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Al-Maqasid

Al-Maqasid•www.almaqasid.org
Religion & Spirituality
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خَيْرِ البَرِيَّة - The Best of Creation

Loving the Beloved This weekly program includes a recitation of the prophetic biography in poetry form followed by a counsel intended to connect the listener to the Prophet ﷺ and his teachings. The more we know about his life, character, and way, the more we will come to love and follow the one beloved to Allah. PDF for following along can be downloaded from URL https://bit.ly/39mLNXV Loving the Beloved reoccurs each Thursday at 7 PM Eastern

Oct 13, 2023•7 min

In Praise of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

‏بلغ العُلا بكمالـــــــهِ He reached the peak of greatness through his perfection Nasheeed rendition by Muhammad Colon

Oct 11, 2023•6 min

A Tribute to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

‘Guidance was born and as a result the universe became illuminated with every beautiful quality And the mouth of time was all smiles and praise.’ In this Khutba, Ustadh Tariq Samady quotes beautiful statements made about the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ by knowers of Allah, the righteous, poets, and even the Prophet ﷺ himself. Ustadh Tariq ends with a recent poem by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf titled ‘Be Like Ahmad.’

Nov 18, 2022•32 min

Strengthening One’s Love of the Prophet ﷺ

“The way to [Allah’s love] is in following and loving the Messenger ﷺ.” The foundational virtue in Islam is love. All other virtues either help us to arrive at the station of love or are the fruits of love. In this Khutba, Shaykh Amjad Tarsin explains the three main reasons why people fall in love and how the perfection of all these reasons is found in the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. He provides three practical and easy ways to strengthen one’s love of the Prophet ﷺ.

Nov 11, 2022•26 min

The Path to Allah’s Love

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said in a well-known Hadith Qudsi in Bukhari: “Verily Allah the Exalted has said: ‘Whosoever shows enmity to a wali of Mine, then I have declared war against him. And My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more loved to Me than the religious duties I have obligated upon him. And My servant continues to draw near to me with supererogatory deeds until I love him. “When I love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which he sees, and his hand...

Nov 04, 2022•32 min

Strengthening Bonds of Love

“We really need to dedicate time and thought and effort into deepening the bonds of love.” The turning point for the Umma was the Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ Hijra (622 CE), when the Muslims migrated from Mecca to Madina. Upon arriving in Madina, the Prophet ﷺ first ordered the building of the masjid and then established bonds of brotherhood between the Muhajirun (migrants) and the Ansar (helpers). Citing the Quran and Prophetic Hadith, Ustadh Amjad Tarsin explains the significance of strengthening the...

Oct 28, 2022•25 min

Indispensable Advice for Our Times

“All treasures lie in the time between Maghrib and Isha.” The inheritors of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ at any given time are tasked with articulating the realities of the deen and addressing the realities of that time. Here, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus passes on sixteen indispensable pieces of advice, divided among four categories, given to him by his teacher: (1) Four times to preserve; (2) Four traits to possess; (3) Four acts to do consistently; and (4) Four types of remembrances. The weekly Jumua, or Fr...

Jul 01, 2022•33 min
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