How Should Muslims Approach the Elections? – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Faraz answers the question of how Muslims should approach the upcoming US elections. He reminds us that first and foremost a Muslim should look at the outcome with the eye of faith. A Muslim...
View ArticleWhat Should Our Intention Be in Voting? – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Faraz highlights what intentions Muslims should have in voting. He clarifies that in reality, the believer has one intention in everything they do: for the sake of Allah Most High. So the...
View Article“The Trumpet Hasn’t Blown”– Prophetic Responses to Crises and Disliked...
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani shares clear, inspiring guidance on how to respond to trying and testing times–in view of the recent election of Donald Trump as US President. Shaykh Faraz reminds us of how the...
View ArticleThe Believer is Not Shaken, Rather Awakens to Spreading Prophetic Light –...
Shaykh Faraz calls believers to embody and spread the prophetic light in times of darkness, as opposed to talking and dwelling on the darkness. He explains that there is a lot of good and blessings to...
View ArticleCaribbean Calling, An Interview with Ustadh Nazim Baksh
At the beginning of the blessed month of Rabi’al Awwal 1438, Shaykh Ahmad Saad Al-Azhari and Ustadh Nazim Baksh will visit the twin-island Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. Shaykh Ahmad will...
View ArticleDon’t Ask For Relief from Trials – Rather Ask for Right Response – Shaykh...
Shaykh Faraz highlights the teaching of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with regards to what a believer should ask for during trials that they will inevitably face. He calls believers to...
View ArticleThree Qualities Of The Servants Of Allah – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Who are true servants of Allah? What does it mean to be of “the servants of the All-Merciful,” praised and described in the Qur’an. Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains four of the key qualities of these...
View ArticleCrying With Concern: Why the Prophet Muhammad Cried, by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Friday sermon on the #QuebecAttack. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ cried, but not like others cry. His crying was not a crying of dejection or loss–but, rather, a crying of concern and caring. It was a crying...
View ArticleSpiritual Values for Principled Engagement – Shaykh Yahya Rhodus
With so many injustices in the world, many young people are driven to enact change. In this important Khutba, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus of Al-Maqasid speaks about the spiritual values required for principled...
View ArticleDon’t Worry Be Believers – The Qualities of Strong Believers – Shaykh Faraz...
Many people let fears, worries, and challenges–personal or social–affect their life choices and cause them to make disadvantageous decisions. In this talk, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains a powerful...
View ArticleDifferences and Unity in Islam: The Wisdom and Sunna of Diversity – Shaykh...
How can we achieve unity when we are different? In a time where we find many plots of divisiveness, how can we appreciate diversity? In this timely and important talk, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani gives some...
View ArticleWhy Are We Muslim? – Preserving Faith in Testing Times – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Have you asked yourself why you are Muslim? Is Islam an identity? How can our faith be preserved in testing time? In this Friday khutba, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains how faith is the fuel of religion....
View ArticleDon’t Fear, Truly God Is With Us: The Unconditional Hope – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
One of the key sunnas of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is that he was always positive and full of hope in Allah Most High. It didn’t matter what was happening to him or around him,...
View ArticleRenewing Gratitude Through Reflection – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Many Muslims may approach worship as a burden. However, our worship should be an expression of gratitude to Allah Most High as the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has taught us and...
View ArticleRenewing Light Upon Light – The Light of Faith and Guidance in the Verse of...
Shaykh Faraz explains what “light” is. What does it mean that Allah is the Light (al-Nur). Then, he explains the Verse of Light (Ayat al-Nur) in the Qur’an. “Allah is the Light of the Heavens and the...
View Article13: The Lawful & The Prohibited – Renewal by the Book: Quran Tafsir Based on...
In this lesson, visiting scholar Shaykh Riad Saloojee reviews verses from the Quran that correspond with the chapter on the Lawful and the Prohibited from Imam Ghazali’s Ihya. Shaykh Riad covers verse...
View ArticleLook At Everything as a Blessing from Allah and Nurture Gratitude – Shaykh...
In this Friday sermon, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani calls Muslims to recognize the blessings that Allah bestowed upon us. Sometimes we may take some of the daily blessings for granted or not notice them at...
View ArticleThe Abundant Good: Reflections on Surat al-Kawthar and Its Message of...
In this Friday sermon, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani reflects on Surat al-Kawthar (Qur’an 108), its meanings and what it entails. He extracts from this short sura, which is three verses long, meanings and...
View ArticleThe Virtues of Jerusalem & the Believer’s Five Duties Towards It – Shaykh...
Masjid al Aqsa is one the holiest mosques for Muslims. It was once the direction of prayer and is the place where the Prophet ﷺ lead all the prophets in prayer and ascended to heaven to meet his Lord....
View Articleal-Aqsa: Servanthood and Sanctity – Shaykh Riad Saloojee
In this talk Shaykh Riad Saloojee reflects on the night journey (isra’) and ascension (mi’raj) of the Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) as it relates to al-Aqsa Mosque. He links our...
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