Allah, exalted is He, commands gratitude towards parents after gratitude to Himself. But the teacher is the ‘parent’ about whom Imam al-Ghazali remarked, may Allah be pleased with him, that whereas biological parents save one from the fires of this world such a teacher saves one from the Fire of the next world.
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A little ‘asabiyya
Ibn Khaldun noted a historical pattern. A group arises because of what he called ‘asabiyya (esprit de corps being an unsatisfying translation that will do for now), that binding force comprising various elements such as kinship and religion. With their rise, they bring about royal power from within themselves. In the case of the Muslims …
Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace
I det vi sang i dag, peges vi på centraliteten af Allahs Sendebud, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, og at vi må overveje ham og hans rolle i tilværelsen. Jeg ønsker at fremdrage et enkelt aspekt, som er implicit i hans sirah, men som sjældent bliver ekspliciteret: blandt sendebudene, fred være med …
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Vær Hans wali
I begyndelsen En og ingen anden. Profeten, fred og nåde være med ham, sagde: “Allah var, og der var intet med ham.” Den Ene skabte alle modsætningerne: himmel og jord, mand og kvinde, positiv og negativ og så videre, eller vi kan også sige Yin og Yang. En grundlæggende modsætning er mellem slaven, altså dig …
Academia
When thoughtful Greeks experienced distress at the disorder within and the warfare between their societies, some of them, such as Socrates, Plato and others, began to question its causes and then to enquire as to the right way to live as individuals and in societies. It was for this reason that Plato established the Academy. …
Relations between Islam and Common Law
The Inns of Court The Guilds of Law in Medieval Legal History: An Inquiry into the Origins of the Inns of Court George Makdisi University of Pennsylvania Common Law The Islamic Origins of the Common Law John Makdisi
Recordings of Qur’an recitation, an Adhan and other adhkar
These recordings, apart from the Dala’il al-Khayrat, are from the 70s and were made during visits to Morocco. Although the Dala’il al-Khayrat is incorrectly divided up, since it was recorded during a session at the tomb of the author, may Allah be merciful to him, when the entire Dala’il was recited and then divided into sections, …
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Khutbah – 31/3/17 – Provision
Based on a khutbah by Shaykh ‘Ali Laraki in the Ihsan Mosque, Norwich on the 25th November 2005. Khutbah 31:3:17 – provision
Khutbah 24/3/07 – Anger
Khutbah 24:3:17 – Anger
Khutbah 17/3/2017 – Custom and Tradition
Khutbah 17:3:17 – custom and tradition