Religious Dispatches – Notes and Reflections on MLK 2013
The following is the audio from today's interfaith service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at LaSalle University.
Religious Dispatches – More Than A “Sin” Problem
Recently Mike Huckabee said, "We don't have a crime problem, a gun problem or even a violence problem. What we have is a sin problem"...
Ask and You Shall Receive
It is not often some great secret but a lack of curiosity, a tenacity for learning, and cognizance on our parts that prevents us from benefiting from what the Messenger of God was sent to instruct us in.
Lessons on the Heart From a Dirty Pot
It’s funny how God can shed light on our lives and hearts through the most mundane of things. Today was another such glean.
American Imamate – Beyond the Mosque
I have been giving a lot of thought to the role of the imam in the lives of American Muslims. I think about how so many portions of our community are under served and the reasons being.
Religious Dispatches – Thoughts on Post-Thanksgiving
Some post-2012 Thanksgiving thoughts I thought I'd share from a Philadelphia parking lot.
Culture of Indifference
The indifference and cruelty that we display towards one another is indeed alarming and appalling.
2012 Ella Collins Winter Retreat
Join me with Imam Suhaib Webb and the Ella Collins Institute with a great cast of guests for the 2012 Winter Retreat December 28-30 in Boston.
Regret Is Repentance – A Khutbah
The following is khutbah I delivered at Drexel University on November 16th, 2012.
Khatm Reflections #2: Juz’ 24
The following are reflections from my Qur’an reading circle, a khatm, where each of us reads a juz’/30th of the Qur’an every month. These reflections, I hope, are intended to be somewhere between anecdotal and aphoristic. They are not intended to be scholarly. I hope you will enjoy reading them as much as I (will) enjoy...
Khatm Reflections #1: Juz’ 24
These reflections are intended to be somewhere between anecdotal and aphoristic. They are not intended to be scholarly. I hope you will enjoy reading them.
Humility Amidst Chaos – A Khutbah
While chaos flies around us, Muslims should try and be a voice for order and humility amidst the chaos.
Islam – Religion of Action Not Just Philosophy
Islam is a religion of action not just philosophy. It is more than the decadent acquisition of knowledge.
