Tag: origins of Ashura

  • Understanding the Qur’ān – August 19th 2023

    Understanding the Qur’ān – August 19th 2023

    From our Saturday tafsīr class covering Sūrah al-Mā’idah v. 52. In this session, we’ll read from Imām al-Shawkānī’s tafsīr. Continue reading

  • Islām, Orientalism, and the Modern Muslim

    Islām, Orientalism, and the Modern Muslim

    Why do we essentialize the actions of some Muslims, especially those who become Muslim, regardless of whether or not those actions are legitimate, to say nothing of how this can often be counterproductive to the development of a new Muslim. In this video, Imam Marc Manley analyzes what’s behind this tendency and why we should… Continue reading

  • The Book of Faith – Session 1

    The Book of Faith – Session 1

    From our new class at Middle Ground is The Book of Faith (Kitāb al-īman) from the ḥadīth collection, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim. In this reading, Imam Marc Manley teaches from Imām al-Nawawī’s commentary (sharḥ). In this session, session one, Imam Marc Manley discusses the foundational ḥadīth, Ḥadīth Jibril, ‎ﷺ. Continue reading