Institute
- 11/26/2010 - Jefferson University
- 12/03/2010 - UPenn MSA
- 12/10/2010 - Quba Institute
Dhikr Archive
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Fallacy of the Self-Made Man
Posted on June 20, 2010 | No CommentsIn light of the hero culture we are bred in here in America, I fould Ibn Aṭa’ Allah’s words [may God have mercy on him] to be most inciteful on the fallacy of this myth: من علامة الاعتماد على العمل نقصان الرجاء عند وجود الزلل... -
al-Mu’āwanah – The Book of Assistance
Posted on June 16, 2010 | No CommentsAfter some requests, I have decided to post the Arabic version of Imam al-Haddād’s work, Risālah al-Mu’āwanah, known as the Book of Assistance in the English language. For those that have wanted to have the Arabic version to read side-by-side, you can download it here.... -
The Benefits of Sending Prayers and Salutations on the Prophet
Posted on May 15, 2010 | 1 Commentوقال صلى الله عليه وسلم من صلى علي من أمتي كتبت له عشر حسنات ومحيت عنه عشر سيئات The Prophet said [s]: “The one who sends prayers upon me, from amongst my Ummah, shall have ten good deeds written for them and shall have ten... -
The Danger of Procrastination
Posted on March 24, 2010 | No Commentsحدثنا إمام الغزالي في إحياء علوم الدين من كتاب ذكر الموت وما بعده بلغ إلينا مهمة الموت وفضل ذكره نظره عن الدنيا وأهلها ويبلق دونه باب التوبة وتحيط به الحسرة والندامة عن هذا الموضع قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم تقبل توبة العبد ما... -
Preparing For A Thing Will Never Be Easy
Posted on March 22, 2010 | No Commentsقال 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...