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On the Passing of Imam Abu Qadir Al-Amin
I first met Imam Abu Qadir Al-Amin in the early nineties through Imam Abdul Raoof, who had started taking the Arabic classes I was teaching at that time at the MCA in Santa Clara, California. Imam Abu Qadir Al-Amin said he had learned of me from my brother Emir Muhammad Shareef during their studies in Sudan. Imam Abu Qadir soon joined Imam Abdul Raoof in attending my Arabic classes. We quickly became friends, and they introduced me to some of the other imams who were doing prison ministerial work for Muslim inmates.
In Memoriam: Ustadh Usama Canon
For those of you who knew him closely, you know well his many extraordinary talents. Usama came from a highly gifted family, and he could have done many things with his life: a trenchant orator with an extraordinarily charismatic personality, he was also a talented musician and possessed a gifted intellect that enabled him to learn well Arabic—a category five language—in a surprisingly short amount of time, yet he chose to devote his brief life to learning his adopted faith and sharing it with others.
Sacred Text Messages
A New Podcast with Hamza Yusuf In this age of material excess and spiritual privation, grounding ourselves in divine guidance has never been more critical. The Sacred Text Messages podcast with Hamza Yusuf provides an antidote to the modern madness by reconnecting us with God and His Messenger ﷺ. Listen to timeless wisdoms from sacred sources ...
A Wird During A Pandemic
A Wird Recommended By H.E. Shaykh Abdallah Bin BayyahDuring A Pandemic English PDF Arabic PDF
Fatwa on Congregations and COVID-19
UAE Council for Fatwa issues a rulingfor performing Congregational Rites in light ofthe spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) Read English PDF Read Arabic PDF Read Farsi PDF
Sir Roger The Gadfly
I first met Sir Roger Scruton (1944–2020) some years ago, at a conference on the pernicious effects of pornography. I presented a paper addressing the root cause of the plague ravaging societies worldwide: lust. When I finished, Sir Roger approached me, introduced himself, and said, “It’s very important that Muslims come to these events, as the ...
Don't Curse the People of Syria
It is recorded in al-Mustadrak 'ala al-Sahihayn that the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said: «...لا تَسُبُّوا أَهْلَ الشَّامِ»المستدرك على الصحيحين “Never curse the people of al-Shām…”al-Mustadrak 'ala al-Sahihayn RESOURCESIntroduction to The Prayer of the Oppressed (PDF)Blog Post: A Reflection on Divine Love
The Prayer of the Oppressed - An Introduction
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Terror on a Train
Courage is the first and the foundation of the moral virtues. It is a quality that the ancients most admired in men and a quality that appears to be in decline in our modern world. But every once in a while, a sublime act of courage occurs, and, in spite of ourselves, it resonates deep within us, and we are overwhelmed with admiration for a qual...
We Shall Overcome
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.– Proverbs, 31:8-9As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the...
On the Passing of My Mother, Elizabeth George Hanson
My mother, Elizabeth Anne George Hanson, died last night with her hand in mine, surrounded by her children. She was ninety-five years old; when she was born, there was an Ottoman Caliph ruling much of the Muslim world. She lived through the Great Depression, World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Civil Rights Movement, which she was actively inv...
When Evil Fails and Goodness Prevails: Regarding the Recent Coup Attempt in Turkey
The world is, and has always been, a dystopia. There is no such thing as a perfect or flawless government, and any doctrine or ideology that entices people with the promise of a paradise on earth is flawed and demonic; the Devil tempted Adam with a “Dominion that would never end.” Democracies, liberal or otherwise, are profoundly imperfect syste...
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