asSalaam ‘alaykum

Read this link: Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd Passes Away!

May Allah Have Mercy on his Soul and Grant him Paradise!

Aboo ‘Uthmaan as-Saaboonee, Shaikhul-Islaam, Ismaa’eel ibn ‘Abdur Rahmaan an-Neesaabooree, al-Waa‘idh (the admonisher), al-Mufassir (the exegete), al-Musannif (the author), one of the outstanding scholars. He narrated from Zaahir as-Sarkhasee. He died in the year 449H at the age of seventy-seven. He was the Shaikh of Khurasan of his time.

See Al-lba’r, 3/219.

asSalaam ‘alaykum,

Br. Burhanuddin sent me this lecture alhamdulillah. His message is quoted below.

 Download Lecture Here!

 Assalamualaikum Wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

Here is an Mp3 of the Jummah Khutbah that Shaykh Yasir Qadhi done on his last visit to Cardiff, so please download it: http://www.4shared.com/file/33574426/5f4e2a94/Tafseer_Of_Surah_At-Takathur__An_Introduction_To_Ramadhan.html

Please share as there is no copyright. If you experience poor sound quality, increase your speakers volume to handle the issue.

Jazakallah Khair
Wassalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu”

Enjoy!

asSalaam ‘alaykum

Loooong time no blog post…..

Been traveling most of my summer and working and getting ready to move and stuff. I don’t live in Houston anymore…moved to St. Kitts and Nevis…..

It’s here …….

It’s a beautiful place…look below for a few pictures…..almost no fitnah here compared to the United States alhamdulillah. As long as you don’t go clubbing and don’t go to the bars or resorts and casinos…you’re fine. I love this place. there are a few Muslims here maybe about 200-300 max. but almost all of them are students at the Medical School here. The MSA is fairly big about 80 active members, it’s very open. And a few more people than that come to jumu’ah which takes place at the MSA President’s house (I think they call it the Jumu’ah House). If anyone decides to come here then holler at me.

Insha’Allah i plan on posting more often now that I might have frequent access to the internet.

until then enjoy-

This is the main mountain (i think), the highest peak ont he island…a dormant volcanoe…

The view from my place in S. Kitts. I came here with two other friends and it’s been really chill. We live in a fairly big villa, it has a huge patio facing th Atlantic ocean. The waves down at the beach are pretty rough, you can drown and I almost did. they’re crazy strong.

The beach across the road from our place -

The black thing at the bottom right is my head -

(Gruesome Picture. Do not proceed if you can’t stand bloody images!)

asSalaam ‘alaykum wa Rahamtullah,

alhamdulillah

Mad props to Belal from LeechOn Films for recording and producing this and putting it up on YouTube. And not to forget the Rutgers MSA who put this event on back on March 24th. I don’t have to say much else but read this first and then of you haven’t watched the previous video, watch it. And then insha’Allah watch the following videos-

Part 1 -Opening Recittation

Part 2 - The Fitrah

Part 3 - Introduction

Part 4 - The Beginnings

Part 5 - Death Coming

Part 6 - Redemption

Part 7 - Sense

Part 8 - Destination

 asSalaam ‘alaykum warahamtullah,

Got the following message from a dear brother - please read!

Assalamoalaikum warahmatullah,

The largest earthquake to hit South Asia in a century devastated the region on the morning of Saturday, October 8, 2005. The 7.6 magnitude earthquake affected Kashmir, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, destroying entire towns and villages. Over 40,000 people were reported dead, and an additional 3 million were left homeless. Over 5 million people, men, women, children, and elderly have been affected by this disaster whose epicenter was close to Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir.

