The Importance of having the Right Intention Purity of intention is one of the most important ingredients a teacher requires. He must be honest with himself and sincere with Allah Almighty about the true purpose of his acquiring knowledge. The moment a teacher takes a step in the circle of knowledge, he is looked upon…
When, even after that, your hearts were hardened, as if they were rocks, or still worse in hardness. For surely among the rocks there are some from which rivers gush forth, and there are others that crack open and water flows from them, and there are still others that fall down in fear of…
The Connection between Abstinence and Knowledge Counter intuitively, instead of pursuing material gain, the best teachers of deen practice zuhud; abstaining from the quest for the perks of worldly life and possessing little of its luxuries. Ibn Abi’d-Dunya was told by some scholars: ‘The scholar should praise Allah for having deprived him of the luxuries…
Delivered 2019.
Reflections on being a Muslim at Cambridge University, and the importance of balance when studying.
Why Belief has to be Coupled with Thought Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the day and the night are evidence (of the existence of God) for people of reason. It is these who remember God while standing, sitting, or resting on their sides and who think…
Delivered 2012.
A biography of Malcolm X, and the many lessons we can learn from his life.
Delivered 2016.
A condensed version of Malcolm X’s story, and the lessons his life can teach us
Delivered 2014.
Reasons Muslims believe the Quran itself to be a miracle.
Delivered 2016.
Similarities and differences in dress and architecture of Muslims in different countries, and a discussion of how being different ultimately brings us closer together
Delivered 2017.
The Quranic version of the nativity story.
Delivered 2014.
The Quranic version of the nativity story, delivered as a quiz.
The Three Greatest Blessings on Earth How often are we waiting for just one thing to happen in order to reach a state of contment? The ‘If only I had…then everything would be perfect’ feeling Yet one simple hadith sums up everything that is perfect for us Right Now, and short du’a specifies the Two…
What Suffering Reveals about Us and the Ummah How Tribulations Reveal Quality In surah Ahzab Allah Almighty said: O you who have believed, remember the favour of Allah upon you when armies came to [attack] you and We sent upon them a wind and armies [of angels] you did not see. And ever is…
Navigating the Deceitful Years The Prophet (peace be on him) said, ‘Before the Hour comes, there will be years of deceit, in which a truthful person will be disbelieved and a liar will be believed; and the insignificant will have a say’. (Ahmad)* The signs of the Day of Judgement are mentioned in countless verses…