Asslamu alikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatu.
Bissmillah.

There is unrest in the SunniPath office. Or rather, there was when I promised to write this entry a while back. Right now there is work, tea, meetings, a hidden coffee jar, and a looming table tennis (ping pong for the Americans) tournament.
The issue at hand:
We received a complaint to […]

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
As-salamu alaykum,
What follows is Habib Umar’s (Allah preserve him) talk from the mawlid last Thursday. It is quite time specific, but due to technical problems we were not able to get it transcribed immediately and there are also more omissions than usual. However the bulk of what […]

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
What follows is a transcription of the translation of al-Habib Umar’s (Allah preserve him) first speech after he returned from Hajj this year. It was transcribed from a simultaneous translation, so please forgive grammatical errors.
Those who came to the pilgrimage, they were people that believed […]

The Quran.
The Noble Quran is Allah’s message to mankind and a guiding light for humanity. It teaches us how to live every aspect of our lives. To read, to listen, to understand, to teach, and, above all, to act upon this Holy Book, is part of the worship of Allah. Just as a magnet attracts […]

BISMILLAH
Salam,
One of my collegues at SunniPath suggested a great website for supplications according to the tradition of Prophet Muhammed, peace be upon him: www.makedua.com The website contains the text of “Fortification of the Muslim” by Hisnul Muslim.
Here’s a dua from the website which I found particularly beneficial:
“I take refuge within Allaah’s perfect words which no […]

“The one who points to the good has the reward of the one who performs it.”
—The Prophet Muhammad
The Outreach team at SunniPath has made our job easy! They’ve listed ways we have tell our family and friends about SunniPath and their beneficial courses.
If you encourage someone to take a course with Sunnipath - imagine the […]

Imam Zaid Shakir in the Eid Event “Islam and the Global Future: Community and Chaos”, discusses how Islam is the solution to the chaos and an answer to a bright Global Future. Below are some highlights from the lecture:
Islam: The basis of a Moral Vision predicted on Peace and Brotherhood: Islam presents a vision […]

Ilyas Ba-Yunus - Pioneer MSA and ISNA Activist & Leader Passes Away - ISNA.net
From one early orbituary note: For those who do not know him, Dr Ba-yunus was one of the early pioneers of MSA in the 60’s. He served as president of MSA National from 1968-1969, president of AMSS from 1975-1976 and president of […]

As our summer semester winded down, I felt like I was going to go through withdrawal. I’ve taken at least one class a semester at SunniPath Academy for a few semesters now. Browsing through the course catalog recently, I felt perplexed. I had (and still have) no idea which courses to take. They’re all just […]

Islamica Magazine - The Loss of Mercy — And Where To Find It
Through the Prophet’s character and behavior
true gentleness and mercy can be seen manifest in action

Sectarian bloodbaths in Iraq … suicide bombers blowing themselves up
in parking lots of hotels, taking innocent lives … female madrassah
students in Islamabad waving cane sticks at […]