Category: Islam In-Depth

  • Anxiety Is Love’s Greatest Killer – A Khutbah By Imam Marc Manley

    “Anxiety is love’s greatest killer” — Anaïs Nin There is a distinction between anxiety, which preoccupies and cripples, and concern, which spurs to action and advances the cause of change. There are no assurances/guarantees in this life, not even for the Prophets. قل ما كُنتُ بِدعًا مِنَ الرُّسُلِ وَما أَدري ما يُفعَلُ بي وَلا بِكُم… Continue reading

  • Just Because You’re Paranoid Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Being Followed

    My esteemed guest this week is a close friend, Dr. Jerry Hionis. Dr. Hionis holds a PhD in economics from Temple University and is an assistant professor at Widener University in economics. One topic Dr. Hionis and I have in common is our love (but not taking seriously) of conspiracy theories. Given that President-Elect Trump… Continue reading

  • The State of Our Minds – A Khutbah By Imam Marc Manley

    أَوَلَمّا أَصابَتكُم مُصيبَةٌ قَد أَصَبتُم مِثلَيها قُلتُم أَنّىٰ هٰذا ۖ قُل هُوَ مِن عِندِ أَنفُسِكُم ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيءٍ قَديرٌ “Why is it that when a calamity happens to you, when you have already inflicted twice as much, you say, ‘How could this possibly happen?’ Say, ‘It has come from your own selves.’… Continue reading