Hudaibiya -the Treaty & the Victory

Following the earliest confrontations with Quraysh, The Believers are again on the march. This time however, it is not for war but Pligrimage.

Shaykh Ibrahim explains how the Treaty at Hudaibiya was a key moment in gaining an upper hand and victory against the weakened Quraysh, and how events at that time sowed the seeds for things that transpired some thirty years later.

Defenders of the Faith | Uhud & Khandaq - The Fourteenth Installment of the thematic look at Seerah of the Prophet [peace & blessings be upon him]. This episode reflects on the build up to and the aftermath of the battles of Uhud & Khandaq what the consequences are for Muslims when they fail to follow the Messenger's directives. An awe inspiring testimony of the bravery and the servitude of those men and women who participated in these two encounters. For more information on courses or to register or any other questions, email: ivcourses@gmail.com

 

Medina, the Illuminated City - The Twelth Installment of the thematic look at Seerah of the Prophet [peace & blessings be upon him]. This episode examines the time and place that was Medina. Why Medina? How did it fit in to the Divine plan? Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Efa reflects on the momentous Hijrah [migration] of the Prophet [peace & blessings be upon him]. For more information on courses or to register or any other questions, email: ivcourses@gmail.com

The Hijrah

The Eleventh Installment of the thematic look at Seerah of the Prophet [peace & blessings be upon him]. During the course of this excellent series, the we explore the deeper significance of much of the events that occur and howand what they mean to us.

Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Efa reflects on the momentous Hijrah [migration] of the Prophet [peace & blessings be upon him].

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The Tenth installment of the Life of the Messenger [SAW], delivered by Shaykh Ibrahim this episode looks at the situation just preceding the Hijrah, the conditions born by the believers and the stuff that make men in leaders.

Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Efa returns to look at the 'Weak & Oppressed' Muslims in the formative Meccan years like in the lsdt session and then leaads on to the Qur'anic Character that manifested in the early believers.

وصية الامام ابو حنيفة Wasiyya of Imam Abu Hanifa 

This is the third part of kitab al wasiyya of Imam Abu Hanifa. It constitutes his last testament on issues of Belief [Aqida] before he passed away. It contains twelve aspects of faith necessary for Ahl as sunnah wa al-jama'ah to hold. This was taught by Shaykh Atabek Shukurov an-Nasafi as part of an Aqida continuum where the course will be looking in turn to all the books and schools of aqida.

وصية الامام ابو حنيفة

Wasiyya of Imam Abu Hanifa 

This is part one of kitab al wasiyya of Imam Abu Hanifa. It constitutes his last testament on issues of Belief [Aqida] before he passed away. It contains twelve aspects of faith necessary for Ahl as sunnah wa al-jama'ah to hold.

This was taught by Shaykh Atabek Shukurov an-Nasafi as part of an Aqida continuum where the course will be looking in turn to all the books and schools of aqida.

Part II of the Bayquniyya

The Bayquniyya is poem of 30 something verses of poetry which explain the hadith terminology & classification known as 'mustalah al hadith'. This video is the first of two parts where Shaykh Atabek explains the nuances of the subject. The audio only version has already been published.

The Bayquniyya is poem of 30 something verses of poetry which explain the hadith terminology & classification known as 'mustalah al hadith'.

This video is the first of two parts where Shaykh Atabek explains the nuances of the subject. The audio only version has already been published.

Shaykh Atabek explains the famous poem that forms an introduction to the science of hadith. In a little of 3 hrs The Hadith Classification, Terminology and nomenclature are covered. A must listen for anyone lookin got take their Islamic studies further.

Alhamdulillah the much anticipated Eighth episode of the Seerah an Nabawiyy series of lectures. Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Efa continues to draw out the often ignored lessons from the blessed life of the Messenger of Allah [Peace & Blessings be upon him].

In this chapter we take a look at how things begin to change as the Messenger embarks upon his open call beginning firstly with his clan and close friends. The hardships faced by the early Muslims and the Prophet's [peace & blessings upon him] advice to them.

