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The Hero of Andalus
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
My son learned an initial version of this rhyme at an Islamic children’s story group in Kharabsheh. The heroic story of the great Muslim general, Tariq b. Ziyad–which I tell in my course on the history of Muslim Spain–inspired me to tinker with the rhyme a little, [...]
Subway Station and Beliefs
At the beginning of SunniPath’s highly recommended Tahawi course, Shaykh Hamza used this analogy to make us understand the need to understand our beliefs.:
“You woke up suddenly in a crowd of people at a subway station (These people were busy entertaining themselves in various activates).
You then notice tat an underground train pulls up repeatedly (at [...]
Be with people as you want God to be with you
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “There was once a merchant who would sell on credit. Whenever he saw someone who didn’t have enough money to pay him back, he would tell his servants, “Forgive his debt; perhaps Allah will then forgive us,” [...]
Fire and Garden
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
Fire and Garden
When the fire of rage screams madly its din,
consuming its fuel of angry chagrin
and tempts you to drink from the poison of sin
then gaze at the Fire and the Garden within.
Feel how revenge and contempt fan its flame,
how it explodes and then spits out its [...]
Learning the Spirit of the Law
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
The shari`a has both letter and spirit. Terse and technical manuals of Islamic Law rarely bring out the spirit on their own. Students normally learn the spirit by studying these manuals from godfearing shaykhs.
When a student has awe and reverence for a godfearing shaykh, he learns [...]
A Thought to Bring Life to Your Prayer
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
Imam Bukhari narrates that a certain Companion heard a man recite qul huwa allahu ahad repeatedly at night. When morning came, he went to the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) and told him about what he had heard, deeming slight and paltry [...]
Reflections of a First-Time Teacher
Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim
Teaching is not easy. I learned that first hand last month at the Fawakih Arabic Intensive that took place in Fishers, Indiana, where I had the honor of teaching a section of Introductory Arabic 1.
As it was my first time teaching coupled with the fact that it was an intensive program with 3 [...]
Treasure
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
Treasure
Have you ever seen a beggar?
Have you ever heard a mourner?
Have you ever wondered, ever,
how everything you have’s a treasure?
Yes, that bite of bread’s a treasure.
Yes, that roof and wall’s a treasure.
Your healthy, laughing child’s a treasure.
Your peaceful, restful sleep’s a treasure.
The next time you complain, remember.
When [...]
Living the Hadith in Virginia
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
Last night marked the completion of the Living the Hadith program here in Virginia, where I have been teaching Introductory Arabic, Hadith and its Disciplines, and Nawawi’s 40 Hadith for the last two weeks. Students traveled long distances to be a part of the program and the [...]
The Bowing of Stars – Story of Nabi Yusuf
Sr. Mehded Maryam Sinclair tells us of the dream of her neighbor’s son.
http://nuralqasas.wordpress.com/2008/12/27/mehded-maryam-sinclair-when-you-hear-youll-see/
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