One of the Shortest Chains to Sahih al-Bukhar...

Shaykhah Ruqayyah Samsodien flew to Damascus at eighteen and hung a sign around her neck in the dormitory that read, in bubble letters, "I don't speak English" — so that nobody would speak to her in it, and she would be forced into Arabic.She came home an alimah.In this episode o ...  Show more

When I was eleven years old, I walked into an afternoon madrasa in Retreat, and the man at the front of that room was the first qualified Islamic scholar I ever had as a teacher. He is the reason I wanted to become an alim. He is the reason I found Darun Na’im. And when I wanted ...  Show more

Get started now with the Maqamat challenge at https://www.maqamat.net/challenge-pag...In this episode, Qari Ibrahim shares the first maqam with Ustadh Nouman - Maqam Saba - a tone used when expressing sadness.We learn about the origins of this maqam and its use cases in the Arab ...  Show more

Get started now with the Maqamat challenge at https://www.maqamat.net/challenge-pag...In Episode 3, we're now moving on to a maqam that's very beloved in the eastern parts of the world especially - Maqam Nahawand.A little bit harder to perfect than the previous Maqam Sabah, Ustad ...  Show more