Monthly Tafsir al Qur'an Series by Shaykh Haroon Hanif

Coming Soon  First Wednesday of Every Month Insha Allah

Starting November. For more informations email drjkhan5@googlemail.com

Seerah an Nabawiyy Part 7 [Life of the Prophet - Peace & Blessings be Upon Him]

The Seventh installment of Shaykh Ibrahim's thematic look at the Seerah 

The Teacher

Shaykh Ibrahim was born and raised in Liverpool, England. He was blessed with the opportunity to study several classical disciplines at the hands of some of the holders of the tradition such as Murabit al-Haj, al-Habib Umar b. Hafiz and Shaikh Hassan al-Hindi. Initially studying for three years in Syria and Mauritania, Ustaz Ibrahim was then blessed with the opportunity to spend over six years in the illuminated city of Tarim, Hadramaut where he studied under the qualified hands of teachers such as al-Habib Kazim al-Saqqaf, al-Habib ‘Ali al-Jifri and al-Shaikh ‘Umar Husain al-Khatib. He was one of the founders of several Islamic initiatives including the Ibn Abbas Institute, Starlatch Press, Badr Language Institute and the Greensville Trust. He currently resides in Liverpool, England with his wife and two children

Shaykh Ibrahim revisits some of the topics covered in the Introduction. Then, the session deals with the blessed lineage of the Prophet {Peace & Blessings Upon Him and His Family].

and the Immense expectation of his coming among the monks and monotheists

Bab Salaat al Jumah, Kitab as Salaat | Mukhtaser al Quduri

Using the Classical manual of Hanafi law, Mukhtaser al Quduri, Shaykh Atabek explores the fiqh issues and conditions surrounding the friday prayer. Naturally there are questions and answers.

Does the khutba need to be in arabic?

Is Jumah outside the Jami mosque valid? and more

 

if you have any questions feel free to post a message and we will endeavor to get it answered.

'Actions are by Intention'

Shaykh Abdullah al Kadi explains Arbaiin beginning with the first Hadith on intention.

About the Shaykh

Shaykh Abdullah Al-Kadi was born in the city of al-Ahsa located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, 800 miles east of Makkah al-Mukarramah. During the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, al-Ahsa was known as Hajar and was the site of the second jumu'ah prayer of Islam. The city remains today as a place famous for its tradition of scholarship.

At age sixteen, Shaykh Abdullah moved to the city of Dammam, and it was there that he received his Bachelors degree in Architecture and Planning from King Faisal University. He was appointed as teaching assistant while he worked towards his Masters Degree in Urban and Regional Planning, which he obtained in 1988. From that point, he was promoted to lecturer and taught Planning Legislation at the graduate level until he went to the United States in 1991. In July of that year, he entered the PhD program in the Urban Studies Department of Portland State University, Oregon where he obtained a second Masters Degree in the summer of 1995 and completed his PhD in Urban Studies in the spring of 1996.

Since 1979, Shaykh Abdullah al-Kadi has been actively pursuing Islamic knowledge at an intense level. He has been the student of several well-respected Muslim scholars, completing a number of books with them and has been actively teaching in numerous locations worldwide for several years. Every day, between Maghrib and 'Isha prayers and for two hours after 'Isha, it was his custom to attend the numerous different study circles led by these scholars. Shaykh Abdullah Al-Kadi began memorizing the Quran at the age of twenty and, by the blessings of Allah, was able to complete its memorization within two years. He read the Quran with shaykhs and also studied tajwid, tafsir, and usuul at-tafsir with several famous scholars. In addition, Shaykh Abdullah studied hadith, usuul al-hadith, fiqh, usuul al-fiqh, al-fara'id (inheritance law), and Arabic grammar with great scholars. Shaykh Abdullah al-Kadi has been given ijazah by several of the Islamic scholars with whom he has come into contact. He studied the Quran with shaykhs who have a sanad in this discipline that goes back to the Prophet, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. He received ijazah from Shaykh Muhammad Yasin al-Fadani (d. 1990) to narrate all the books of hadith such as Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Ibn Khuzaymah, and an-Nasai. In addition, Shaykh Isma'il al-Yanabi (d. 1993) gave him ijazah in the books of hadith as well as the books of the Shaf'i School of Islamic Law such as Al-Umm of Imam ash-Shaf'i, Minhaj at-Talibin, and the Majmu of Imam an-Nawawi among others. Shaykh Abdullah al-Kadi has been involved in teaching all these subjects to students of Islamic knowledge in Dammam, Saudi Arabia where he served as Imam of Masjid an-Nawawi for six years. He has also taught in Portland, Oregon; Abiquiu, New Mexico; New Brunswick, New Jersey; New Haven, Connecticut; and Manchester England.

