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Feb 2022
Why do we need to think about culture? Over time, practices change, societies change and customs change, which is why Allah Almighty sent messengers to bring people back on track, back to the straight path. When they went off track, Allah Almighty would send guidance to clarify what was acceptable and what was not. In every era and every century and every country we have cultural issues, and it troubles me a lot when these cultural traditions and customs go against our Islamic principles. As time goes on these practices become entrenched.......
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14
Oct 2021
Download this FREE resource in URDU here: A clear guide by Shaykh Haytham Tamim. Answers to important questions which influence how we conduct the most significant rituals in our lives – our births, marriages and deaths. Contents: What is the definition of culture? What are the Sunnahs at birth? How to find a marriage partner in an Islamic way How to judge marriage proposals Engagements and mixed cultural marriages The balance of power within marriage Abusive marriages Divorce Death – holding the janaza Can women go to the graveyard? Can you hold......
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28
Jul 2020
Watch the Recordings Adults – £40 Add to cart Special Student Discount – £15 Add to cart The first course explored the impact of eastern culture on our practices at births, deaths and marriages. This second course will explore the tensions of living in the west when our outlook and values are often at odds with society. Why is culture an issue? Culture shapes our thoughts and actions. Unless we see through it Culture dominates our life and choices. While society is preoccupied with pleasure, acquisition and labels Islam is a......
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10
Aug 2019
Shaykh Haytham Tamim Weetwood Hall Hotel, Otley Rd, Leeds LS16 5PS Sunday 29th December 1pm – 6pm Tickets £20 Email: Info@utrujj.org From the moment we are born, till we die our lives and (our funeral rites themselves) reflect our culture. We follow a course that is heavily dictated by our cultural norms and upbringing. Our individual choices and expectations are subconsciously influenced by them. 💭 When we marry 💍 we often experience tensions 😤😖😫due to these expectations. How can we distinguish between which of our practices are cultural and which are based in......
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29
Apr 2019
When a loved one passes away, what practices are cultural and what are Islamic? Islamic funeral arrangements can often evoke quite heated feelings. There are those who are adamant that certain practices should take place and others who are quite vocal against them. Allah Almighty wants ease, simplicity and compassion for the grieving family, yet burdensome cultural practices which have become the norm over the years often dominate what happens. What is the Islamic way? And which practices is time to end? Feeding visitors When a family member died the Prophet (peace......
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14
Apr 2019
Maintaining Identity in an Ever Shifting Moral Environment Natural parental concern The common concern all parents have is the future of their children. I myself share this concern and indeed Ibrahim (peace be on him) was no different. This comes across loud and clear when we read the ayah in surah Baqarah: …when Abraham was tried by his Lord with commands and he fulfilled them. said, ‘Indeed, I will make you a leader of humanity.’ said, ‘And of my descendants?’ said, ‘My covenant does not include the wrongdoers.’ (2:124) This......
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