October 3, 2024
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Lectures: Essentials of Islamic Literacy
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We are excited to announce Al-Maqasid's new weekly lecture series which will cover subjects that are essential to every Muslim's religious literacy. We welcome you to join us as our faculty members offer engaging lectures on crucial topics such as the way sacred knowledge was preserved, the importance of infusing spirituality into environments of learning, and what a principled engagement would look like in our context today.
Each lecture will be approximately 45 minutes long, allowing ample time for questions and discussion.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
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By the Grace of Allah ﷻ, archery at Al-Maqasid is expanding this fall, insha’Allah, commencing Sunday, October 6th.
Based on wide interest in archery programming at Al-Maqasid, we are excited to offer this activity to our community members. Archery is a great Sunnah that our teachers recommend as an avenue of leisure, suhba, exercise, and in following our beloved Messenger ﷺ.
No prior experience is required and all skill levels are welcome! Archery sessions begin this sundayTo enroll for the Fall 2024 season, please register at the following link (where further details are available) by midnight of Friday 10/4: https://almaqasid.org/archerytraining
Sessions are held on Sundays. All children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian at all times. Participants who enrolled in the summer do not need to sign-up again. Archery grounds on the Al Maqasid campus are only for official use at dedicated range sessions.
Tour in Praise of the Prophet ﷺ - London
Thursday 3rd October 2024 | 8:30pm - 10:30pm
📍 Al Madina Mosque, 2 Victoria Road, Barking, London, IG11 8PY
Tour in Praise of the Prophet ﷺ - Nottingham
Doors will open at 6.30pm
📍 Mercure Hotel, Nottingham, NG5 2BT
The next Heart to Heart will be Sunday, October 6th in the Green Barn at 10:30 AM.
Heart to Heart is a monthly discussion over coffee and brunch. We seek to come together as a community and discuss topics related to Islamic spirituality. Our discussions are centered around the book ‘The Path of the Worshipful Servants' by Imam al-Ghazali, which is a unique book that discusses the ways to overcome the obstacles on the spiritual path.
For parents with young children, we kindly urge you to include your blessed children only if they can sit quietly next to you.
If you would like to contribute to the potluck please sign up on the link below: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0F4AAFAA28A6F8CE
We are excited to announce our upcoming Weekend Retreat, which will be held on October 18-20 titled: On Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil, a study of Book 19 of Imam al-Ghazali’s masterpiece Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din (Revival of the Religious Sciences).
According to Imam Al-Ghazali, enjoining good and forbidding evil is an obligation and crucial to fulfilling the mission of the prophets sent by Allah Ta’ala. If knowledge of it were discarded and its practice neglected, prophethood would be unnecessary, religion would disappear, weakness would reign, and ignorance would prevail. Its centrality to the deen is evident in the Quran, Hadith, statements of the pious predecessors, and in the general consensus of the Umma. For example, Allah Ta’ala tells us:
Let there be a group among you who call ‘others’ to goodness, encourage what is good, and forbid what is evil—it is they who will be successful.
[3:104]
The believers, both men and women, are guardians of one another: They encourage good and forbid evil…[9:71]
You are the best community ever raised for humanity—you encourage good, forbid evil, and believe in God…[3:110]
In Imam al-Ghazali’s On Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil, he discusses its four pillars, objectional matters in familiar daily activities (such as visiting mosques and marketplaces), the obligation to call to Allah, and how to advise a ruler.
We welcome you to join us in exploring this often neglected and misapplied obligation in what we pray will be a weekend filled with abundant blessings as we acquire knowledge and spend time in devotion together.
MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
Spreading the Light of Islam - Imam Zaid Shakir
Invite ˹all˺ to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and kind advice, and only debate with them in the best manner. — Surah An-Nahl (16:125)
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said,
“Whoever calls others to guidance will have a reward similar to those who follow him, without detracting from their reward at all.” (Sahih Muslim)
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LOVING THE BELOVED ﷺ
This weekly Majlis 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.
The Benchmark for Greatness - Yahya Rhodus
“The foundation of this Deen is one of love; it is one of connection, where we experience the beauty of that love and that connection.”
The Prophet ﷺ is Shifa (healing); everything about him is healing. His very presence was a source of healing, his words are healing, his spiritual light is a healing, and his teachings are healing. Everything in his sunna is a means of healing.
As Allah says in the Qur’an: “And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.” — Surah Al-Anbiya [21:107]
The Prophet ﷺ also said: “O people, spread peace, feed the hungry, maintain family ties, and pray while people are sleeping, and you will enter Paradise in peace.” — [Sunan Ibn Majah 3251]
These are the healing elements of his teachings—love, peace, and mercy that can transform not only the individual but the community and the world as a whole.
JUMU’A KHUTBA
The weekly Jumu'a, or Friday, Congregational prayer is live streamed from Al-Maqasid from 12:15pm-1:10pm.
The Tongue: Friend or Foe - Amjad Tasin
“The way we speak defines our piety, our righteousness, our goodness in the sight of Allah, and it’s also the same thing that defines a person’s evil nature and the way that they carry themselves.”
In this khutba, Amjad Tarsin discusses the importance of how we talk, what we talk about, and whom we talk about, and how our speech not only impacts us individually but the broader community as well.
Amjad also relates inspiring stories of the righteous and discusses several verses from Surah al Hujurat.
RAWHA
The Rawha takes place every Tuesday at 7:00pm EST. During the Rawha, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus will be covering the Hikam (Aphorisms) of Imam Ibn 'Ata'illah al-Iskandari.
Seminary Rawha
Linguistically related to the spirit (ruh), the Rawha is a class centered around Islamic spirituality. It explores the text-based tradition that outlines the spiritual path and aims to inspire seekers to both embark upon it and attain its realities.
The Seminary Rawha takes place Monday and Wednesday evenings
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