Archive for March, 2010
By the Grace of Allah, we had a seamless second lesson in ‘Abdullah bin Abu Bakr al-Aydarus’ Red Sulfur (may Allah have mercy upon him). Habib Umar (Allah preserve him) mentioned that we would study texts from the Imams of the Ba’Alawi Tradition. In preparation for this lesson, we were struck by how very steeped [...]
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Al-Hamdu lillah SunniPath is excited to announce that registration is now open for the Summer 2010 semester. AbdulKarim will be teaching the following courses in the upcoming term set to commence in mid-May, in sha’ Allah : Attaining Good Character The Book of Assistance Essentials of Islam (Shafi’i) Full Moon Rising Introduction to Menstruation and [...]
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According to my Shaykhs what is needed to surmount the challenges facing us today is tarbiya (spiritual nurturing). Our crisis is one of Iman not fiqh and throwing dispensations at it won’t help, tarbiya will. Shaykh Nuh (Allah preserve him) is one of those who can give it — please benefit from this lecture: The [...]
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This morning, through the grace and permission of the Real (al-Haqq), Habib Umar bin Hafiz , may Allah preserve him and benefit us and the Muslims through him, began a weekly lesson in purification (tazkiya) from the text, “Red Sulfur and the Greatest Elixir,” (al-Kibrit al-Ahmar wa ‘l-Iksir al-Akbar) by Habib ‘Abdullah bin Abu Bakr [...]
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Bismillah Q: “What is the ruling of a man and woman being alone together before marriage if they are not in unlawful seclusion? Like in a mall or restaurant for example.” A: “My answering this question is like me saying, ‘If you only pour gasoline around the fire rather than in it, you won’t get [...]
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Another beneficial piece by our beloved Uncle Shafiq Morton – an account of Habib Umar’s recent talk on Women in Islam: Talking at the St Athan’s Road mosque, he said that Allah had created men and women as mutually complimentary beings. Gender relations could not be conducted on the basis of competition. That was the [...]
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In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate As-salamu alaykum, The following clip is a talk given by Habib Umar during his recent visit to what was predominantly a group of school children. The talk emphasizes two critical elements of rearing of children (tarbiya): (1) intention, the Hadrami scholars say of their ancestors that [...]
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Please benefit from the following account by our beloved Uncle Shafiq Morton who accompanied Habib Umar during his recent visit to Cape Town, South Africa: Media interviews can be predictable things. People who are famous for being famous can hardly utter a sentence. Those who are well-known might be worth a few sound bytes; and [...]
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From Durban, South Africa, with Love: Spreading Love, Tarbiya and Tazkiya — *Tarbiya: Spiritual rearing and nurturing of the faith, piety, adab and character of the believer. *Tazkiya: Spiritual growth and purification.
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