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Juz’ 9: Sh. Suleiman Hani and Sh. Mustafa Umar | The Believer’s Worldview

March 31, 2023

Sh. Suleiman Hani, Mustafa Umar, Sh. Abdullah Oduro and Dr. Omar Suleiman

What is a believer? What does a believer do, what qualities do they have, and how are they different from those who perished when they rejected the prophets? Juz 9 of the Qur’an contains many answers to these questions, and Sh. Mustafa Umar and Sh. Suleiman Hani join Sh. Abdullah Odurou and Dr. Omar Suleiman to explore the worldview of the believer.

0:00 – Intro
3:25 – Dr. Omar Suleiman reflects on tuning into Allah and tuning out the world
8:37 – Sh. Mustafa Umar reflects on the start of Surah al-Anfal
12:20 – Obeying Allah and His Messenger
13:16 – The qualities of true believers
16:27 – Sh. Suleiman Hani reflects on the worldview of the early Muslims
23:35 – The principles of tarbiyah
24:38 – Sh. Abdullah Oduro reflects on the verses within Surah al-‘Araf
28:48 – What caused nations to perish?
30:33 – How amazing is the affair of the believer
35:03 – The difference between believers and those in perished nations
26:42 – Final thoughts

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Sh. Suleiman Hani

FELLOW | Shaykh Suleiman Hani is the Director of Academic Affairs at AlMaghrib Institute, a research scholar for Yaqeen Institute, and a resident scholar in Michigan. At the age of 14, Suleiman completed a 10-month Qur’an memorization program and began his intensive studies under numerous scholars, earning dozens of traditional religious certifications in the process. He later earned a master’s degree from the University of Jordan’s College of Shari’ah, ranking first in his class, and a master’s degree from Harvard University, where he studied religions, philosophy, political science, and psychology. Over the past decade, he has served as an Imam and community leader in Michigan, lectured in dozens of countries, published a number of books and articles, and was featured on the largest Islamic TV stations worldwide.

Mustafa Umar

Guest Contributor | Shaykh Mustafa Umar completed a B.S. in Information and Computer Science from UC Irvine, a B.A. in Theology & Islamic Law from the European Institute of Islamic Sciences in France, and an M.A. in Islamic Studies from the University of Gloucestershire in the UK. He also studied the Islamic sciences for a year at Nadwatul ʿUlamā’ in Lucknow, India and spent another year studying in Cairo, Egypt. He has authored several books, served the Muslim community of Southern California as an Imam and activist for over a decade years, and is currently the founder and president of California Islamic University, the Director of Education and Outreach at the Islamic Institute of Orange County, and an executive member of the Fiqh council of North America.

Sh. Abdullah Oduro

Fellow, Head of Convert Resources | Abdullah Oduro is a first generation Ghanian native that converted to Islam in 1997. He graduated from the College of Islamic Law from the University of AlMadinah in 2007. He conducts public speeches, sermons, lectures, and workshops around the US on Islamic Law, self-improvement, and convert life. He is currently the Imam at the Islamic Center of Coppell and Lewisville in Dallas, TX. He resides in Dallas, TX with his wife and four children.

Having recently joined Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research as a Scholar, Shaykh Abdullah leads a team providing unique and comprehensive resources for new Muslim converts and institutional convert care.

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.