Friday Reflections 22.10.2021

Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! This week I discuss praying on the Messenger of Allah ﷺ also known as 'salawat' and 'durood', by reading from and commenting upon Ash-Shifa of Qadi ‘Iyad, translated by British scholar, Aisha Bewley, Part 2, Chapter 4, Sections 4-6 (p.256-262). This is a modern English translation of a classical text…Read more Friday Reflections 22.10.2021

A Prayer That Imam Ali Liked To Read

Praise be to Allah Who made me such that I have not died nor am I sick, nor have my veins been infected with disease, nor have I been hauled up for my evil deeds, nor am I without progeny, nor have I forsaken my religion, nor do I disbelieve in my Lord, nor do…Read more A Prayer That Imam Ali Liked To Read

Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 21.10.2021

Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “Yet your Lord is the Most-Forgiving and full of mercy. Were He to take them to task for what they deserved, He would have hastened their punishment…”~ Holy Quran 18:58 (Safi Kaskas) “Verily, Allah created, on the same very day when He created the heavens and the earth, one hundred parts of…Read more Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 21.10.2021

Friday Reflections 15.10.2021

Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! This week I discuss praying on the Messenger of Allah ﷺ also known as 'salawat' and 'durood', by reading from and commenting upon Ash-Shifa of Qadi ‘Iyad, translated by British scholar, Aisha Bewley, Part 2, Chapter 4, Sections 1-3 (p.250-255). This is a modern English translation of a classical text…Read more Friday Reflections 15.10.2021

Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 14.10.2021

Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “God and His angels bless the Prophet, so, believers, bless him and give yourselves up in total submission [to his message].”~ Holy Quran 33:56 (Safi Kaskas) In this week's sohbet, I discuss Mawlid an-Nabi and the immense importance of the Prophet Muhammad within Islam. Followed by the traditional weekly dhikr/meditation of the…Read more Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 14.10.2021

Books or Tell-Lie-Vision?

Reading broadens the mind and helps us learn new things, even novels, but what does TV do for us? True, there are educational TV shows and channels, even some movies, but are those the ones you watch? Even if they are, educational TV and movies are rarely made with careful attention to fact-checking, making sure…Read more Books or Tell-Lie-Vision?