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Mawlid Gifts: Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari’s al-Mawrid al-Rawi fi Mawlid al-Nabi

(During the month of Rabi’ al-Awwal I’ll be posting my translation of Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari’s Prophetic Nativity al-Mawrid al-Rawi fi Mawlid al-Nabi (Allah bless him and give him peace). In sha’ Allah I’ll release it bit by bit each day this month.)   Said the erudite Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari (may Allah have mercy upon him) […]

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Hydration of the Soul: The Drink of the People of Purity Part Two

Here is the second and final talk in the Hydration of the Soul program. In this part I discuss the following: * What is the meaning of salat when we send salat upon the Prophet Muhammad (Salla Allah ‘alayhi wa alihi wa sallam)? * Does the Prophet (Salla Allah ‘alayhi wa alihi wa sallam) benefit […]

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Hydration of the Soul: The Drink of the People of Purity Part One

Here is the first talk in the Hydration of the Soul program where I discussed the background and some of the keys and themes of Shaykh Muhammad al-Qandusi’s book The Drink of the People of Purity. Please recite al-Fatiha for the author.        (Shaykh Muhammad al-Qandusi’s Maqam in Fez)         […]

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A Just Word

Here is the cover to a much anticipated book I had translated a few years ago for the good folks at Ihsanica Media in South Africa: A Just Word: The Life and Legacy of Imam Ahmad Rida Khan al-Barelwi. In sha’ Allah this work will be available in early 2015.           […]

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Reading and Discussion on al-Qandusi’s The Drink of the People of Purity

  If you are in the Greater Toronto Area, come join me at Risalah Foundation where I’ll be reading from and discussing Shaykh Muhammad al-Qandusi’s book The Drink of the People of Purity in Prayers upon the Chosen Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), published by Muhammadan Press.  

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The Metaphysics of Masculinity

What does it mean to be a man? What is masculinity? Is it everything? Is it nothing? Many people are troubled by discussions about masculinity. Ibn ‘Arabi (Allah have mercy upon him) said that there is no proper definition for love that is more obvious that what the word evokes. Masculinity and its counterpart femininity […]

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Questions on the Spiritual Path

Questions on the Spiritual Path that Pertain to Knowledge of the Ultimate Reality, by Shaykh ‘Izz al-Din b. ‘Abd al-Salam At the request of my Shaykh, I translated this relatively obscure book by the Sultan of the Scholars, Shaykh ‘Izz al-Din b. ‘Abd al-Salam. In this slim volume, Shaykh ‘Izz al-Din provides answers to sixty-two […]

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Our Pledge with the Prophet: The Muhammadan Covenants by Imam al-Sha’rani

A general covenant has been taken from us by Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) that we follow the Muhammadan Sunna in all of our statements, actions, and beliefs. So if there is a practice for which we do not know a supporting proof in the Book [the Quran], the Sunna, scholarly […]

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The Muhammadan Covenants: Encouragement to Love Fasting

A general covenant has been taken from us by Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) that the greatest portion of our love for fasting be because Allah Most High has said “Fasting is Mine,” and not for any other reason, such as the pursuit of reward or the expiation of sins and […]

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The Muhammadan Covenants: Encouraging the Disobedient to Repent

A general covenant has been taken from us by Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) that we encourage all of the people of disobedience (ahl al-ma’asi) to repent; that we speak of Allah’s mercy for them when they repent and inform them that no sin—besides polytheism—is so great that Allah will not […]

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