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Jun 16
Lecture on The Objectives of Ramadan and Fasting
Questions and answers on Ramadan, fasting and the wider community
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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.
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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.
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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.
Jasser Auda. Ibn Ataa (1). Journeying to Allah?
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…
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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…
Objectives/Maqasid of Ramadan
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
Muslims should be the moral voice in politics
The Quran teaches us to deal with the political reality as it is, but always to be the moral voice in politics and not to be involved in politics for selfish reasons Khutba: Muslims should be the moral voice in politics. Adams. Washington DC. May 20 2016.
