Shifting Gears into Ramadan

Salams all,

Here's the link to the introduction to the Ramadan topic which was held yesterday for the discussion circle.

Being Muslim Americans- Hamza Yusuf

This is Hamza Yusuf at his best. Very moving and inspiring lecture where he emphasizes the current role of Muslims in America and our duty to be part of its history.

Rerun: A day in the life of the Prophet

Salams all,

Here's the link to the topic intro for this tuesday's discussion.

Also refer to the previous post on the topic where you can find a lecture on the etiquettes of sleep.

I'd also recommend that you read the section on the description of the prophet's sleep found in the Shamail of Tirmidhi.

You can find also duaas before and after sleep in both Riyad al-Shaleheen and Al-athkar both books are by imam al-nawawi.

Heedlessness, June 24, 2008

Below is the 15 min introduction to the topic of heedlessness. There is some background noise however since we had the lecture outdoors.

I also wanted to add an afterthought that came to me. It was mentioned that getting out of a state of heedlessness requires that one may need to stand out against a crowd and thus may be humiliated. Compare however, the humiliation that one may experience in this world for standing up for what is right to that of the humiliation which one will face for not standing up to the truth on the Day of Judgment. Indeed the latter is much more severe.

Heedlessness, Bassem, June 24th, 2008

The Dangers of Heedlessness, Hamza Yusuf

A ~30min on The Dangers of Heedlessness by Hamza Yusuf.


Click for the here for the audio mp3 format


Wasalaam

Editing our lives

Salams all,

I've finally managed to upload an audio recording of the discussion circle which took place on April 22nd, 2008. Click the link below!

The topic was "Editing our lives". The recording is a 23 min reminder on the topic. Alhamdullah those who attended really liked it, so I hope you do too, and don't be shy to share your comments.



http://www.msamcgill.com/msamcgill/TreeShadeBlog/Editing our lives, short reminder, Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008.WMA

The Prophetic Mirror

Beautiful lecture (17min) describing a Muslim as being a mirror reflecting the light of the blessed Prophet (S). Lecture is in both Arabic and English.