Dawah to Surrounding Leaders

This lecture covers various events that occurred on the day of the prophet's passing and the day after, up until his burial.This lecture includes:- The Prophet consoling Fatima by telling her she would be the first of his family to join him in paradise.- Ali ibn Abi Talib and Has ...  Show more

Everyone knows the prophet died of illness, and many say it was due to poison. Some say it was poison he consumed during te Battle of Khaybar three years earlier, but there are some serious doubts about that theory. Another theory suggests Aisha may have poisoned him.This lecture ...  Show more

Brother Shahid Hassan and Ustadh Abdulrahman Hassan discuss whether ruling countries by other than the Qur'aan and the Sunnah, like many of the Muslim rulers do today, makes you a disbeliever or not. Enjoy a back and forth dialogue where some really crucial principles and concept ...  Show more

Having never gone to an official school to learn the art of reading and  writing, some have claimed that Prophet Muhammad was illiterate.  However, given that he had the best teacher, that is Allāh, and that he  would experience the greatest ever events in his l ...

The leadership and stabilization of the Ummah under Abu Bakr became the defining challenge for the early Muslim community following the passing of Prophet Muhammad (SAWS). This episode explores the intense Succession Crisis in Medina and how the community navigated the transition ...  Show more

Todd Lawson is Associate Professor of Islamic Thought at the University of Toronto. He teaches courses on the Qur'an, Sufism, Shi'i Islam and related topics. His most recent book is Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam. He is now writing a book on the Qur'an as sacred epic.