“To Muslims who really understand Islam, schools and colleges and universities are not in any way less than mosques. And the time they spend in these educational institutions in the pursuit of knowledge is not in any way less than the time they ...
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“Many Muslims hide in Islam from Islam. They would rather sit in mosques and roll the rosary, which is not what Islam wants them to do all the time, than be out on the streets helping or educating people, which ...
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Thus, proper Dhikr is that in which the whole person is involved: body, mind, heart and soul. And in which the whole society with all its institutions is involved - family-wise, economically, politically, socially, culturally, educationally, militarily and otherwise.
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Everyone is graduating from everywhere. It is that season again.
Congratulations, Graduates!
What a day! You dreamed about it; you worked for it; and now it is here.
I am happy for you. And I am proud of you.
But just before you go, ...
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That is Islam!
I mean, often, doing a lot of what we do, over and over and over.
And trying to do it better each time.
Take Kalimah Tayyibah for example. It is the same Laa Ilaaha Illa Allah forever.
All 'Aqeedah -- Islamic ...
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“What Muslims need to work on is character, integrity, education and excellence.
Everything else will follow.
That is how simple and easy it is to change the condition and destiny of Muslims.” (Dr. Pasha)
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"We are all more than our body. We also -- all of us -- possess a soul.
The body is where the soul resides, to the extent a statement like that is intelligible to anyone.
We nourish our body with food and ...
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"Education without character is at best a waste and at worst quite possibly a pretty dangerous thing." (Dr. Pasha)
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Dr. Pasha has very nicely brought out the broad scope of Islamic teachings and illustrated their applicability to the broader society in which we live...
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June 1, 2012: World Day of Education
Everyone is graduating from everywhere. It is that season again.
All over the world, it is graduation season. And what a blessed, happy season it is.
In this happy graduation season, we call on the world, ...
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People Need People
Human beings cannot do everything by themselves. They need help and advice from other human beings.
They need reminders about what is good and beneficial for them. Thus all the time in their life, people need people.
Islam, therefore, is ...
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The Qur’an is all things good: from physical to spiritual to psychological to financial to economic to political to everything else.
The Qur’an is the word of Almighty Allah and declares itself to be a cure for all that may ail ...
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Just Say Al-Hamdulillah! This Thanksgiving -- And Every Other Thanksgiving! And Every Moment of Your Life To the Extent You Can!...
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Islam – the Qur’an – came into the world to give the world education. And to teach the world to read and write.
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Corrupting Islam and Corrupting the Youth
Sufi Mumbo-Jumbo?
The Not So-Mysterious World of Dhikr
Formal and Informal Dhikr
Here Is What He Said
My Response
Check Out Iqbal!
Inviting Non-Muslims to Chant God’s Name
We Can Still Change ...
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Words fail me when I see the silent mosques. It seems somehow wrong telling the owner of this world how to run his house. But shouldn't there be at least one place on earth, where people -- Hindus, Muslims, Jews, others -- ...
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Without Allah’s help nothing can be done. Without Allah’s protection no one is safe.
And without Allah giving it, no one gets anything.
And without Allah making it happen, nothing ever happens. Not one thing.
This should help put in context the various ...
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People like singing and dancing and making music. Whether or not it is part of the human DNA I do not know.
But I am sure there are people in this world – those who specialize in research into the human ...
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Here is what I don’t get about Muslims. I don’t mean bad Muslims, but I mean Good Muslims – those Muslims who pray and fast and do good things.
Why can’t they, after each Fard prayer – five times a day ...
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“The following saying is proof that Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, is truly a prophet and messenger of God, just as he claimed.
He says: A single learned individual is harder for the Devil to deal with than a 1000 pious people ...
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“There are those in this world who wish to die for Allah. I wish to say to them: “Have you ever tried living for Allah?”
“Give it a shot,” I say to them. I mean living for Allah. “You might like it.”
If ...
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Recite these Prayers as often as you can, or at least AM-PM - morning and evening (after Fajr and after Maghrib prayers) - and Allah will bless and protect you. But make sure you do so with utmost belief, faith, ...
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Contents:
Counting Allah's Blessings: A Serious Muslim Problem
Jum'ah Khutbah: What a Blessing from Allah
The Muslim Story
Jum'ah Khutbah in Muslim Hands: Riding a Gift Horse to Ruin
Alienating the Muslim Youth
Jum'ah Khutbah: Some Important Pointers
Keep it Simple!
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Contents:
Good Guys vs. Bad Guys in Halifax
Litmus Test of Islam in 21st Century England
Avoiding Disputations
When Bradford Burned
Oldham Riots and the First Islamic Community Clean Up
Halifax: A Simmering Social Cauldron
Some Reasons Why I am Not in the Business of Kafirizing Muslims
Where ...
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Contents:
Desecration of a Time-Honored Title Called Imam
Legends of Learning
Imams of Yore:
Muslims of Pre-Partition India
“Middle East”:
Many Easts and Many Wests
Muslims Are a Blessed People
Western Wing of the Muslim Ummah
Muslim Behavior and Divine Retribution
Judgment Day – Right Here in this World
Assault on ...
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Contents:
Combining Deen and Dunya
Building a Better Life for India’s Muslims
These Goals Are Attainable and Easily So
Ta’aleem and Tazkiyah: Two Peas in a Pod
Islamic Social Change
How Could the Rest of the World Not Join This Caravan?
Know Islam and Know the World: ...
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Contents:
Presenting Islam to Non-Muslims.
An Open House Campaign.
Muslims: A People with a Mission.
An Open House for Your Mosque.
Islam: A System of Neighborly Relations.
Neighborliness: A Concept that goes beyond Individuals.
Benefits of An Open House.
Preparation.
Planning.
Publicity.
The Jum'ah Khutbah: Its nature and uses.
Mosque Premises.
A Culture ...
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“What we get out of this infinite ocean of light, glory and blessing that the Qur’an is, is not a function of the ocean now lapping at our faces and at our souls, it is a function, rather, of the ...
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“In this age of the Internet, we all understand the meaning of “Connectivity.”
Islam gave the world that concept, 1400 years ago, and drilled Muslims into practicing it, by requiring them to attend Congregational Prayers in neighbourhood mosques no less than ...
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