Lectures

01 Nov 16

Aisha married Mohammad at age 16, not 9

Jasser Auda, a Visiting Professor of Islamic Law at Carleton University in Ottawa and a Founding and Board Member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, claims that there is no basis in Islam for legalizing early marriage. In his recent lecture on the book of the medieval Andalusian Muslim…

01 Nov 16

Maqasid with Dr. Jasser Auda on Deen TV Episode 2

October 23, 2016
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20 Jun 16

Lecture on The Objectives of Ramadan and Fasting

Questions and answers on Ramadan, fasting and the wider community

20 Jun 16

Jasser Auda. Ibn Ataa (3): Relying on Allah

How to truly rely on Allah? Tawakkul: Save yourself from worrying; Somebody already took care of your affairs for you – Ibn Ataa. Let’s learn from the example of birds in their reliance on Allah.

20 Jun 16

Jasser Auda. Ibn Ataa (2): Hope & repent

Sections from a course on the words of wisdom of Ibn Ataa, given at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ramadan 1436 – 2015.

20 Jun 16

Maqasid Al-Shariah as a Philosophy of Islamic Law

IIIT’s first panel at ICNA Convention May 29, 2016 with Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool and Jasser Auda.

June 20, 2016
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A Journey to Allah: For the occasion of Ramadan, here is a series on reflections on the Words of Wisdom by Ibn Ataa. We start with the question: why do we “journey” to Allah? Isn’t he “close”? And what is the first step that we need to take…

05 Jun 16

Question on how students could fast in the North

Timing for Fajr has to be calculated in light of the Prophet’s (s) saying: “Eat and drink and do not be misled by the ascending white light. Eat and drink until the redness appears wide in the horizon”, and breaking the fasting could be in light of the special…

May 24, 2016
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Ramadan’s objectives according to the Quran including taqwa (consciousness of Allah), tayseer (facilitation), dhikr (remembrance), shukr (thankfulness), huda (guidance), and a discussion on how the Quran helps us to achieve them. Toronto Mosque, 22 May 2016

Aisha married Mohammad at age 16, not 9

Maqasid with Dr. Jasser Auda on Deen TV Episode 2

Maqasid with Dr. Jasser Auda on Deen TV Episode 1

Lecture on The Objectives of Ramadan and Fasting

Jasser Auda. Ibn Ataa (3): Relying on Allah

Jasser Auda. Ibn Ataa (2): Hope & repent

Maqasid Al-Shariah as a Philosophy of Islamic Law

Jasser Auda. Ibn Ataa (1). Journeying to Allah?

Question on how students could fast in the North

Objectives/Maqasid of Ramadan