Category Archives: Talks on Islam

Muslims in America – a useful conversation

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Assalaamu alaikum (peace be upon you) I came across this on youtube and wanted to share it. It is refreshing to see an honest open conversation held in this way, where people are able to ask what is on their … Continue reading →

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‘What the world needs now is Love, sweet Love’

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

Assalamu alaikum warahmatullah (peace be on you and the loving compassion of God) The talk I want to share here is by a great luminary in our tradition, a direct descendant of our beloved prophet;s (peace be upon him) couzin, … Continue reading →

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Omar (may Allah be pleased with him) series on youtube

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

Assalamu alaikum (Peace be unto you!) I wanted to draw your attention to this series produced during the month of Ramadan of this year,1433 by the Islamic calendar. Unlike the Gregorian, the Islamic calendar begins its count with the ‘hijra’ … Continue reading →

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Faith equals no despair and eternal hope

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

Assalamu alaikum warahmatullah (peace be unto you and the mercy and cherishing protection of God) All thanks and praise be to God for the beautiful spring days that have unfolded these past days and for the blessing of life in … Continue reading →

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‘A kind word is a charity’ – Prophet Muhammed (peace and salutations of God upon him)

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Peace be with you all, I came across this beautiful short talk by Habib Al-Jifri, a great scholar and one of very noble birth, both his parents are descendents of Ali (Allah be pleased with him), the prophet’s couzin. You … Continue reading →

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Beauty

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

Watching a beautiful and soothing dance piece, one of the 12 tranditional ‘ballet’s or ‘vannam’ in Sri Lankan classical dance here is a little piece of poetry…it is rather a ‘kaviya’ or a poem that is sung according to a … Continue reading →

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The Love

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Assalamu alaikum, peace be with you, Many a thing; whether short and pithy, long and elaborate, deeply philosophical or traipsingly lighthearted, poem or prose, fiction or real, has been written on love. Far be it from the ability of this … Continue reading →

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Facing Depression

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

You know in the Muslim world, where we are people of faith, we often don’t feel comfortable acknowledging that we too can get depressed. We feel admitting that is tantamount to admiting that our iman is weak. But it is … Continue reading →

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Ramadan rhymes

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

Simple rhymes to share this beautiful time of dawn…Assalamu alaikum warahmatullah *** Subhahanallahi wabihamdihi Words that fill the scales Said my beloved prophet Who I long to meet…inshAllah soon It will be. On that great day When my scale I … Continue reading →

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Topical article….’Are women created only for family life’ by Fathi Osman

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

I came across this article today on Islamicity and will copy-paste it here. It raises a number of issues very topical in the ‘modern’ world. The arguments are clearly expounded and easy to understand. I’m not merely posting it due … Continue reading →

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