I have been on a trip for a few days and in them I have reflected a lot on an aspect that our Deen continually calls us, an aspect that is vital to be able to live in community, an aspect that we Muslims should soak up at all times and in all situations, an aspect that we hear a …
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What day does the day of Arafah commence and what are its benefits
Therefore, Arafah's day is not tied to a place, which might seem like the simplest reasoning, but to a time. This time is set by the lunar sighting, and the lunar sighting is not global. The day of Arafah is the day on which Allah completed the Deen.
Read More »The Hajj: Catalyst for Internal and External Change
The Hajj is unique, and the truth is that there is no event in the world that can compare to it. I would like you to do an exercise with me now. Let’s imagine for a few moments, that we can see, that for thousands of years we have had a screen on which we see the surface of the …
Read More »The Wisdom of Luqman Al Hakim
Today I would like to speak of a wise man, a righteous man to whom Allah gave wisdom and knowledge, a man whose journey through this world was permeated with hikma at all times, a man who was given a choice between prophecy and wisdom and chose the latter, a man of deep reflection and certainty, that he loved Allah …
Read More »Conference: In the Messenger you have a beautiful example (Spanish/English audio)
Lecture given by Ustadh Abdelgani Melara on the fifteenth anniversary of the Great Mosque of Granada. The lecture is a tafsir of ayat 21 of the Surah of the Covenants: Verily, in the Messenger you have a beautiful example for one who has hope in Allah and in the Last Day and remembers Allah very much. (21:33)
Read More »The importance of the Wakf model and the mosque
The wakf consists of a donation made by an individual or a group, with the intention that the income it generates will finance what they determine. The details of its operation and the mechanisms for its continuity over time are written in a document that endorses a cadi. I am not going to go into all the regulations that regulated …
Read More »The balance between justice and mercy in the Qur’an
In recent political history, calls for justice have resounded with great urgency, especially in the United States, the United Kingdom, and throughout the Arab world. For example, in his remarkable primary campaign in the United States, Bernie Sanders repeated a call for social justice countless times, and he was able to do so in a country increasingly divided by inequality …
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