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Beautiful Story of a New Muslim

Posted by Saudah Mirza, Outreach Manager on July 14th, 2008

assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah,
Below is a beautiful and inspirational story sent by a SunniPath student who recently became Muslim. Welcome dear sister, and we pray that gives you much barakah (blessing) and tawfiq (success) in your life, ameen.

I say my journey to Islam began a little over 2 years ago. However, knowing what I know […]

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 […]

The SP Women’s Conference- Part 1

Posted by Munzareen Padela, SunniPath Student on September 11th, 2007

Bismillah.
Alhamdulillah, the SP Women’s Conference went very well on Saturday. It was the first event of its kind hosted by SunniPath and with about 100 participants can be said it was a definite success. I’m sure most of the attendees can agree that we would love to see more one day conferences because they rejuvenate […]

The SP Women’s Conference-Part 2

Posted by Munzareen Padela, SunniPath Student on September 11th, 2007

Women in Muslim History
This session was taught by Ustadha Noura and helped bring to light how women have played a crucial role in the spread of Islam. Some of the sources she used were Muslim Women: A Biographical Dictionary by Aisha Bewley, The Women of Madina translated by Aisha Bewley and Al-Sakhawi’s Kitab-al-Nisa. There were […]

Looking into a Person’s Heart

Posted by Munzareen Padela, SunniPath Student on August 17th, 2007

No one besides Allah can look into a person’s heart. No one can understand a person’s intentions or actions besides Allah, The All-Knowing. In Ustadha Noura’s class we learned about the close family of the Prophet . One of the people he loved dearly was his adopted grandson. However, being a part of his […]

A wise man’s commentary on the rat-race of modern life

Posted by Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Instructor on May 23rd, 2007

It was mentioned to a certain wise man that so-and-so had gathered [a great deal of] wealth. He asked, “Did he also gather periods of time in which to spend it in?” When he received the response, “No,” he said, “He hasn’t gathered anything.” (Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, Dhamm al-Jah wal-Mal, Dar Ibn al-Jawzi, 1995)

A Letter from a King

Posted by Saudah Mirza, Outreach Manager on May 17th, 2007

From http://qisas.com/stories/265
A Letter From a King
Imagine that one day a man receives a letter from a grand king. It says:
“Dear so and so, I would like you to come to my court tomorrow. Or if you can’t, then the day after tomorrow. Signed, your King”
He receives that letter and reads it. […]