Jaffari Community Centre

- A tiny virus called COVID-19 has forced the humanity to realize that we are nothing but a humble creation of Allãh. Powerful governments around the world are struggling to control and combat Coronavirus. - Its widespread nature has prompted some speakers among the Muslims and the Shi‘as to relate pandemic as one of the signs of the appearance of Imam Mahdi (a.s.). - What do 'signs' mean? - Discu...

- Concentrating on managing your time at an individual level during self-isolation - Acknowledging that without a somewhat structured schedule, you face a challenge of having an organized or productive day - Referring to a hadith of the 7th Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s.) which talks about dividing your day into 4 segments - Discussing each segment, it's significance, and how to apply it on a practical...

- Addressing the children of the community, and recognizing the long time spent away from school, mosque, & recreation - Emphasizing the priority of safety and being thankful for a family who takes care of you - The importance of keeping your body clean and healthy to fight viruses - The Islamic view on these same issues - Telling a story of when Imam Hasan & Husayn were once ill as childr...

- A dedicated message to the youth during this time of isolation with COVID-19 - Recognizing the difficulties youth are facing, with the added trials of coronavirus fears and self-isolation - Discussing how social distancing leads to much more free and idle time compared to usual - Addressing how these are the times when the Satan whispers in our ears, and how we should combat it - Narrating and t...

- Despite the COVID-19 crisis, we cannot forget our faith, our values and our histories. We cannot forget the personalities who were role-models for us.  - We should be thankful to Allãh for giving us humans the intelligence to create and master the technology that despite the lockdown, we can still remotely connect to one another - ‘Abbās for us is not just an example of a good Muslim who wa...

- Coronavirus is a test and trial for all. Islamically known as a 'bala' and 'fitnah' - We shouldn't wish to avoid tests, rather we should pray to get through them and avoid misguidance from them - Narrating a story of Imam Ali on this topic - Coronavirus is a fitna for us, and opens up the possibility of misguidance while stuck at home - Staying at home with a spouse and/or children can be a chal...

- Discussing the requirement for everyone to stay home and practice social distancing, to slow the spread of COVID-19 - Addressing the fact that the death of family and friends reminds us of the temporary nature of this world, and why we're here - List of 5 things we can do while we're practicing isolation in our homes which will help us spiritually and emotionally - The unique situation of the Co...

- Discussing how this world is filled with test and trials, such as COVID-19 - People are anxious to get information on coronavirus, and are believing and forwarding everything they receive as a result - Stressing the importance of verifying what you receive, especially before you pass it on to  others - Discussing recent examples such as the story of a cure via a hair strand found in the Qur...

- This world is known as darul bala, full of test and trial for us to go through in various forms - Touching upon various examples in human history of tribulations and what is required to overcome them - Relating this to today's current issue of Coronovirus, COVID-19 - Reviewing recent sermons which covered this topic in various ways - Adapting as a community to this virus spread - Examples of con...

- Universality of Ali - For every milestone of Islam, Ali was the other side of the coin, through various examples discussed in the lecture - The multiple parallels between the Qur'an and Ali - Quoting various non-Muslim authors, and their praise for Ali after studying his life - Discussing Ali as a symbol of universal justice - Peace is a common wish of all people, however it is only the end resu...

- The capital of the world’s largest democracy is going through turmoil.  - BJP, the ruling party, was again defeated in the recent election in Delhi and expressed its anger by targeting the peaceful people who were protesting against the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA) - A leader of BJP publicly challenged the police to remove the protesters from Shaheen Bagh in three days otherwise they will do...

MP3:  https://f001.backblazeb2.com/file/Jaffari/Wiladat/Wiladat5thImam_Rizvi_2020-02-24_20-51-25.mp3 Wiladat of 5th Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.) Recited By: Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi Date: February 24th, 2020 Youtube: https://youtube.com/islamicentre Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/islamicentre Facebook: https://facebook.com/IslamiCentre.org Website: https://islamicentre.org https://facebook.c...

- Approaching the month of Rajab, the beginning of the 'spiritual season' - In Islam, “space” and “time” are not all equal in importance: some are more sacred than others - Examples of areas that would be considered more sacred, and times that are more important than others - Similarly, not all months are the same. Discussing 4 months of importance - The spiritual state of the heart isn't always c...

