Tag: Surah al-Ma’arij

  • Your Relationship with Allah Cannot Be Separated From Your Worship of Him

    Your relationship with Allah cannot be separated from your worship of Him. For you have had a relationship with your Creator, your Lord, for a very, very long time. Am I not your Lord? وَإِذ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِن بَني آدَمَ مِن ظُهورِهِم ذُرِّيَّتَهُم وَأَشهَدَهُم عَلىٰ أَنفُسِهِم أَلَستُ بِرَبِّكُم ۖ قالوا بَلىٰ ۛ شَهِدنا ۛ أَن… Continue reading

  • #MiddleGroundPodcast – But Based On What? Muslim Identity in the West

    This episode, we bring you some more commentary and perspective on theological boundaries in Islam from the Blue Bottle coffee shop in Culver City, California. This episode discusses, amongst many things, Haroon Mogul’s Muslims Need A New Definition of Islam In Order To Survive. “I believe the way forward is to bring about a new definition… Continue reading

  • What Are Our Expectations of Islam – A Khutbah by Imam Marc Manley

    It’s not about having a faith in which one attempts to force revelation to conform to your own thought patterns and constructions but rather it is that you are secure and firm in the truthfulness of what God says, no matter how astonishing it may be to you. “Allah: I fit into your perspective. You… Continue reading