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“Where Is God in Haiti?” Event Recording

Posted by Saudah Mirza, Outreach on February 18th, 2010

assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah,
Alhamdulillah, the recording of last Saturday’s event, “Where Is God in Haiti?” with Sheikh Nuh Keller, is now available at the following link:
http://www.sunnipath.com/events/100213-haiti/
Please feel free to share this link with your friends and family.

Where Is God in Haiti?

Posted by Saudah Mirza, Outreach on February 10th, 2010

Where Is God in Haiti?
Free Live Event with Sheikh Nuh Keller
Online on Saturday, February 13th at 4 PM GMT
“Allah suffices us, and is the best to rely on.” (Qur’an 3:173)
The recent earthquake in Haiti has destroyed homes, damaged infrastructure, and the Haitian government has now confirmed a death toll of 170,000 and estimated over 300,000 [...]

Freedom of Thought

Posted by Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Instructor on May 31st, 2009

I’m teaching a new course this semester called The Pearl of Divine Oneness. Every week, I spend several hours preparing for the class, and every week, I am struck by the intellectual confidence of the Muslim theologians (mutakallimin).
No issue is beyond debate. No objection is taboo. Nothing to hide. No censorship.
The response to critique is [...]

Pantheism Contradicts Islamic Belief

Posted by Saudah Mirza, Outreach on May 25th, 2009

assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatahu,
Someone recently wrote that they heard SunniPath teaches that Allah is everywhere. In response to this, Shaykh Hamza Karamali wrote an Answer discussing this issue. Here is a copy of his answer:
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
No, this is not true. Pantheism contradicts the pure tawhid that [...]

A Student’s Journey

Posted by Saudah Mirza, Outreach on January 14th, 2009

assalamu ‘alaykum,
One of our students, Matthew Longacre from Lexington, USA, wrote us a note about his experience, both about his course and how he found SunniPath. He was a student in Introduction to Islamic Belief (BLF101) with Shaykh Hamza Karamali this semester. He gave us permission to share his experience with all of you:

I don’t [...]

Escorting a Funeral

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

Salam,
In our discussion of death during Sheikh Abdul Kareem’s classes, we came across the following:
“…And it has been said that whenever someone escorts the funeral of his brother Muslim, God orders the angels to escort his own funeral and pray over him when he dies.”
~Imam Haddad’s “The Lives of Man”

Understanding the Divine Attributes: the Salaf, Ash`aris, Maturidis, and the way of mainstream Sunni Islam

Understanding the Divine Attributes: the Salaf, Ash`aris, Maturidis, and the way of mainstream Sunni Islam
I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.
Yes,there was historically a group of Hanbalis who were very anti-Ash`ari. Some were simply wary of the nuances of scholastic theology and feared the impact of the purity of the [...]

Support Mainstream Islamic Moderation: Endorse the Amman Message

Posted by Faraz Rabbani, Former SunniPath Instructor on March 26th, 2007

Invitation to endorse the Amman Message online – The Official Website of The Amman Message
Invitation to endorse the Amman Message online

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Dear Friend,
As-Salamu alaykum. We hope this message finds you well. In November 2004, King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan launched the Amman Message, a declaration aimed [...]