Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

You Choose To Be Learned or Lost | Midnight Majlis

Is your knowledge making you worse?

You can memorize verses, master texts, even preach to others—and still be far from Allah. So what kind of knowledge actually purifies the soul?

In this Midnight Majlis reflection, Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Yaser Birjas explore Ibn Hazm’s advice about knowledge, ego, and the difference between true guidance and performative learning.

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Dr. Omar Suleiman

Dr. Omar Suleiman

President | Imam Dr. Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, and an Adjunct Professor of Islamic Studies in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Southern Methodist University.

Sh. Yaser Birjas

Sh. Yaser Birjas

Advisor | Valedictorian of the class of 1996 from Islamic University of Madinah’s College of Shariah (Fiqh and Usul). Chair of Dept. of Islamic Law and Theory at Al-Maghrib Institute.