الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Assalamu alaikum! I am extremely humbled to have been asked to share some thoughts with you on the sirah of the noblest and the greatest of all souls ever to be born, the most influential human being to set foot on earth … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and Sisters! If someone asks you, “Are you a Muslim?” The immediate answer will be “Yes I am.” But, what if someone asks you, “Why are you a Muslim?” This will make you start to think. For most of us, the … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and sisters! There is an ayah in the Qur’an that you might have heard being recited during the khutbas of Jumu’ah and the two Eids. This is the ayah 90 of Surat an-Nahl, which says, إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and sisters! In a Hadith Qudsi, mentioned in Sahih al-Bukhari, our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said, قَالَ اللَّهُ أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي “Allah said, ‘I am to my slave as he thinks of me.’ Too often, when we … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and sisters! Tonight, I want to share some thoughts with you on how the Muslim community across America feels after the 2016 presidential election. How do we go about confronting the ever-growing challenges that we face in present day America and … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and Sisters! What is the reality of this life? There is an ayah in Surat al-Hadid that describes through a parable the reality of this life. It says, اعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَزِينَةٌ وَتَفَاخُرٌ بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَكَاثُرٌ فِي الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَوْلَادِ … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and sisters! Do we ever take account of ourselves by subjecting ourselves to self-assessment? Ideally, we should be engaged in self-assessment every day; assessing our emotions, our thoughts and our actions. This will prepare us for our return to Allah. Are … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and sisters! Let us try to understand the real purpose for which the prophets and messengers were sent. Basically, it was to convey the message of guidance from Allah to humanity. Further, it was to establish a hujjah or an argument … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! Every time we recite Surat al-Fatiha in our five daily obligatory prayers, and other nawafil prayers, we call upon Allah (SWT) to guide us. What is the special or particular guidance that we ask for? We ask for guidance that is given to true believers. Actually, there are various degrees of … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين. It appears that the Muslim community across America is in a state of anxiety and despair after the 2016 presidential election. We must remind ourselves that Allah is in control and this election’s results are a true test of our trust in … [Read more…]
