Life: The Islamic Answer

Detailed description to come This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It focuses on the need to rebuild ourselves Islamically, as individuals and communities who contribute positively to society and the world, by understanding our relationships with ourselves, with others, with nature and with God, based on the original teachings of...

Detailed description to come This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It focuses on the need to rebuild ourselves Islamically, as individuals and communities who contribute positively to society and the world, by understanding our relationships with ourselves, with others, with nature and with God, based on the original teachings of...

Detailed description to come This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It focuses on the need to rebuild ourselves Islamically, as individuals and communities who contribute positively to society and the world, by understanding our relationships with ourselves, with others, with nature and with God, based on the original teachings of...

Detailed description to come This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It focuses on the need to rebuild ourselves Islamically, as individuals and communities who contribute positively to society and the world, by understanding our relationships with ourselves, with others, with nature and with God, based on the original teachings of...

Detailed description to come In this lecture, we continue exploring moral traits of the scholar, including the importance of demonstrating discipline in speaking, being serious and not foolish in life, trustworthy and truthfulness, competent, as well as having excellent manners in general. This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It...

Detailed description to come In this lecture, we continue discussing moral traits of the scholar, including the importance of demonstrating good judgment in speech, and knowing how to use silence wisely. We conclude the lecture with a mention of the importance of avoiding moral pitfalls such as jealousy and arrogance. This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living...

Detailed description to come In this lecture, we are still discussing the characteristics of the teacher and scholar in Islam. Here we continue discussing moral traits of the scholar, including the importance of demonstrating good judgment in speech, including knowing when to speak, what to say, in what manner, and to whom. This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of...

Detailed description to come In this lecture, we are still discussing the characteristics of the teacher and scholar in Islam. Here we continue discussing moral traits of the scholar, including the importance of having a higher level of good manners, as well as 'hilm' or wisdom and compassionate patience. We then discuss the importance of silence in Islamic teachings and being in control of one's...

Detailed description to come In this lecture, we are still discussing the characteristics of the teacher and scholar in Islam. Here we continue discussing moral traits of the scholar, including the pitfalls of foolishness and being careless and neglectful. This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It focuses on the need to rebuild ou...

Detailed description to come In this lecture, we are still discussing the characteristics of the teacher and scholar in Islam. Here we focus on the dangers of falling into hypocrisy and not acting based on the knowledge we carry, especially for public figures, such as preachers and speakers. Then we turn our attention to the moral traits of the scholar, including nobility of character, and the fla...

Detailed description to come In this lecture, we are still discussing the characteristics of the teacher and scholar in Islam. Here we focus on the dangers of falling into hypocrisy and not acting based on the knowledge we carry. This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It focuses on the need to rebuild ourselves Islamically, as ind...

Detailed description to come In this lecture, we are still discussing the characteristics of the teacher and scholar in Islam. In this lecture we focus on the incompatibility of carrying knowledge with the excessive love of this world. This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It focuses on the need to rebuild ourselves Islamically,...

Detailed description to come In this lecture, we are still discussing the characteristics of the teacher and scholar in Islam. This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It focuses on the need to rebuild ourselves Islamically, as individuals and communities who contribute positively to society and the world, by understanding our relat...

Detailed description to come In this lecture, we are still discussing the characteristics of the teacher and scholar in Islam. This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It focuses on the need to rebuild ourselves Islamically, as individuals and communities who contribute positively to society and the world, by understanding our relat...

Detailed description to come In this lecture, we are still discussing the characteristics of the teacher and scholar in Islam. This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It focuses on the need to rebuild ourselves Islamically, as individuals and communities who contribute positively to society and the world, by understanding our relat...

Detailed description to come In this lecture, we are still discussing the characteristics of the teacher and scholar in Islam. This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It focuses on the need to rebuild ourselves Islamically, as individuals and communities who contribute positively to society and the world, by understanding our relat...

Detailed description to come In this lecture, we are still discussing the characteristics of the teacher and scholar in Islam. This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It focuses on the need to rebuild ourselves Islamically, as individuals and communities who contribute positively to society and the world, by understanding our relat...

Detailed description to come In this lecture, we are still discussing the characteristics of the teacher and scholar in Islam. This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It focuses on the need to rebuild ourselves Islamically, as individuals and communities who contribute positively to society and the world, by understanding our relat...

Detailed description to come In this lecture, we are still discussing the characteristics of the teacher and scholar in Islam. This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It focuses on the need to rebuild ourselves Islamically, as individuals and communities who contribute positively to society and the world, by understanding our relat...

In this lecture, following a recap, we summarizes the characteristics of the teacher that we have already encountered, and we continue with other characteristics to recognize the good teacher and scholar, and the ones to be avoided.   The Q&A is @01:13:19.  This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It focuses on th...

In this lecture, following a recap, we begin by highlighting the importance that Islam gives to choosing our teachers and being selective about the sources of influence in our lives. This is followed by a a study of the traits and characteristics that we should look for in the scholar / teacher.  The Q&A is @01:01:05.  This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic princ...

In this lecture we finish the discussion we began in the previous lecture, in which we focused on clearly identifying who is the truer archetype of the teacher and scholar in Islam, by turning to Imam Ali, who provides an answer in one of his sayings to Kumayl bin Ziad, (short saying 147 in Nahj al-Balagha).  The session ends with an interactive Q&A (@ 01:13:00)   This is part o...

Under the general theme of knowledge and reason in Islam, we now begin studying Islamic teachings around the teacher/scholar. In this lecture, we focus on clearly identifying who is the truer archetype of the teacher and scholar in Islam, by turning to Imam Ali, who provides an answer in Sermon 87 of Nahj al-Balagha.  The session ends with an interactive Q&A (@ 01:17:45)   This...

In this lecture, we continue our discussion of the merits of the learner in Islam. Some of the topics we explore include: - Merits of the learner in general - The Learner and angels - The Learner and paradise - The Learner and forgiveness - The Learner and divine rewards - The Learner and the world - The Learner and the love of God - Knowledge seeking and worship The session ends with an interacti...

In this lecture, we discuss the merits of the learner in Islam. Some of the headings we will present include:  - The Merits of the Learner in general - The Learner and struggling in the way of God - The Learner and prophethood The session ends with an interactive Q&A.   This is part of the Life series, which explores the Islamic principles of living in today's complex world. It...