http://www.marcmanley.com/blog Instilling the transcendent values of Islam through reflection and practice Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:47:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en First Khutbah – Main Points الله الذي خلق السموت والأرض وأنزل من السماء ماء فأخرج به من الثمرت رزقا لكم – وسخرلكم الفلك لتجرى في البحر بأمره – و سخرلكم الأنهر وسخر لكم الشمس والقمر دائبين – وسخرلكم الليل والنهار وءاتكم من كل ما سألتموه – وإن تعدوا نعمت الله لاتحصوها – إن ... http://www.marcmanley.com/blog/2010/03/08/gratitude-in-islam-an-exposition/ First Khutbah – Main Points What do we want from Islam? We seldom ask this question. What does Allah want us to get from Islam? And in the negotiation of these two questions, how do we go about making this a reality? Piety, to a large extent, has been replaced by such ... http://www.marcmanley.com/blog/2010/02/26/getting-what-god-wants-us-to-get-from-islam-creating-safe-spaces/ First Khutbah – Main Points يا قوم ادخلوا الأرض المقدسة التي كتب الله لكم ولا ترتدوا على أدباركم فتنقلبوا خسرين قالوا يا موسى إن فيها قوما جابرين وإنا لن ندخلها حتى يخرجوا منها فإن يخرجوا منها فإنا داخلون قال رجلان من الذين يخافون أنعم الله عليهما ادخلوا عليهم الباب فإذا دخلتموه فإنكم غالبون ... http://www.marcmanley.com/blog/2009/12/21/providence-and-reliance-in-islam-an-exposition/ First Khutbah – Main Points Opening from the Qur’ān: كل نفس ذآئقة الموت – و إنما توفَون أجورَكم يومَ القيامة – فمن زُحزِحَ عن النار و أُدخل الجنةَ فقد فاز – و ما الحيوة الدنيآ إلا متاع الغرور “Every soul shall taste death.  You will be recompensed your due on the Day of ... http://www.marcmanley.com/blog/2009/11/13/on-the-benefits-of-the-remembrance-of-death/ Traditional Muslim Thought What is it and why is it important to think like a Muslim? The ability to be “aware” of things and to articulate that awareness in concepts, language, and even behavior that reinforces and appeases TMT, and ultimately, Islam/God [tawhīd, Prophecy and the Return to God]. This endeavor will always involve attempts ... http://www.marcmanley.com/blog/2009/11/11/the-relevance-in-muslim-thought-in-modern-times-%e2%80%94-an-exposition/ First Khutbah – Main Points Opening from the Qur’ān: والذين يذكرون الله قياما وقعودا وعلى جنوبهم ويتفكرون في خلق السماوات والأرض – ربنا ما خلقت هذا باطلا سبحانك فقنا عذاب النار “And those who remember God, either standing, sitting, as well as sitting on their sides and is given to frequent contemplation about ... http://www.marcmanley.com/blog/2009/10/19/more-than-a-religion-of-deeds-%e2%80%93-the-importance-of-thought-in-cultivating-islam/ The Islamic Literacy Series is a new program at the University of Pennsylvania aimed at increasing the level of understanding among Muslims about their own faith. Each week, a 50 minute class will be held on a different topic pertaining to Islam. A faculty of 5 instructors will introduce, explore ... http://www.marcmanley.com/blog/2009/10/09/the-islamic-literacy-series-fall-2009/ First Khutbah – Main Points Opening from the Qur’ān: يأيها الذين ءامنوا ادخلوا في السلم كافة ولا تتبعوا خطوات الشيطان إنه لكم عدو مبين “O’ you of faith!, enter into Islam completely and do not follow in the footsteps of Shaytan. He is a clear enemy of yours.” [Q: 2: 208] I wish to continue ... http://www.marcmanley.com/blog/2009/10/02/overcoming-historical-romanticism/ First Khutbah – Main Points Opening from the Qur’an: إن فتحنا لك فتحا مبينا لّيغفرَ لك الله ما تقدم من ذنبك و ما تأخر و يتمَ نعمته عليك و يهديَك صراطا مستقيما و ينصُرَك الله نصرا عزيزا “Without a doubt, we have granted you [Muhammad] the clear, manifest victory. In order that Allah might forgive you  ... http://www.marcmanley.com/blog/2009/09/25/dinosaurs-and-modernity-indigenization-of-islam-in-america/ First Khutbah – Main Points Opening from the Qur’an: إن فتحنا لك فتحا مبينا لّيغفرَ لك الله ما تقدم من ذنبك و ما تأخر و يتمَ نعمته عليك و يهديَك صراطا مستقيما و ينصُرَك الله نصرا عزيزا “Without a doubt, we have granted you [Muhammad] the clear, manifest victory. In order that Allah might forgive ... http://www.marcmanley.com/blog/2009/09/11/islam-and-avoiding-double-consciousness-in-america/