January 2011
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Chaplain Chats at University of Pennsylvania
Chaplain Chats will be taking place today, Monday January 31 at 6:15PM in the RAC [3615 Locust Walk], the basement of the Graduate Student Center, on UPenn’s campus. I will be this week’s host, continuing with the theme of “Pillars of Islam”, by talking about the Shahādah. Pizza will be served!
WatchMy apologies to Aliya. I couldn’t adjust the camera to include you in the angle. I’ll try and see about uploading a higher rez version at some point.
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WatchMore cabbie confessions.
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Dr. Zain Abdullah - Black Mecca: The African...
Book Discussion, Signing, and Film Screening
When: January 28th, 2011 - 5:00 - 7:00 PM (Reception to follow)
Where: Cohen Hall (Terrace Room) 3600 Spruce [Google Maps link]
Download Flyer: http://pa.cair.com/flyers/zain-talk.pdf
Dr. Abdullah is Assistant Professor of Religion, Race, and Ethnicity at Temple University. His research is primarily on identity formation and how the intersection of...
The Retreat: a BBC Documentary on Islamic... →
A BBC Documentary on 6 British individuals who volunteer to attend an Islamic spiritual retreat in Spain for 4 weeks. They involve themselves in a course of spiritual self development, the Islamic way.
A documentary (kind of like a reality show) about individuals searching for meaning and purpose in life, given the chance to explore Islamic spirituality.
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WatchI’ve had a real love for calligraphy, Arabic, Japanese, etc., for a long time. I am really happy to see the announcement of the new web site, Arabic Calligraphy Supply (www.arabiccalligraphysupplies.com). See this short video; I can’t wait for my kit to show up!
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Retaining the Prophetic Heritage: Introduction to...
A Study of Imam Bayquni’s Didactic Poem with Ustadh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali
Date(s): Classes begin on Sunday, Jan 23, 2011 and end on Sunday, Feb 27th 2011.
Class Information and Early Registration: The classes are pre-recorded with a live Q&A Session.Each pre-recorded session will be sent to the student on Sunday between 12-1pm eastern standard time. Early Registration for the class will be...
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“I see many bright young African American Muslims struggle finding their place in...”
– The article, Four Statements B.A.M. Converts Make That Undermine Their Financial Security, by my wife.
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WatchPerhaps we can move on to bigger and better things than arguing over something is silly as this? Shukran for Dr. ‘Umar Faruq Abd-Allah.
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Importance of the Neighbor
والذي نفسي بيده ! لا يؤمن عبد حتى يحب لجاره ما يحب لنفسه
“By The One Who owns my soul! None of you shall be a servant/’abd until he or she loves for his or her neighbor until he loves for himself.”
A saying of the Prophet Muhammad as narrated by Anas Bin Malik in Sahih Muslim.
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WatchWe are blessed to have him.
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Thoughts On Literal vs. Idiomatic Translation
الشعر تعبير و تصوير لمشاعر الشعراء و أفكارهم سواء كانت التجربة واقعية أو من نسج خيال الشاعر وفي كلتا الحالتين فإن التجربة صادقة لأنه حتى ولو كانت التجرة غير واقعية أي خيالية فإن الشاعر يعيش فيها مدة طويلة قبل أن ينظم شعره يحس فيها نبضات قبله و يشعرها تسري في دمائه
A fairly literal translation of this reads as follows (Johnstone 1991: 90):
Poetry is an expression and description of the feelings...
Getting Serious About Our Islam – More Thoughts on... →
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How Will Muslims Respond To the Like?
The following are lyrics by rapper Wiz Khalifa (birth name Cameron Jibril Thomaz — his uncle is Muslim), from his 12” single, “Say Yeah”:
And say yeah, and say yeah, and say yeah One night in town (one night in town) My niggas ‘round (my niggas ‘round) Throwin’ money (money) Them bitches hit the ground (whoo) Then bring it back up (yeah) She bring it back up...
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“الثاني محن من الله تعالى يبتليه بها ففرضه فيها الصبر و التسليم
الصبر حبس النفس...”
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“The second condition are trials from God the Exalted, by which God tests God’s servants with. Therefore, it is incumbent upon the servant to bear these trials through perseverance and submission.
Perseverance is to restrain the self from discontent reactions in regards to what is...
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“نعم من الله تعالى تترادف عليه فقيدها الشكر وهو مبني على ثالثة أركان - الاعتراف...”
– “As for blessings which come to the servant from God the Exalted, one after another, their security lies in gratitude. This gratitude is founded on three points: Internal recognition of the blessing; outward expression of thanks; its use [of said blessing] in a manner which is pleasing to its...