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)
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The Muslim and the Mosque
The Muslim and the mosque. One man and one building. A man who submits to his Creator and a building where he submits. The primary act of the Muslim, and therefore of the human being, is to prostrate himself before his Lord. It is the moment and the position in which man is closest to the Merciful and to his …
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 »Discourse on the Night of the Mawlid: The Middle Way. (Audio)
Ders of Imam Hajj Abdel Gani Melara, during the celebration of Mawlid An Nabi. In which he explains the importance of sticking to the middle way, and how real love for the Messenger, saw, should be reflected in following his example.
Read More »Du’a Násiri – The Du’a in the difficulty and in search of refuge in Allah against oppression (Arabic AUDIO and English Translation)
Du’a Násiri Shaykh Muhammad – Fatha – ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Nasir ibn ‘Amr ad-Dar’i al-Aghlabi (d 1085 AH) “… It has been shown that this plea alleviates punishment and helps to overcome difficult situations, especially when they have to do with society and are related to issues that concern all Muslims. The people of …
Read More »Confirming the Sunnah with Ashura Fast – (Sunday, October 1)
One of the most important elements to create a collective identity in a human group is a common story that narrates the past to give meaning to the present and project a future. Sharing this story, this story, is what creates the narrative of ‘us’; It defines where we come from, who we are, and where we are going. When …
Read More »Lecture by Saad Boukardi, ‘The Imams of Al Andalus’ (AUDIO Arabic/Spanish)
Lecture by Saad Boukardi, Historian and passionate about the past of Al Andalus, during the XIV Anniversary of the Great Mosque of Granada, entitled ‘The Imams of Al Andalus’. This year the central theme of the event of the anniversary of the Great Mosque of Granada, or as it has been called, Encounters of Islam in Europe, has been ́Knowledge …
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