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
death Archive
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Disciplining the Soul to “Return Pleased and Well Pleasing”
Posted on July 16, 2010 | No CommentsFirst Khuṭbah – Main Points كل نفس ذائقة الموت ونبلوكم بالشر والخير فتنة “Every soul shall taste death. And We shall test you by evil and good means as a trial.” [al-Anbiyā’ 21: 35] On the grand scale of things, Islam is about the worship... -
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... -
On the Benefits of the Remembrance of Death
Posted on November 13, 2009 | No CommentsFirst 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... -
Man in the Age of Heedlessness
Posted on June 19, 2009 | No CommentsDear respected brothers and sisters in Islam, I greet you today with the greeting of Paradise, “as-Salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu”. First Khutbah – Main Points اقترب للناس حسابهم و هم في ذلك غفلة معرضون “The Reckoning is ever drawing closer to Mankind, yet...