الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and sisters! In my previous khatira on the human heart, it was pointed out that that every criminal, every miser, every abuser, every boastful, arrogant and hateful person does what he or she does because of a diseased heart. In today’s … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and sisters! I have been asked to share some thoughts with you on the topic: ‘How to cope with a situation when we lose someone or something dear to us’. There is no denying that in this life, we are faced … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين I would like to speak to you very briefly about some of the lessons that we can derive from the miraculous event of al-Isra wal-Mi’raj, meaning the night journey which took Prophet Muhammad (SAW) from Mecca to Jerusalem and then to the … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and sisters! Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh, I have been asked to share some thoughts with you on the Islamic etiquette of dealing with people. Since this is a broad topic, I have decided to focus my talk on some … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Let me begin by asking you and myself: What is it that ties and binds our hearts together; you may say, “Our common faith, our shared tradition, our collective heritage, and our distinct Islamic culture; yes, but essentially all these are rooted … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين It definitely goes without saying that the Muslim youth of today will be the leaders of the Ummah tomorrow. This is a role for which they have to be formally groomed by their families, educational institutes, and the society at large. Today, the … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh, Brothers and Sisters! I am greatly honored, and humbled at the same time, to be amongst you. I am proud to be a member of this community. Such gatherings, as the one tonight, give us an … [Read more…]
Death Transcript of the talk given by Dr Munawar Haque at AMDA on Jan 24, 2015 to a group of students from Central Michigan University on one of their under-graduate core subjects “Death & Dying” One of the reasons why the topic of death is very important is because each and every one has to … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and sisters! Alhamdulillah, we are all Muslims. We claim to be Muslims. As Muslims, we believe in every word of the Qur’an. The Qur’an states, إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلَامُ “The deen in the sight of Allah is Islam.” (Aal ‘Imran, … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and sisters! Sometimes we have the opportunity to do good but we do not have the ability. Sometimes we have the ability to do good, but do not have the opportunity. In the end it all comes down to tawfeeq. In ayah … [Read more…]
