A friend of mine just returned from Damascus a few months ago – he was out there for about four years. Some of you will remember him from the ‘Advice for students going to Syria’, article I had posted a link to.
He’s set up a website with some online Arabic courses: http://www.arabic-studio.com/index.html
Here’s the first grammar [...]
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Scars of Love
Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house.
In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. [...]
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I came across some very interesting facts recently. I have not researched enough but looking at the initial data, I was surprised to find that Shaykh Hamza is becoming increasingly popular in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, UAE and Egypt.
According to google trends ‘Hamza Yusuf’ is used as a search term the most in this order:
1. [...]
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Brother Hamza has a very good website focused on the miracle of the Quran http://theinimitablequran.com/
He also maintains a very useful blog. Link
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This has to be one of the best talks given by the Shaykh. Although, it is titled Traditional Education, it is not about traditional education. The first few are actually Shaykh Hamza’s reaction to some of the criticism he has received (In my opinion all of it unfairly). Listen for yourself because it is very [...]
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A beautiful story. For me the message to get from it is: Make seventy excuses for your Brothers and Sisters. Have husn zann .. think well of others.
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I think his work needs encouragement. So watch it and comment here.
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Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
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Taken from God Draws us Forth
God draws us forth from ourselves, in spite of all our weary excuses, all our subtle turnings away. In spite of all our selfish urges, all our unhelpful deeds of sorrow, we are called to become what we were truly meant to be. In spite of all the shameful acts [...]
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Watch here
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