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The Messenger of Allah (sws) said:
‘Do not seek political power, for if you obtain it by seeking it, it will be given power over you.’
"This refers to a selfish, egotistic pursuit (hirs) of power, rather than to the selfless seeking of power for the sake of the establishment of justice for others. The model is the Prophet (sws) who endangers himself in order to establish God’s justice in a feuding Arabia, and who ends his life in holy poverty, despite the advantages he could have gained from having been born into the aristocracy...the Prophet (sws) as a saintly being who has ‘emulated God’s qualities’, must manifest His justice as well as His mercy."
--Shaykh Abdul Hakim-Murad
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Weekend with
Shaykh Walead Mosaad
October 25th - 27th
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Thursday 10/25:
- 8pm | Brothers Halaqa in Northville Continuing Tafsir of Surah Al-Kahf
RSVP here (scroll below for details)
Friday 10/26:
- 1:45pm | Jumma Khutbah @ IAGD, Rochester Hills
- 7-8pm | Community talk: "Is Islam Progressive: Contending with Modern Issues" @ Unity Center, Bloomfield Hills
Saturday 10/27:
- 11am-1:30pm | Serving With Purpose: Film Screening: "Forging Connections Among Muslims" followed by discussion with Shaykh Walead @ MCWS, Canton
RSVP by Friday, October 26th
- 8pm | Intimate Halaqa: "Relating to God and His Creation" in Rochester Hills (scroll below for details)
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.
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Thursday Night
October 25th @ 8pm in Northville
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RSVP here to receive the address
Past audio sessions of the tafsir of Surah Kahf are availabe here. |
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Serving With Purpose
Saturday, October 27th | 11am-1:30pm
Join us for a day of service and a guided discussion with Shaykh Walead Mosaad as we partner with Dream of Detroit & Zaman International for a film screening and winter drive at MCWS in Canton.
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"Forging Connections Among Muslims"
About the film:
Two Muslim college students embark on a journey to find out why they aren't closer to the predominately African American Muslim communities in their city.
MCWS in Canton. Click here to register by 10/26
Due to the nature of the event, children must be 10 and older to participate.
Special Call to contribute to
Zaman's Annual Winter Drive*
Please bring items and/or funds to the film screening
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Saturday Night
October 27th @ 8pm in Rochester Hills
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Intimate Halaqa: Relating to God and His Creation
Saturday, October 27th at 8pm in Rochester Hills
There is limited seating and we anticipate a full house. Be sure to RSVP as soon as possible to secure your seat.
Hosted by Karim & Amirah Nasser
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.
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