Author Archives for Amna Ahmed, SunniPath Student

Inspiration from the Divine

Posted by Amna Ahmed, SunniPath Student on October 7th, 2007

Salam,
In the month of Ramadan, we are encouraged to seek forgiveness from Allah and His mercy in order to purify our souls. Approaching the end of this blessed month, I found it pertinent to share something from “The Journey to Allah” offered by Sunnipath Academy: the concept that the inspirational drive […]

Taqwa

Posted by Amna Ahmed, SunniPath Student on September 9th, 2007

Salam.
A Hadith quoted in a recent Khutbah:
“The tears that fall from the eyes of a truthful believer, out of the fear of Allah (SWT), and then roll down his face, however little they are, even (though they be) of the size of the head of a fly, shall prevent the Fire of Hell from touching […]

Live Broadcast from Dar ul-Mustafa

Posted by Amna Ahmed, SunniPath Student on August 12th, 2007

Bismillah.
Assalamu Alaikum.
The following is the transcription of the last part of Shiekh Habib Umar Bin Hafiz’s Live Broadcast (translated by Sheikh Abdul Kareem Yahya) on August 1st from Dar-Ul-Mustafa. I hope you all find benefit in this; Masha Allah, the 8/1 Live Broadcast was awesome and one of the best I’ve heard so far.
“How […]

Arrogance

Posted by Amna Ahmed, SunniPath Student on July 28th, 2007

Bismillah.
Assalamu Alaikum.
Here’s an excerpt from Part 2 of Sheikh Abdul Kareem’s live event recording Pride & Humility:
“If one is arrogant because of something of this world then know that it is lowlier than that. If one is proud about some religious work, then know that this decreases one’s station with Allah. If religious works produce […]

Sisterhood & Brotherhood for Allah’s Sake.

Posted by Amna Ahmed, SunniPath Student on July 14th, 2007

Bismillah.
Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabrakatu.
The following is the English translation of an excerpt from lesson nine’s audio recording of “Attaining Good Character,” a SunniPath course offered by Sheikh Habib Umar bin Hafiz and Sheikh Abdul Karim:
“Brotherhood for Allah’s sake and endeavoring to preserve it will lead to a vast arena of mercy from Allah. Brotherhood in […]

The Repentance Prayer

Posted by Amna Ahmed, SunniPath Student on July 7th, 2007

Bismillah.
Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabrakatu.
The following is Sheikh Abdul Karim’s translation of the Repentance Prayer taught by Sheikh Habib Ali Al-Jifri in the “Journey to Allah” course offered two semesters ago. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to post the Arabic since it is PDF format.
The Repentance Prayer:
“Oh my God! Your Runaway slave has returned to Your […]

Humility

Posted by Amna Ahmed, SunniPath Student on July 3rd, 2007

Bismillah.
Assalmu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabrakatu.
Sheikh Al-Hasan Al-Basri, one of our eminent pious predecessors, once said, “Humility is to leave your home and not to meet ANY Muslim except that you believe him to be better than you.” (In other words, true humility is to believe that everyone is better than oneself.) According to Sheikh Abdul-Karim, this […]