On behalf of Islamic Relief, you and your family are cordially invited to attend our dinner to learn about the current situation of your brother’s and sister’s in the land of Kashmir. The earthquake may have been in late 2005, but the effort to rebuild their lives is far from over.
Our dinner will be held this Friday May 11th at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Houston, University Center, located at 4800 Calhoun Rd. The evening will begin promptly with Maghrib salah, heart felt stories and updates about the situation in Kashmir and Islamic Relief project updates from Br. Azhar Azeez and Imam Johari Abdul Malik, a video presentation, eye-witness accounts, and nasheed and poetry performances to end the night. Tickets are $15 per individual and $40 per family and you may purchase them at your masjid or at the door. Babysitting is also provided by Straight Path Center at $10 a child.
It is our sincere wish to see you all there this Friday, insha’Allah. Please bring your family and all your family friends. If you have invitations this Friday, postpone then, and instead invite your friends to this more than worthy cause. Our Beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) once said: “Give charity without delay, for it stands in the way of calamity” (At-Tirmidhi). And Allah the Most High says, “And be steadfast in your prayer and pay charity; whatever good you send forth for your future, you shall find it with Allah, for Allah is well aware of what you do (2:110)”.
If you found yourself in a similar situation you would hope the people of Kashmir and your brother’s and sister’s around the world would come running to your aid. Please take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to help those who are in desperate need of our help. We hope that you make this event your priority to answer the cries of our Muslim brother’s and sister’s half-way across the world!
For more information, please feel free to contact me at (832) 656-7618 or you may email me at imran@crescentyouth.com. If you are unable to attend, please be sure to generously donate online at http://www.irw.org.
Wasalamualikum warahmatullah
Imran Abbas
Public Relations                     

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an international relief and development organization, dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the world’s poorest people. Islamic Relief Worldwide has full-time offices in 33 countries and provides assistance in over 35 different countries across the globe.

asSalaam ‘alaykum wa Rahamtullah,

Masha’Allah this is an awesome workshop by Ahmed Sidky. The recording was done at UT Austin on Friday February 9th, 2007. The same workshop but a little bit more detailed and intensive one was done at Masjid alHamza - Mission Bend Masjid on Saturday, February 10th, 2007 from ‘Asr to Isha which was recorded by Muslim Audio, alhamdulillah! So look out for the professional and official recording of this product soon from Muslim Audio!

This is a decent quality recording of the workshop by a brother from the UT MSA. I have edited the tracks due to the enormous length and split them according to the stages that Ahmed Sidky talked about. The Hereafter which includes Death, the Grave, the Last Day, Hellfire and Paradise, are fundamental concepts that every Muslim should know about. The more one knows about these concepts the more he or she will find his/her eeman increasing. Other concepts from the Hereafter like the Signs of the Day of Judgment are not mentioned in this lecture. Ahmed Sidky also did this awesome talk at the ISNA Dallas Conference in the summer of 2006 about Paradise which literally had the entire crowd in tears. Insha’Allah once I get a hold of that I will try to upload it as well. Allah Knows Best. The Total Run time for the entire recording of this workshop is about 3 Hours and 4 Minutes! Enjoy!

The Hereafter
by Ahmed Sidky

Track 1 - Intro by UT MSA
3:35 Minutes

Track 2 - Ahmed Sidky’s Introduction and Stage 1: The Journey to Death
24:29 Minutes

Track 3 - Satge 2: The Grave
16:28 Minutes

Track 4 - Stage 3: The Last Day Part 1
22:15 Minutes

Track 5 - Stage 4: The Last Day Part 2
33:57 Minutes

Track 6 - Stage 5: The Hell Fire
24:52 Minutes

Track 7 - Stage 6: Paradise Part 1
29:21 Minutes

Track 8 - Stage 6: Paradise Part 2 and Conclusion
29:42 Minutes

asSalaam ‘alaykum wa Rahamtullah,

SubhanAllah this is one awesome production by some of the youth in Houston. It was first found here at MuslimObserver’s blog who also happens to be one of the actors, I wont say who though. Click here, watch the play and enjoy. BTW it was first played at the Texas Da’wah Conference ‘06 this past December!

In the Footsteps of the Prophet (SAW) - Shaykh Bin Baz (RA) by Shaykh Waleed Basyouni

The quality of the lecture isnt that great so you might need to increase the volume pretty high.

Lecture given at the ISAT (Islamic Society of Arlington Texas) conference in Arlington, TX on April 28th, 2007 entitled “A Muslim is Like a Palm Tree!”

 Mad props to Br. Haytham for recording it and getting it to me. May Allah have Mercy on him!