Beautiful recitation according to the riwaya of Hamza 'an khalaf by Shaykh Abdur-Rashid Sufi. Commonly we hear recitations according to the Mubarak riwayah of Hafs ['an 'Asim] and at times Warsh but it is rare to hear much of the other beautiful styles which number 7 [and some say 10]

If you want to hear more from this Qari or specific Surahs then post a request in the comments section and i wll do my best to oblige.

Ibn Juzayy al Kalbi's Tasfiyyat al Qulub [part 1]

Imam Zaid Shakir explains Ibn Juzayy's masterful work on purification of the heart and highlights the relevance of the wisdoms contained within the text to our lives today.

Sunnah & Bid'ah by Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller

 

A classic exposition on the true understanding of Sunnah & Bid'ah - two terms plagued by misunderstanding. Whilst not a new talk by any means the issues contained within and moreover the principles illustrated could not be more relevant for people today. 

Love & Marriage | Shaykh Abdul Aziz Ahmed

A beautiful Dars about the spirit of marriage and relationships in Islam. It constitutes a welcome departure from the obsession of legal rights in marriage and guides us to reflect upon the true nature of our souse and the practical realities of how we should deal with each other.

Shaykh Abdul Aziz

Qualified as a teacher from Leicester University in 1984, Abdul Aziz Ahmed was born and raised in Nottingham, UK. He has taught in England, Scotland, USA, Africa and Saudi Arabia. His specialty is Special Needs and Language.

His Islamic Studies have taken him to Tunisia, Yemen, Hijaz, Turkey & East Africa.

His teachers include the late Shaykh Habib Ahmed Mashur Al-Haddad (Jeddah), Shaykh Abdul Rahman Al-Kitamy (Kenya), Sidi Fethullah Gulen (Turkey), and Shaykh Abul Qasim ibn Zein Qayrawan (Tunisia). He also spent 10 years with Shaykh Mahmud Galal from Al-Azhar (Cairo).

He has also translated a number of books including

Risala al Jamia of Ahmed ibn Zayn al Habashi

Forty Hadith on Qur'an of Mulla Ali Qari

An insightful lecture delivered by Imam Zaid Shakir on the subject of unity.

Time ToChange - Imam ZaidShakir

Delivered in Birmingham [UK] in 2000 as part of the Islamic Village lecture series, Imam Zaid delivers an important message to the grassroots. Almost 3hrs of audio with extensive Questions & Answers dealing with key issues. This is the first time it has been made available as a free download. we pray that we all benefit, and of course change. 

مختصر القدوري

باب التيمم | Chapter of Tayyamum

Using the Classical text 'Mukhtaser Quduri' Shaykh Atabek explains the manner of Tayyamum and the conditionsin which it is permissible to use it as well as what can be used for tayyamum.

This is a VERY important lesson for those who have not studied this properly. I recommend this highly to all who follow the Hanafi madhab.

مختصر القدوري كتاب الصلاة

باب صلاة العيدين | Chapter of the Two Eid Prayers

This chapter from the Classical Hanafi Manual Mukhtaser al Quduri covers the Fiqh rulings governing the two Eid Prayers

 

The Fiqh Relating to Ghusl [Ritual Bath]

 

Taken from the Classical Hanafi Fiqh Text - Mukhtaser al Quduri the Shaykh covers  The Fiqh relating to ghusl

The Obligatory Aspects [Fara'id]
The Sunnan of Ghusl
The Things that necessitate Ghusl
and more

The Fiqh of Haidh wa Nifas
One of the more confusing areas is the law surrounding Menstruation & Post-Natal Bleeding. Shaykh Atabek Shukurov an-Nasafi delivers an excellent guide to the Fiqh relating to it according the the Hanafi School. 

