Assalamu alaikum everyone, The youth wing of AMDA has launched a halaqa series called “The Ideal Muslim.” InshaAllah, this halaqa will take place on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month after Isha prayers. This halaqa has been chalked out to learn how a Muslim should develop his or her personality in light of … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and sisters! My talk tonight deals with the problem of racism. What is racism? It is the belief that some races of people are better than others. It also means the prejudice, discrimination, or rivalry directed against someone of a different … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and sisters! All the things we have learnt about Islam—the beliefs, the laws, the ethics, the code of conduct and behavior, and the obligations we have to carry out, are important. These are things that we are supposed to learn and … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين My dear brothers and sisters! Each one of us wants to feel happy. It may not be wrong to say that the main motivating factor behind all our actions is to make us feel happy. The topic of my khatira today is … [Read more…]
Existence of God* Brothers and sisters! My khatira today is on the topic: “Existence of God.” Alhamdulillah, as Muslims, we firmly believe in the existence of God Almighty—the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all that exists. There is no doubt about it. Belief in the existence of God runs in our blood. By nature, every man … [Read more…]
Brothers and Sisters! How can we remember Allah throughout the day without withdrawing from the routine of our daily worldly life? How can we make sure that our personal life, family life, professional life and all other activities continue in full swing, and at the same time, our life as a whole—every moment of it … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and sisters! Today is the last day of the blessed month of Dhul-Hijjah. Insha’Allah, tomorrow will be the first day of the sacred month of Muharram of the new Hijri year – 1438. Do we realize that the year contains a … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين. Brothers and sisters! You are aware that inshaAllah, we’ll be having our Open House event today from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. We expect many visitors from other faith traditions to visit us. There may be some among them who might like … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! In today’s khatira, I want to share some thoughts with you on the topic of barakah or divine blessing. What is barakah? It is the attachment of divine goodness to something. It also means an increase in the amount of good in something. Barakah cannot be quantified. For example, having more … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! The function of the soul or the spiritual heart is to know its Creator, to love Him and to seek closeness to Him. If the heart fails in this function then we must know that it is sick. When the heart gets sick, it loses its desire and ability to do … [Read more…]
