Archive for January, 2008

Event: The Signs of Love, Reflections on our relationship with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam), Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi

Posted in Announcements, Events, Islam, Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi on January 30, 2008 by Adnan

Sallam alaykum.

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A talk delivered by Shaykh al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Yaqoubi.

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Sunday 3rd February 2008 at 5pm

Keighley Jamia Masjid
BD21 3EG

contact:

07980007673
07986158647

 

Picture: Q-News 

With thanks to the brother who posted on DeenPort.

Foundations of Aqeedah - Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

Posted in Islam, Lectures, Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari on January 29, 2008 by Adnan

Sallam alaykum.

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Topic: Foundations of Aqeedah

Speaker: Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

Event: Youth Tarbiyah Conference 2007

With thanks to Mufti Muhammad and the Islamic Foundation of Toronto.

Invitation to Muslim Unity - Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

Posted in Alerts, Islam, Lectures, Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari on January 29, 2008 by Adnan

Sallam alaykum.

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Invitation to Muslim Unity - Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari.

Topic: Invitation to Muslim Unity

Speaker: Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

Event: Youth Tarbiyah Conference 2007

With thanks to Mufti Muhammad and the Islamic Foundation of Toronto.

BBC: Hospitality In a Suspicious World

Posted in News on January 27, 2008 by Adnan

Sallam alaykum.

From the BBC News website.

Hospitality in a suspicious world

Working as a Westerner in the Muslim world has been complicated by the conflicts of recent years but BBC correspondent Kate Clark who has worked in Iraq, Afghanistan and Gaza still finds delight in the hospitality and kindness of strangers.

The taxi driver was calling me back. It was late at night in Irbil, and there was a problem with the fare.

A taxi driver in Irbil, northern Iraq

Sometimes it is the taxi driver who wants to keep down the fare

We had spent the half hour journey chatting. He told me he was struggling to bring up a young family on a low income and with soaring inflation.

“Rent,” he said, “had gone up five-fold and petrol prices 20-fold since 2003.”

So I paid him a bit extra. He called me back to argue over the money because he thought I had paid him too much.

Read the full article here.

SEERAH & FIQH COURSE, February To April, FRIDAYS 7.30PM-9.30PM, SHAYKH ATABEK SHUKUROV, MADNI JAMIA MASJID, BRADFORD

Posted in Abu Zahra Foundation, Announcements, Islam, Madni Jamia Masjid-ICEA, News, Shaykh Atabek Shukurov Nasafi on January 26, 2008 by Adnan

Sallam alaykum.

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In the name of Allah, Most Benificent, Most Merciful
All Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds
Peace and salutations upon His beloved Messenger
ISLAMIC CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
ABU ZAHRA FOUNDATION
present
SPRING SEMESTER 2008
SEERAH OF THE PROPHET MOHAMMED (peace and salutations be upon him)

& THE FIQH OF HALAL AND HARAAM
Course delivered by Shaykh Atabek Shukurov Nasafi
February 1st to 4th April 2008
Time: Fridays 7.30pm-9.30pm
Cost: £30*
Madni Jamia Masjid
101 Thornbury Road
(off Killinghall Road)
Bradford BD3 8SA
[
MAP]
All welcome**
REGISTRATION MANDATORY FOR ALL STUDENTS To register simply email your name to info@icea.org.uk with ‘Seerah & Fiqh Course’ in the subject field
Further info:
07852 189425
* fee to cover costs and course material for students . No student will be turned away due to lack of funds.
** Special arrangements for sisters
Sheikh Atabek Shukurov Nasafi began his religious studies in his native Uzbekistan at the young age of ten under local scholars such as Sheikh Sayyid Karim Namangany and Sheikh Mohammed Jaan, under whose guidance he began to memorise the Qur’an.
He completed his studies at the age of 21 in various subjects including Arabic Language, Hadith, Fiqh, Tafsir, Tajwid at Madrasa Abul Qasim and Jamia Islamia in Uzbekistan.In 1998 he moved to Damascus for higher studies with some of the finest scholars of our time. He enrolled on a four year ‘al-Ijaza al-Alimiyya’ programme at the Takhassus Institute which is affiliated to al-Azhar University, Egypt. During this time his studies included: Sharh Ibn Aqeel with Sh. Atiyya, Sharh Fiqh al-Akbar with Sh. Adeeb al-Kallas, Lubab with Sh. Abdullah Rabiah, Aqida with Sh. Saeed Ramadan al-Buti, Risala Qushariyya with Sh. Abdul Fatah Bizm, Hadith with Sh. Sadiq Darwish, Da’wa with Sh. Tawfiq al-Buti.

Whilst continuing his studies at the institute he also focused on intensive private lessons with Sheikh Muhammed Adnan Darwish and covered Fath Bab al-Inaya and the Mu’atta Imam Malik. He also studied Shudhoor al-Dhab, Sharh Qatar al-Nida, Thufatal Mureed, and Mukhtasar al-Bukhari with Sheikh Rushdi al-Qalam.

He graduated in 2003 after spending the final year at al-Azhar University and was given certification by the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy.

He moved to Keighley in September 2006, with his family, as a Resident Scholar at the Abu Zahra Foundation.

Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller: Knowledge, Faith and the Islamic Revelation

Posted in Islam, Lectures, Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller on January 20, 2008 by Adnan

Sallam alaykum.

Below is a lecture by Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller.

Topics Discussed

  • Introduction and Overview
  • Nature and Limits of Proof
  • The Paradigm of Faith

With thanks to Shaykh Nuh and Masud Ahmed Khan.

To download this lecture and others, please click here.

Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi Event: Birmingham

Posted in Events, Islam, Lectures, Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi on January 20, 2008 by Adnan

Sallam alaykum.

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Sunday 27th January 2008 – Birmingham, UK

Evening Talk – In the Shade of the New Hijri Year: Establishing a Medina Society: The Prophetic Model

Speaker: Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi
After Maghrib Prayer Jammat at 4:48pm

Venue:
Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkolvia,
107 – 113
Golden Hillock Road , Small Heath,
Birmingham,
B10 0DP

NOTE: The Grand Khatem for the Shaykh’s late wife (may Allah have mercy on her) will also be part of Sunday evening’s event.

Picture: Q-News

Moonsighting | By: Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

Posted in Islam, Lectures, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Zaytuna Institute on January 20, 2008 by Adnan

Sallam alaykum.

Below is a lecture by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf on moonsighting.

With thanks to Zaytuna Institute and sister Asma K Arif.

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Picture: Zaytuna Institute.

Event: Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi in London

Posted in Events, Islam, Lectures, Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi on January 17, 2008 by Adnan

Sallam alaykum.

Imperial College Islamic Society presents, in collaboration with The Way of the Ulema.

In the Footsteps of the Beloved - Knowing the Best of Creation

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Shaykh Muhammed Al Yaqoubi will be addressing people in Kensington Town Hall on Thursday, the 31st of January 2008 insha Allah.
Please purchase tickets here
Time: 6:30 PM
Date: 31st January 2008
Venue: Kensington Town Hall, London
Picture : Q-News

Dear Self Book Discussion, Imam Zaid on the KPFA Morning Show

Posted in Books, Imam Zaid Shakir, Interviews, News on January 13, 2008 by Adnan

Sallam alaykum.

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Dear Self book discussion. Imam Zaid Shakir talks on the KPFA Morning Show.

With thanks to Zaytuna Institute for uploading the audio.

Click on the links below to:

Listen to the interview.

Buy the book in the USA.

Buy the book in the UK.