Lectures

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

The Role of Parents in Instilling Faith – Roohi Tahir | Yaqeen/MAS Academic Conference

This presentation focuses on the Islamic response to a recently published study which suggests a correlation between how parents act on their religious beliefs and the onset of atheism in their children. A number of...

Roohi Tahir

To Know Him is to Love Him | Introduction by Sh. Omar Suleiman

Who is God? Why does He do the things He does? Why are we who we are? The answers to so many contemporary questions about God lie within His Attributes. Sh. Omar Suleiman introduces Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy's talk on...

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

Lectures

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Role of Parents in Instilling Faith – Roohi Tahir | Yaqeen/MAS Academic Conference

To Know Him is to Love Him | Introduction by Sh. Omar Suleiman

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