What is the relationship between Allah's ﷻ response to supplication and the reciprocal demand for belief? How does this bring us closer to Him ﷻ?

Key Quotes:

“Allah’s encompassing awareness is near to all believers in a special way through care, support, and answering supplications.”

How do we overcome mediocrity in our relationship with ourselves, others, and most importantly our relationship with Allahﷻ?

Key Quotes:

“A lot of times we settle for mediocrity in our ibādah (worship), in our relationship with Allah…and the reason we settle for mediocrity…is often because of a sense of hopelessness.”

What is the purpose of fasting? How can we understand it as an opportunity?

Key Quotes:

“This month is an opportunity, a chance that Allah ﷻ gives us every single year to reset our hearts, to reconnect with the Quran, to strengthen our relationship with Him.”

What is ‘Ilm al-wad’ (semantics) in Arabic? What does semantics mean?

Key Quotes:

“Ideas and concepts exist independent of the words used to refer to them. For example, there’s nothing inherent in the word pen that dictates that it must refer to the objects we call pens.

It’s only through the English language assigning that particular sound, which on its own is just as meaningless as every other sound, that it takes on the ability to refer to the concept of a pen.”

What does it mean to be Muslim?

Key Quote:

“The real challenge isn’t Islam, it’s us. Our whims, our nafs, our endless desire to do as we please whenever we please. We build chaotic lives and then we blame the divine order.”

This audio is a summary of an insightful lecture by Shaykh Amin Kholwadia, click below to listen to the full lecture:

https://darulqasim.org/reality-submission/

How do we bring Aqīdah (creed) to life? How do we embark on the journey of knowing Allah?

Key quote:

“Aqīdah is not just something you learn as a child, nor is it just subtleties of our faith that are documented in a textbook somewhere; it is something you live and you breathe and you apply it in your life.”

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What is Taqlīd? What does it mean to follow a school of thought?

Key Quote:

“…when those scholars are grounded in the Qur'an and sunnah and connected to the generations before them, you are not following a man, you are anchoring yourself in a method.”

This audio is a summary of an insightful lecture by Shaykh Amin Kholwadia; click below to listen to the full lecture:

https://darulqasim.org/talk-about-taqleed/

How do we navigate a world where we measure success through worldly outcomes by utilizing the Prophetic example of faith in Allah?

Key Quote:

“This journey wasn't a calculated migration with expected outcomes. It was a leap into the unknown driven by unwavering faith and deep emotional sacrifice.”

This audio is a summary of an insightful lecture by Shaykh Amin Kholwadia, click below to listen to the full lecture:

https://darulqasim.org/navigating-unknown-lessons-hijrah/

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How do Sunni Muslims regard the day of Ashura?

Watch Mawlana Kamil’s lecture on The Sunni Significance of Ashura to get a wholistic understanding of what this day means.

What is our Islamic responsibility, our taklīf in this time and place?

Key Quote:

“The Prophet ﷺ said, "Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock."

This hadith is a timeless reminder that our circle of influence begins at home. We cannot outsource compassion, we must embody it to forge a meaningful Muslim presence in this land.”

This audio is a summary of Shaykh Amin’s recent Eid Khutba, listen to the full lecture:

https://darulqasim.org/cultivating-islamic-responsibility/

“The journey of Hajj is not merely a ritual pilgrimage. It is a return. A return to the primordial self, the fitra and ultimately a return to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”

“Zakat is an act of ʿibādah and not an economic system. It is pure and genuine ʿibādah of Allah. At the level of Iḥsān, we must see that before the wealth reaches the human recipient, it first reaches Allah.”

How should Islam and Artificial Intelligence interact? Can we learn Islamic knowledge from Artificial Intelligence?

Delve into the last episode of al Qasim Live’s new four-part series to understand the interaction between Islamic tradition and the modern invention of Artificial Intelligence.

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How should Islam and Artificial Intelligence interact? Can we learn Islamic knowledge from Artificial Intelligence?

Follow al Qasim Live’s new four-part series to understand the interaction between Islamic tradition and the modern invention of Artificial Intelligence.

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How should Islam and Artificial Intelligence interact? Can we learn Islamic knowledge from Artificial Intelligence?

Follow al Qasim Live’s new four-part series to understand the interaction between Islamic tradition and the modern invention of Artificial Intelligence.

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What are the four primary chapters of Shāfi’i fiqh? How do we learn Shāfi’i fiqh in English?

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How should Islam and Artificial Intelligence interact? Can we learn Islamic knowledge from Artificial Intelligence?

Follow al Qasim Live’s new four-part series to understand the interaction between Islamic tradition and the modern invention of Artificial Intelligence.