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 […]

Bismillah
As-salamu alaykum wa rahamatullahi wa barakatuhu
Sayyidi al-Habib Umar Bin Hafiz (Allah preserve him) said to a group of us tonight: “Attachment to other than Allah is the origin of all types of misfortune and the cause of all calamities.” He told us to remember it. So the faqir (your needy brother) just wanted to convey […]

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
My last post generated some interesting discussion on the meaning of the wise man’s words. A number of visitors did an excellent job explaining what the wise man was trying to say. I thought I’d wrap up the comments with a comment of my […]

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)

Islamica Magazine - Four Keys To Successful Action
The idea of striving for success is a central theme of both the Qur’an and Prophetic teachings. It is something ultimately sought by every human. But how is success achieved?

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 […]

The five leadership traits are to be:

Honest
Forward-Looking
Competent
Inspiring
Intelligent

May Allah bless our communities and organizations with leaders that have perfected these and with followers that will follow them, ameen.

From the SunniPath Answers (http://qa.sunnipath.com):
Explaining the Four Keys to Success
Shaykh al-Islam Shabbir Usmani said that if 4 matters are present, success is guaranteed:
1) one’s intention must be true;
2) one’s goal must be true;
3) the means one takes must be true; and
4) the way one takes the means must be true.
Explanation of these Four Keys…
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