- Bibi Fāṭimatu ’z-Zahrā’ is the nucleus the Ahl-e Kisā’, the five holy figures in Islam; she is directly linked to all other members of Ahl-e Kisā’: she is daughter of the Prophet, wife of the Imam, and mother of Ḥasan and Ḥusayn. - Keeping that in mind, this lecture covers the topic of family life - In my various discussions on Family Life in Islam, we have looked at the two famous family models...

- Family Day holidy in the province of Ontario, Canada - What is the basis of a family in Islam? - Marriages are sustained by love between a couple. What is 'love' and how does it play a role? - Quoting an article by a neurology professor regarding the concept of 'falling in love' - The Islamic perspective, the main criteria for marriage consists of 2 items - What does Islam say regarding love in...

- The global chaotic reaction to the outbreak of the Coronavirus, originating in China - These are the moments where we need to look at the Islamic guidance about food and drink, and also the simple rules governing the hygiene in our daily lives - In the last two decades, many schools have instituted the policy where the students are asked to wash their had four to five times a day. This has had a...

- Touching upon the Wahhabi accusation of Shi'as exaggerating the status of ‘Ali and Fāṭima, while, on the other hand, we see them degrading their status. And they project themselves as those who represent the original Islam, Salafis. - Example of the name of Ali, how it was a common practice for the Ahle Sunnah to use radhi ullahu anhu for companions, but karam ullahu wajhu for Ali, reflecting hi...

- Shia's express their love for the Ahlul Bayt through observing historical events related to their lives, including Wiladat and Wafat events - In previous days, the world wasnt as connected as today; means of communication were not as easily available - During those days, each community interacted with those in their own geographical area and ethno-cultural circles. They were generally taught by...

- 17 judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) voted unanimously to order Myanmar to take “all measures within its power” to prevent genocide of Rohingya Muslims. - ICJ has asked Myanmar to report back within four months on how it was implementing the ruling. - Representing the Myanmar government at the court was Aung San Suu Kyi who defended her government and described the violence as a...

- Recent events in the Middle East, relates back to an even during the time of the 6th Imam, and an interaction with Mansur, the ruler of the time. Narrating the story of the fly, and a related ayat of Qur'an from Sura Hajj - Touching upon the threat by President Donald Trump against Iran, targetting 52 sites, some of cultural heritage - His words in the following days, pleading for other nations...

- Remembering the shuhadā’ of Iraq who protected the shrines of Ahlul Bayt and also remembering those who died in the Tehran air disaster flight to Kiev on their ziyarat trip to those shrines  - Discussing violence in Modern Muslim History  - Finding the roots causing this violence  - Muslims had theological disagreements since the early days, however they were confined to discussio...

- Touching upon the Bibi Zainab in honor of her recent wiladat  - In her famous khuṭba, in the darbar of Yazīd, she mentioned three verses from the Qur’ān.  - In the first one she reminds Yazīd not to gloat over his apparent victory  - Narrating a related verse from the Qur'an - Yazīd died and most Muslims consider him to be disgrace to Islam and humanity. He ruled a vast empire, bu...

- Focusing on our purose in life, and the tests and trials of this world - A human’s worth only comes out when a person is put under stress.  - The worth of our imān and steadfastness in this world comes out when we are put under stressful situations. - One of the common du‘as that we recite after ‘aṣr reminds us of this reality. - Narrating and translating the dua as taught by the 6th Imam -...

- Interactive discussion and Question-Answer session  - Culture Vs Religion - Jaffari Islamic Youth program   Youtube: https://youtu.be/1PtLs5DvlJo   MP3:  https://f001.backblazeb2.com/file/Jaffari/Seminars/JIY-CultureVsReligion_Rizvi_2019-12-20_22-57-07.mp3   Culture Vs Religion - Jaffari Islamic Youth program  Recited By: Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi  Date: Dece...

- Respecting other faiths while maintaining our identity  - Islam teaches us to respect other faiths and to recognize social pluralism, more so when it comes to the people of the Book: the Jewish and the Christian community.  - At the same time, Islam teaches us to maintain our identity and not to dilute our values or our identity. This applies more when it comes to religious rituals and...