Ramadan Prep with Shaykh Walead

[Eram Uddin]

Assalamu’alaikum, 

I pray this finds you all in the best of health and spirits. Please see below for several opportunities to spiritually prep for Ramadan. 

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Take care and wa’alaikum assalam

Eram

Join us for a weekend of Ramadan tips from our visiting scholar and get ready to greet the month of the Qur'an!

View this email in your browser Baihaqi relates, "When it is the first night of the month of Ramadan, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, gazes to them and the one to whom Allah looks, He does not punish him, ever." How do we receive Allah's gaze on the first night of Ramadan? We do this by striving to purify our hearts, being in a state of brokenness in front of Allah and having a sincere desire to receive it.  Anyone who sincerely seeks to receive it will not be disappointed.  Scholars have interpreted this to mean that we bear no malice or ill-will in our hearts towards another.  We cleanse our hearts by pardoning others.   Weekend with Shaykh Walead Mosaad May 2nd - 4th  Thursday 5/2: 8:30pm | Brothers' Halaqa in Northville.                   RSVP here  to receive the address.                  Click here for past recordings Friday 5/3:  2pm | Jumma Khutbah at UM, Trotter Multicultural Center, 428 S. State St., Ann Arbor (closest parking structure at 324 Maynard St.)   8:30pm | Family Halaqa:  "Preparing Hearts for Allah's Gaze" at the home of  Saif Hafeez & Eram Uddin in Northville.  See  flyer below.  Click here to RSVP. Saturday 5/4:  11:30am - 1pm | Aqida Class at Tawheed Center  Knowledge Redefined:  Knowing Allah & His Messenger.  Click here to  register.  (Scroll below for flyer)   8pm | Intimate Halaqa: "Relating to God and His Creation" at the home of Nasir & Fozia Rasheed in Bloomfield Hills.   RSVP here (link is working, so please disregard error message). BIOGRAPHY   Dr. Walead Mohammed Mosaad is a teacher and researcher of the Islamic sciences.  He is the Director of Muslim Student Life at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and a visiting professor in Islamic Studies at the Bayan Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, California. His podcast, Islam for Life, as well as online courses in jurisprudence and theology, can be found on the SeekersHub online platform.   He has completed degrees from Rutgers University, the Fath Islamic Seminary in Damascus, al-Azhar University in Cairo, the University of Liverpool, and a PhD in Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter in the UK.   He lectures on various topics of interest, including Muslims as minorities, interfaith understanding, and the importance of purification and spirituality in addressing the human condition. Brothers' Halaqa Thursday, May 2nd, 8:30pm RSVP to receive the address   Family Halaqa Friday, May 3rd @ 8:30pm in Northville Aqida Class Saturday, May 4th | 11:30am - 1pm Tawheed Center | Farmington Hills We are excited to announce a new course on aqida (Islamic creed) taught by visiting scholar, Shaykh Walead Mosaad, on the Saturday afternoons of his monthly visits. Saturdays from 11:30am-1pm   *FREE Registration.  *Intended for college-age and above, mature high school students are welcome.  Location to be emailed to registered students.  Please click here to register.   Intimate Halaqa Saturday, May 4th @ 8pm in Bloomfield Hills Intimate Halaqa: Relating to God and His Creation Saturday, May 4th at 8pm in Bloomfield Hills   There is limited seating and we anticipate a full house. Be sure to RSVP as soon as possible to secure your seat. *Childcare available for $5/child* Kindly note that the RSVP link is working and please disregard any error messages. Hosted by Fozia & Nasir Rasheed Listen to past lessons here   Join us again for a blessed and uplifting evening of soulful reflection as we continue our series based on the Kitab al-Hikam (Book of Wisdom) of Shaykh Ibn ‘Ata’Allah al-Sakandari with commentary by visiting scholar, Shaykh Walead Mosaad.    About the Series The Hikm (as it's commonly referred to) is written by the same author of the text, Taj al-Arus, that we had been covering in previous halaqas. The Hikm of Ibn Ata'Allah is the inspiring explanation of the soul’s journey through this life, as determined through the Qur’an and Sunna. Along with his treatises and intimate discourses, the substantive feature of the work is the author’s 264 spiritual aphorisms (hikam)­—concise, comprehensive and sublime sayings on self-purification (tazkiya) and guidelines to help strengthen the relationship between humans and their Lord. Shaykh Walead Mosaad will offer relevant commentary on the text and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss further in order to benefit on a deeper level.  Facebook Twitter Website Email Copyright © 2019 Beacon Foundation, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up. Our mailing address is: Beacon Foundation 16984 Niagara Court Northville, MI 48168 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences