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Miracle - Part 2

Posted by Hafsa, SunniPath Student on August 10th, 2007

Shaykh Suhaib Webb highlights another miracle of the Quran while answering a question
“Indeed, the balagah, rhetoric, of the Qur’an is an important part of what makes the Qur’an a miracle. It is important for Muslims in non-Arab lands to gain a mastery of Arabic in our order to taste the sweet quenching nature of the […]

Miracle

Posted by Hafsa, SunniPath Student on July 27th, 2007

As Muslims, we believe that Quran is the greatest miracle Allah (SWT) sent down on our Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him). Scholars over the last 1400 years have spent their lives in discovering the miracles. Allah (SWT) refers to the Quran as best of content and best of form (Quran 39:23). Sheikh Sohail […]

True Love Comes with Knowledge

Posted by Munzareen Padela, SunniPath Student on July 12th, 2007

Bismillah.
In the class, Women and Men Around the Messenger, Ustadha Noura described the Prophet (sallahu alayhi wasalam) as a man with the greatest love for His Ummah.
The Prophet (sallahu alayhi wasalaam) said (as reported in Sahih Muslim):
“The metaphor of me and you is that of a man who lights a fire and the grasshoppers and […]

Student Experience - Week 1

Posted by Rasheed, SunniPath Student on June 20th, 2007

Assalamu Alaikum,
It’s been a week into my Introductory Arabic class, and I’m already very excited. The curriculum seems very well thought out; and Inshallah I intend to follow it to completion. I’ve been impressed with the interface as well as the TAs, who are all responsive and supportive. But most of all, […]

Joseph Caro on Some Actions of a Student in Presence of a Teacher - Interesting!

Posted by Faraz Rabbani, Former SunniPath Instructor on May 30th, 2007

From Mr D’s Notes on Teaching..
Joseph Caro (1488-1575) a Jewish writer once mentioned some of the actions a young man should take when in the presence of a teacher.

He held that the student was to honor his teacher above his parents.
He likened anyone striving or complaining with/to his teacher to striving or complaining with/to the […]

Marifah - Shaykh `Abdul Razzaq al-Halabi - the leading Hanafi of Damascus

Posted by Faraz Rabbani, Former SunniPath Instructor on April 28th, 2007

Shaykh `Abdul Razzaq al-Halabi - A biography [pdf] - Compiled by Shaykh Shoayb Ahmad
Shaykh `Abdul Razzāq ibn Muhammad Hasan ibn Rashīd ibn Hasan al-Halabī was born in Damascus at his father’s home in the suburb of al-Qaymariyya in 1925 (1343H). The Shaykh grew up in a religious environment as his father regularly attended the lessons […]

The Blessing of Knowledge is Through Taqwa and One’s Turning to Allah

Posted by Faraz Rabbani, Former SunniPath Instructor on April 7th, 2007

Last night, after Isha, a respected local scholar (Mufti Abdul Mannan) came over for a visit. We talked about different knowledge matters, and then the conversation drifted towards Ibn Abidin, a 19th Century scholar whose work Radd al-Muhtar is the main reference for fatwa and legal details in the Hanafi school.
Mufti Abdul Mannan made a […]

Can Citizens Take Law Into Their Own Hands When the Authorities Don’t Do Their Job?

Posted by Faraz Rabbani, Former SunniPath Instructor on March 30th, 2007

Can Citizens Take Law Into Their Own Hands When the Authorities Don’t Do Their Job?
This question has come up from a host of recent events, including the attention-grabbing attack on a brothel by female madrassa students in Islamabad.
Mufti Rafi Usmani talked about this in his Friday prayer sermon, lamenting that this is a manifestation of […]

Mawlid for Students — This Saturday

Posted by Saudah Mirza, Outreach Manager on March 26th, 2007

assalamu ‘alaykum,
In case you missed the email about it, details on this Saturday’s mawlid are below.
This one is a special treat for current students. We hope to see you all there.
Was salaam

For Everyone in the SunniPath Family

Posted by Imran Chowdhury, Managing Director on March 21st, 2007

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
Assalamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh,
It has already been four (4) years since we officially started SunniPath. On March 7, 2003, after many months of discussion, we chose SunniPath as our name.
So today I will give you all an update on how our current semester’s registration went.
We […]