وَلَا تُخْزِنِي يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ يَوْمَ لَا يَنْفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُون إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ Walā tukhzinī yawma yub‘athūn yawma lā yanfa‘u māluwn-walā banūn illā man atallāha biqalbin salīm Do not disgrace me on the day they will be resurrected, the day on which neither wealth nor children will avail, except one who comes … Read more
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ laqad khalaqnal-insāna fī kabad Certainly We have created man to be in distress (Sūratul Balad, No. 90, Āyat 4) In the above verse Allah declares an important truth; a truth that may not be palatable to the human being. Life for human beings is often distressful and replete with travail. … Read more
Most Muslims say their salāt but many find it challenging to achieve the spirituality and presence of heart which makes the salāt an act of soaring to the Lord. This course will look at fiqhī (jurisprudential) and ‘irfāni (spiritual) aspects of salāt with the aim of offering prayers to get us closer to the Creator. … Read more
وَإِذَا مَسَّ الْإِنْسَانَ الضُّرُّ دَعَانَا لِجَنْبِهِ أَوْ قَاعِدًا أَوْ قَائِمًا فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُ ضُرَّهُ مَرَّ كَأَنْ لَمْ يَدْعُنَا إِلَىٰ ضُرٍّ مَسَّهُ Wa-idhā massal-insānadh-dhurru da‘āna li-janbihi aw qā‘idan aw qā’iman falammā kashafnā ‘anhudhurrahū marra ka-al-lam yad‘unā ilā dhurri massah When distress befalls man he supplicates to Us [lying] on his side, sitting, or standing; but when … Read more
وَلَمْ أَكُنْ بِدُعَائِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا walam akum bidu‘āki rabbi shaqiyya And never have I been disappointed, my Lord, in my supplication to You. (Sūrat Maryam, No. 19, Āyat 4) When a believer supplicates and prays to Allah, he prays with full conviction that Allah will hear and answer. The answer may not always come in … Read more
Most Muslims say their salāt but many find it challenging to achieve the spirituality and presence of heart which makes the salāt an act of soaring to the Lord. This course will look at fiqhī (jurisprudential) and ‘irfāni (spiritual) aspects of salāt with the aim of offering prayers to get us closer to the Creator. The course will … Read more
The course will study chapters from the book Ethics and Spiritual Growth by Sayyid Mujtaba Musawi Lari (http://www.al-islam.org/ethics-and-spiritual-growth-sayyid-mujtaba-musawilari). We will discuss movement towards perfection, intellect, personality, and responsibilities of the human being. Dates: 4 Mondays, May 5 – 26, 2014. Timings: 9.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. EST (Toronto/NY time) Instructor: Sr. Tahera Kassamali Registration Link: http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=EA54DC87854C3A Recording Session 1 … Read more
During this four week interactive course we will explore different areas of Islamic arts. Students will learn about Islamic calligraphy and patterns and incorporate these into their own Islamic artwork. All materials will be provided. Dates: 4 Monday evenings, May 5-26, 2014; Timings: 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. with a break for salāt. Instructor: Sr. Alina Juma … Read more
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُم Inna ‘iddatash-shuhūri ‘indallāhi-thnā ‘ashara sharan fī kitābi-llāhi yawma khalaqas-samāwāti wal-ardha minhā arba‘atun hurum Indeed the number of months with Allah is twelve months in Allah’s Book, the day when He created the heavens and the earth. Of … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُو ا . . . وَتَعَاوَنُواعَلَىالْبِرِّوَالتَّقْوَىٰ Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū . . . wa-ta‘āwanū ‘alal-birri wat-taqwā O, You who believe . . . help one another in goodness and piety (Sūratul Mā’idah, No. 5, Āyat 2) This verse emphasizes the necessity of cooperating and supporting in virtue and piety. Āyatullāh Nāsir Makārim Shirāzī … Read more