03.12.09

My Epiphanies (XII)

Posted in Epiphanies, Islam, Knowledge, Quotes at 11:15 pm by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

***Sorry for the poor use of language, thank you.***

I have been away from school for awhile and I started thinking:

What in the world is happening with our humanity? What is happening to our souls? When are we finally going to wake up? Read the rest of this entry »

03.08.09

Beyond Islamopohobia–Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

Posted in Da'wah, Islam, Islamic Lectures, Knowledge, Social Justice at 10:39 pm by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

Here are my notes on Shaykh Hamza’s speech, Beyond Islamophobia.

Beyond Islamophobia

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03.02.09

The Seventeen Benefits of Tribulation–Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

Posted in Character, Islam, Islamic Lectures, Knowledge, Sufism, Taqwa, Tazkiyah at 2:27 am by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

I was listening to Shaykh Hamza Yusuf’s CD: The Seventeen Benefits of Tribulation and I took some notes. That which is bolded is one of the seventeen noted benefits. I took extra notes on other stuff he said, but I am not including the Arabic word play he did in the beginning because my notes are a bit messed up there–>

The Seventeen Benefits of Tribulation

  • Prophet Muhammad (saw) never let tribulations get to him.
  • When Abu Bakr (RA) and the Prophet (saw) were in the cave, Abu Bakr was worried while the Prophet (saw) remained unperturbed.
  • In battles, people used to stand behind the Prophet (saw)
  • If you are easily perturbed, you are disconnected from Allah Read the rest of this entry »