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Podcast

September 2, 2016

Respect For God in the Month of Hajj – A Khutbah By Imam Marc Manley

The world we live in, we are told, is meaningless and void. Time marches on, to what we have no end. But Allah says in the Qur’an: “O’ our Lord!, You have not created all of this in vain.” Qur’an 3:191 Ibn Juzayy says, أي يذكرون الله على كل حال فكأن هذه الهيآت حصر لحال… Continue reading
Podcast

August 29, 2016

The Sherman Jackson Reader: Literalism Part 3

We continue in this episode of the Middle Ground Podcast, discussing our new class (Saturday mornings after Fajr!), The Sherman Jackson Reader. You may download the PDF here. [Direct download] Continue reading
Podcast

August 26, 2016

Personal Goals At Public Expense? – A Khutbah By Imam Marc Manley

Personal achievements are not gained at the expense of communal or societal achievements. Otherwise what’s the point? فُكُّوا الْعَانِيَ ـ يَعْنِي الأَسِيرَ ـ وَأَطْعِمُوا الْجَائِعَ وَعُودُوا الْمَرِيضَ Narrated Abu Musa, The Prophet ﷺ said, “Free the captives, feed the hungry and pay a visit to the sick.” In this way the Prophet ﷺ made incentivized… Continue reading

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