 

About The Teacher

Shaykh Atabek Shukurov Nasafi began his religious studies in his native Uzbekistan at the young age of ten under local scholars such as Sheikh Sayyid Karim Namangany and Sheikh Mohammed Jaan, under whose guidance he began to memorise the Qur’an. He completed his studies at the age of 21 in various subjects including Arabic Language, Hadith, Fiqh, Tafsir, Tajwid at Madrasa Abul Qasim and Jamia Islamia in Uzbekistan.

 

In 1998 he moved to Damascus for higher studies with some of the finest scholars of our time. He enrolled on a four year ‘al-Ijaza al-Alimiyya’ programme at the Takhassus Institute which is affiliated to al-Azhar University, Egypt.  During this time his studies included: Sharh Ibn Aqeel with Sh. Atiyya, Sharh Fiqh al-Akbar with Sh. Adeeb al-Kallas, Lubab with Sh. Abdullah Rabiah, Aqida with Sh. Saeed Ramadan al-Buti, Risala Qushariyya with Sh. Abdul Fatah Bizm, Hadith with Sh. Sadiq Darwish, Da’wa with Sh. Tawfiq al-Buti.

 

Whilst continuing his studies at the institute he also focused on intensive private lessons with Sheikh Muhammed Adnan Darwish and covered Fath Bab al-Inaya and the Mu’atta Imam Malik.  He also studied Shudhoor al-Dhab, Sharh Qatar al-Nida, Thufatal Mureed, and Mukhtasar al-Bukhari with Sheikh Rushdi al-Qalam.

 

He graduated in 2003 after spending the final year at al-Azhar University and was given certification by the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy. 

Mukhtaser Quduri | Book of Prayer [ Hanafi Fiqh]  

Chapter of Sajdah of Recitation

مختصر القدوري كتاب الصلات باب سجدة التلاوة

 

As part of our on going lessons in Hanafi Jurisprudence Shaykh Atabek Shukurov an Nasafi using the classical manual Mukhatser al Quduri teaches the fiqh rulings surrounding the verses that necessitate prostration. Is it Fard? Wajib? Is position in prayer. What if you hear the verse in an audio recording?

Ahl al Bayt: Knoweldge, Love & Obedience

Shaykh Yahya's dars on Ahl al Bayt: Knoweldge, Love & Obedience delivered in the month of Muharram 1431 AH organised by our brothers at Ghausia Masjid in Huddersfield.

 

About The Shaykh

Ustadh Yahya was born and raised in America's midwest. At the age of 19 he became Muslim in the San Francisco Bay Area and began studying with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and distinguished scholars visiting from Mauritania, Shaykh Khatry & Shaykh Abdullah Ould Ahmadna. In 1998, he left for Mauritania to further his studies of the Islamic sciences. There he spent over two years sitting with some of Mauritania's great scholars, including Shaykh Murabit al-Hajj, one the great scholars of our age. In 2000, he moved to Tarim, Yemen to continue his studies at the prestigious Dar al-Mustafa. There he studied with renowned scholars Habib 'Ali al-Jifry, Habib 'Umar bin Hafiz, and other local scholars. In 2005, he returned from his studies overseas to serve as a full-time teacher at Zaytuna Institute

A classic thought provoking talk delivered over a decade ago by Imam Hamza Yusuf.

The lecture encourages the listener to re-examine the world around them and see it from a whole new angle.

This Audio only podcast completes the chapter on sifat as salaat and the makruhaat and nullifiers of prayer. It also covers the chapter on making up missed prayers.

Audio only recording

Covering Prayer in congregation
Aspects that make the prayer defective, disliked or invalid