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Treasure
Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Instructor
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate Treasure Have you ever seen a beggar? Have you ever heard a mourner? Have you ever wondered, ever, how everything you have’s a treasure? Yes, that bite of bread’s a t…
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Reflections of a First-Time Teacher
Saudah Mirza, Outreach
Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim Teaching is not easy. I learned that first hand last month at the Fawakih Arabic Intensive that took place in Fishers, Indiana, where I had the honor of teaching a section of Introductory Ara…
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A Thought to Bring Life to Your Prayer
Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Instructor
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate Imam Bukhari narrates that a certain Companion heard a man recite qul huwa allahu ahad repeatedly at night.
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Learning the Spirit of the Law
Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Instructor
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate The shari`a has both letter and spirit. Terse and technical manuals of Islamic Law rarely bring out the spirit on their own. Students normally learn the spirit by stu…
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Fire and Garden
Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Instructor
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate Fire and Garden When the fire of rage screams madly its din, consuming its fuel of angry chagrin and tempts you to drink from the poison of sin then gaze at the Fire …
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Be with people as you want God to be with you
Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Instructor
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “There was once a merchant who would sell on credit.
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Subway Station and Beliefs
Hammad Din, SunniPath TA & Student
At the beginning of SunniPath’s highly recommended Tahawi course, Shaykh Hamza used this analogy to make us understand the need to understand our beliefs.: “You woke up suddenly in a crowd of people at a subway station (…
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The Hero of Andalus
Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Instructor
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate My son learned an initial version of this rhyme at an Islamic children’s story group in Kharabsheh. The heroic story of the great Muslim general, Tariq b.
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Where Is God in Haiti?
Saudah Mirza, Outreach
Where Is God in Haiti? Free Live Event with Sheikh Nuh Keller Online on Saturday, February 13th at 4 PM GMT “Allah suffices us, and is the best to rely on.”
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“Where Is God in Haiti?” Event Recording
Saudah Mirza, Outreach
assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah, Alhamdulillah, the recording of last Saturday’s event, “Where Is God in Haiti?”
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A Rabi’ al-Awwal Gift
Abdul-Karim Yahya, SunniPath Instructor
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته وبعد فهذه صيغة صلاة على النبي محمد صلى الله عليه وآله وصحبه وسلم للحبيب عمر بن حفيظ وأوصى بالإكثار منها في شهر مولده صلى الله عليه وسلم As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh This …
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Johannesburg Reflections
AbdulKarim Yahya, SunniPath Instructor
“The beauty of knowledge appears on the face when the heart is adorned with adab towards the Real (alHaqq).” - Habib Umar in a meeting with a group of South African scholars this morning.
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The Real You
AbdulKarim Yahya, SunniPath Instructor
As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, O slave of the body, how long will you toil in its service? Are you seeking profit in that in which there is loss; Turn to the soul and perfect its virtues; For you – throu…
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Humiliation
Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Instructor
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate Humiliation Toil to glory, ambitions raise, dream your story, chase their praise, win, succeed, defeat, amaze, speed on in heady, hazy daze. “Witty!”, “Smart!”, “Stro…
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Spreading Love and Tazkiya [Audio]
AbdulKarim Yahya, SunniPath Instructor
Note on the audio: As-salamu alaykum, I made a a mistake in the second verse. It should be, “Allah is the one who created seven heavens . . .”
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Raising Children [Video with Habib Umar]
AbdulKarim Yahya, SunniPath Instructor
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate As-salamu alaykum, This is a talk given by Habib Umar during his recent visit to what was predominantly a group of school children.
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Preparing for the Shifa Program – Introduction
Raidah Shah Idil, Outreach
Assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah! On June 24 last year, my brother and I arrived in the neigbourhood of Hayy al-Kharabsheh. He came to drop me off to the Shifa program, and to do his own exploration of the neighbouring c…
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Live Event This Sunday: Seeing the Future Through the Lens of the Past
Saudah Mirza, Outreach
Seeing the Future Through the Lens of the Past Live Event with Dr. Ashraf Muneeb Sunday, April 11th at 4:30pm GMT Islamic history is filled with stories that we have come to love and enjoy.
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Preparing for the Shifa Program – On Feast and Famine
Raidah Shah Idil, Outreach
After extensive consultation with my co-workers, the topic of today’s Shifa preparation will be this - food. Which category do you fit into? 1) Will eat takeout 2) Will only eat home-cooked food Let’s talk about Category…
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Don’t Miss Question Time: This Sunday
Saudah Mirza, Outreach
Time Sunday, April 18th at 4:30pm GMT Do you have questions about Islam and don’t know where to go? Looking for Shariah advice for dealing with the issues in your life?
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Watch Question Time Recording: Adoption, Hijab, Raising Children, and More
Saudah Mirza, Outreach
Our first Question Time took place on April 4th. Questions answered were on the following topics: Adoption Abusive father-in-law Hijab and its proofs Conditions of being a Mufti Waking children for the Fajr prayer Discip…
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Habib Umar Live This Sunday: Increased Capacity
Saudah Mirza, Outreach
assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah, Yesterday we announced that Habib Umar will be speaking live this Sunday on “A Journey to Knowledge.” We had limited spots available for live attendance, and the pre-registration quickly…
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Preparing for the Shifa Program – On Time Management
Raidah Shah Idil, Outreach
Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullah! As a former Shifa student, I can testify to the excitement of immersing yourself in the pursuit of sacred knowledge.
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Preparing for the Shifa Program – Why Jordan?
Raidah Shah Idil, Outreach
Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullah, Out of all the places in the world for you to pack up and leave to for the summer – why Jordan? Jordan lies at the southern edge of the Levant (Sham).
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Preparing for the Shifa Program – Student Activities
Raidah Shah Idil, Outreach
Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullah! In addition to your studies during the Shifa program, there are lots of other things you can do, to help you rest. Here’s a list of what you can do within the neighbourhood: - Go for walks…
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Preparing for the Shifa Program – Countdown!
Raidah Shah Idil, Outreach
Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullah! SubhanAllah, how time flies! The Shifa is only days away – 8 more days to June 20th. We’re delighted to announce the arrival of three of our Shifa students (Soraya Saley, Rumana Saley, Zai…
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Shifa Update!
Raidah Shah Idil, Outreach
Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullah! Alhamdulilah, the Shifa class of 2010 have completed almost half of the program SubhanaAllah, it’s amazing how swiftly time flies.
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SP Monthly – July 2010
Zeyad Elmenayer, Outreach
assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah, Read below for the latest edition of the SP Monthly, in which you will find the latest news about SunniPath and our exciting Shifa Summer Intensive Program.
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A Ramadan Message
Ashraf Muneeb, Academic Director
Assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatahu, Dear Students, Volunteers, Supporters, and Friends, Praise be to the One who has blessed us with another Ramadan, the “month in which the Quran was sent down, a guidance fo…
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Shifa Information Session 2010
Raidah Shah Idil, Outreach
Assalamualaykum wa rahmatulahi wa barakatuh! Alhamdulilah, we had our very moving Shifa Information Session in the Dar al-Tawfiq courtyard.