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Why Does Allah Hate Me So Much? | Trauma Ep. 5

In episode 5 of Trauma: Your Lord Has Not Forsaken You, Najwa Awad, LSCW-C discusses the trauma associated with rejection and highlights a practical activity we can use to understand and dismantle our emotional...

Najwa Awad and Sarah Sultan

How Can I Ever Trust Again? | Trauma Ep. 4

Betrayal is an intense emotion, and the trauma associated with it is twofold. In episode 4 of Trauma: Your Lord Has Not Forsaken You, licensed mental health therapist Sarah Sultan explains the trauma associated with...

Sarah Sultan and Najwa Awad

Gift Giving | Episode 5 | To Know Him is to Love Him

In episode 5 of To Know Him is to Love Him, Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy describes the way we love Allah for the blessings and gifts He has given to us.

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

Becoming a Friend of Allah – Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

Sh. Omar Suleiman reflects on his experience at Hajj this year, including rain at Arafah, and ties it in with what makes someone a friend of Allah, the stations of friendship, and how to know if we got there.

Dr. Omar Suleiman

Gracious Dealings | Episode 4 | To Know Him is to Love Him

In the fourth part of To Know Him is to Love Him, Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy describes the way we love Allah for the sake of gracious dealings. As humans, we love someone when we see them behave graciously or generous...

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

All That We Lost: The Colonized Mind and the Decline of the Islamic Education System

Introduction In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful In a 2009 CNN documentary entitled Generation Islam, a segment dedicated to Islamic education in Pakistan stated: “Many madrassas teach a...

Faisal Malik

The Story of Hajar: Uncovering Certainty in Uncertainty – Sh. Omar Suleiman | Lecture

Sh. Omar Suleiman explores the story of Prophet Ibrahim through Hajar and what we can learn about having certainty in times of deep uncertainty.

Dr. Omar Suleiman

Bonds and Relations | Episode 3 | To Know Him is to Love Him

In the third episode of To Know Him is to Love Him, Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy discusses how our need for bonds and relations brings us closer to Allah.

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

An Open Letter to Muslim Men: The Sunnah Trumps Toxic Masculinity

Introduction This article is addressed to young Muslim men. Others are welcome to read on but please understand that I am addressing a specific audience. Today’s world is polarized along the lines of how people...

Dr. Jonathan Brown

Hope and Potential | Episode 2 | To Know Him is to Love Him

In the second episode of the To Know Him is to Love Him lecture series, Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy talks about hope and potential as attributes of love for Allah.

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

Courage & Commitment: The Femininity of Muslim Women

Introduction The term ‘feminine’ conjures up images of flowers and pink fluffy fabrics, soft smiles, and sweetly spoken words. Years ago, girls in Minnesota who preferred soccer to sewing were called ‘tomboys’ because...

Dr. Tamara Gray

Perfection and Beauty | Episode 1 | To Know Him is to Love Him

In the first part of the To Know Him is to Love Him lecture series, Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy describes the first two attributes of Allah to inspire our love for Him: The Most Perfect and The Most Beautiful.

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

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Why Does Allah Hate Me So Much? | Trauma Ep. 5

How Can I Ever Trust Again? | Trauma Ep. 4

Gift Giving | Episode 5 | To Know Him is to Love Him

Becoming a Friend of Allah – Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

Gracious Dealings | Episode 4 | To Know Him is to Love Him

All That We Lost: The Colonized Mind and the Decline of the Islamic Education System

The Story of Hajar: Uncovering Certainty in Uncertainty – Sh. Omar Suleiman | Lecture

Bonds and Relations | Episode 3 | To Know Him is to Love Him

An Open Letter to Muslim Men: The Sunnah Trumps Toxic Masculinity

Hope and Potential | Episode 2 | To Know Him is to Love Him

Courage & Commitment: The Femininity of Muslim Women

Perfection and Beauty | Episode 1 | To Know Him is to Love Him

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