w3plus A coherent worldview begins by asking not only what we believe, but how we know what is true. This long-term program offers a systematic study of the Islamic worldview through rational inquiry, philosophical reflection, and the rich intellectual tradition of Islam. Inspired primarily by the contemporary Farsi works Bee-Nehāyat and Ṭarḥ-e Wilāyat, the curriculum is … Read more
Bismillāh وَإِذْ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِي أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ زَوْجَكَ وَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَتُخْفِي فِي نَفْسِكَ مَا اللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِ وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخْشَاهُ When you said to him whom Allah had blessed, and whom you [too] had blessed, ‘Keep your wife for yourself, and be wary of Allah,’ and you concealed within … Read more
Bismillah. وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ۚ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ La bonne action et la mauvaise ne sont pas pareilles. Repousse (le mal) par ce qui est meilleur ; et voilà que celui avec qui tu avais une animosité devient tel un ami chaleureux. Sūrat Fussilat … Read more
This theology series explores some of the most fundamental questions of Islamic belief through rational inquiry and philosophical analysis. The first course (Part 1) examines the principal arguments for the existence of God, while the second (Part 2) will build upon those conclusions to study the Divine attributes and the foundations of tawḥīd. Although each … Read more
Bismillāh اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ Read in the name of your Lord who created. Sūrat al-‘Alaq, No. 96, Āyat 1 The first word revealed from the Qur’ān was a command: iqra’ — read! To appreciate the meaning of this opening instruction, it is helpful to examine what qirā’ah means from a linguistic perspective. The … Read more
Bismillah. وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا Et ceux qui disent : “Seigneur, donne-nous en nos épouses et nos descendants, la joie des yeux, et fais de nous un guide pour les pieux.” Sūrat at-Furqān, No. 25, Āyat 74 À la fin de la sourate Al-Furqān, le Coran … Read more
Shia community centers across the GTA Fatmiyah Community Centre (FCC) 📍275 Conlin Rd E, Oshawa, ON L0B 1J0 Afghan Canadian Islamic Community 📍22 Hobson Ave, North York, ON M4A 1Y2 AIM – Ali Islamic Mission (Mississauga) 📍275 Conlin Rd E, Oshawa, ON L0B 1J0 Al Hussain Foundation (Kennedy Rd Graveyard) 📍10992 Kennedy Road Markham, ON … Read more
Bismillāh وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا أَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَابْيَضَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيم And he turned away from them and said: ‘O my sorrow for Yūsuf!’ And his eyes had become white (blind), because of the sorrow that he suppressed. Sūrat Yūsuf, No. 12, Āyat 84 Tragic events in life can leave people overwhelmed … Read more
Bismillah. وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَنظُرُ إِلَيْكَ ۚ أَفَأَنتَ تَهْدِي الْعُمْيَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا لَا يُبْصِرُونَ Et il en est parmi eux qui te regardent. Est-ce toi qui peux guider les aveugles, même s’ils ne voient pas ? Sūrat at-Yūnus, No. 10, Āyat 43 Les êtres humains sont dotés de nombreuses facultés remarquables. L’une des plus importantes est … Read more
Bismillāh إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا …Indeed, Allah only desires to remove from you all impurity, O Ahl al-Bayt, and to purify you with a thorough purification.? Sūrat al-Ahzāb, No. 33, Āyat 33 In an earlier reflection, we established—through extensively transmitted (mutawātir) narrations—that the five figures referred to in this … Read more