Contribution

Addressing the Topic of Trauma and Faith – Sh. Omar Suleiman | ISNACON 2019

Sh. Omar Suleiman discusses some of the findings from the “Doubt Survey” an early Yaqeen Institute project where we assessed why people were leaving Islam or having doubts about faith. One of the trends we...

Dr. Omar Suleiman

Why Does God Ask People to Worship Him? – Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy | Lecture

In order to expand our understanding of Allah, Sh. Elshinawy discusses 11 responses to the question “Why does God ask people to worship Him?”

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

What Do You “Smell” Like? – Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

Allah has given us different senses and different ways in which we perceive things, and odor has a persuasion that is stronger than our other senses. Sh. Omar Suleiman talks about the spiritual and physical implications...

Dr. Omar Suleiman

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Muslims’ Collective Amnesia of the Ottoman Past—and Why We Should Reclaim Our History

Bismillah-ir-rahman-ir-rahim[1] Abstract The Ottoman dynasty, which emerged as a small beylik in Asia Minor after the conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul) in the fifteenth century, became a major world power that not...

Dr. Yakoob Ahmed

Keeping Masculinity from Trending Toxic – Dr. Jonathan Brown | Reframing the Gender Question

In our extremely polarized time, where do Muslims fall in on conservative or progressive values, especially when it comes to gender roles and masculinity in particular? Dr. Brown discusses where Islam fits in with...

Dr. Jonathan Brown

Navigating Adolescence – Dr. Altaf Husain | Reframing the Gender Question

How do we navigate adolescence as tweens approaching it, teens experiencing it, and parents raising them? Dr. Altaf Husain explores raising children compassionately and how to deal with social forces that cause our...

Dr. Altaf Husain

The Idea of Happiness in the Qur’an

Happiness in Qur’anic ethics The desire for happiness is a natural desire, and both the Greek and Islamic philosophers agree that happiness is the final end, but they differ as to what this end is and how it should be...

Dr. Yasien Mohamed

The Technology of Happiness

Introduction “When there is a general change of conditions,” Ibn Khaldun writes, “it is as if the entire creation had changed and the whole world been altered as if it were a new and repeated creation, a world brought...

Dr. Edward Omar Moad

Speaking a Word of Truth to a Tyrant – Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

Sh. Omar Suleiman extracts lessons from the events of Ashura to demonstrate the way to deal with a tyrant in modern times.

Dr. Omar Suleiman

Overcoming Compassion Fatigue, Numbness, and Burnout – Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

In the wake of emotional burnout, self-care is the new way of coping with the world’s problems. How do we build capacity like the Prophet ﷺ to where we can be exposed to so much, but still have something to give...

Dr. Omar Suleiman

“Why Does Allah Hate Me?” Rescripting Negative Self-Talk

“Be with someone who makes you happy” ― Anonymous Case study Ever since Rula was a young girl, she thrived in close relationships—mostly because she lacked connection at home with her parents. Her parents...

Najwa Awad and Sarah Sultan

The Generous | Episode 6 | To Know Him is to Love Him

In the final Episode of To Know Him is To Love Him, Sh. Elshinawy discusses the generosity of Allah by reflecting on the existence of evil.

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

Contribution

Addressing the Topic of Trauma and Faith – Sh. Omar Suleiman | ISNACON 2019

Why Does God Ask People to Worship Him? – Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy | Lecture

What Do You “Smell” Like? – Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

Muslims’ Collective Amnesia of the Ottoman Past—and Why We Should Reclaim Our History

Keeping Masculinity from Trending Toxic – Dr. Jonathan Brown | Reframing the Gender Question

Navigating Adolescence – Dr. Altaf Husain | Reframing the Gender Question

The Idea of Happiness in the Qur’an

The Technology of Happiness

“Why Does Allah Hate Me?” Rescripting Negative Self-Talk

The Generous | Episode 6 | To Know Him is to Love Him

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