Lecture Notes – “Towards An Outstanding Ramadan” by Muhammad Al Shareef

04Aug09

This talk was given last year and was highly acclaimed and InshAllah, this year on August 17th, Muhammad Al Shareef is presenting another highly anticipated talk live, titled “The Fasting and the Furious”. I got a chance to watch/listen to “Towards An Outstanding Ramadan” on Youtube today and decided to share some [...]

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Tags: Ilminar, Islam, lecture notes, Muhammad Al Shareef, Muslims, Ramadan

Ramadan’s almost here!

03Aug09

“O you who believe! Observing As-Saum (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqûn.” (2:183)
 

 
Ramadan is fast approaching and I’ve been spending the past few days trying to get that into my head – it’s time to pick up the pace and prepare for [...]

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Dude, is that a Sunnah?

06May09

Have you ever got that feeling when you wished you could really cleanse your life of all those bad habits that you’ve developed and bring it as close as possible to the Prophet(saw)’s Sunnah? It so happens that whenever my Iman takes a dip for a period of time and (Alhamdolillah) grows stronger again, I [...]

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Tags: Etiquette, Islam, Prophet Muhammad, Sunnah

Dusk to Dawn

29Mar09

You might have wondered, at some point, why I chose to name this blog, “Between Dusk and Dawn”. It’s not just something that I picked out of a hat, neither was it planned as a mystical name to capture the attention of readers. It’s not the title of any book or sonnet I know, [...]

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Tags: Faith, Ibadah, Islam, Muslims, Night, Peace, Prayer, Worship

Patience: Is it possible?

23Mar09

It is easy to talk about something or make tall claims without having experienced the situation we’re so confidently declaring our opinions about. In times of ease and comfort, when the going is good and the prospects are bright, it’s not difficult to say that I would certainly remain thankful and patient if unpleasant or [...]

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Tags: Faith, Islam, Patience, Peace, Trials