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Shaykh Faraz Rabbani starts by calling all believers to reflect on the new beginning. By committing to journeying to Allah and to understand that the prophetic migration was not from Makka to Madina in its reality. He goes on to give an example of how one should be in this world ...  Show more

Shaykh Faraz begins with insights on the opportunities found in Rabi’ al-Awwal of renewing faith and rejoicing. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) spoke about his birth, and scholars wrote works celebrating it. Perhaps the most famous of these mawlids was that of Im ...  Show more

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz highlights the oft-repeated verse and supplication from Surat al-Fatiha, verse 6: (ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ) – (Guide us to the straight path). Shaykh Faraz connects this verse with the first of chapter of Imam Ghazali’s Ihya ...

After emphasizing that Islamic spirituality must be rooted in the Quran and Sunnah, Imam al-Muhasibi reminds us to examine our intentions in all that we do. By remaining vigilant of and purifying our intentions and objectives, we develop God-consciousness, which is the path to ...

We're excited to start Season 3 of Sacred Text Messages, with an analysis of the nature of the nafs (lower self or ego) and its devilish inclinations. Shaykh Hamza navigates us through the core tenets of Imam al-Ghazali's brilliant text Mizan al-Amal (The Measure of Actions), fro ...  Show more

In this episode Sarah and Maha discuss the importance of seeking knowledge and the responsibility of every Muslim to be a student of knowledge. We highlight the life of Salman al Farsi who was known as the “Seeker of the Truth”