| Islamic Education in the West | Download | In this lecture Shaykh Amin Kholwadia defines the Islamic vision of education and then explores the conceptual contrasts between it and western or secular educational concepts. He then resolves the major inconsistencies that usually arise when people try to implement the Islamic vision in a western secular environment, and alerts to what common basic and principal misconceptions on the part of many Muslims compromise the effectiveness of Islamic education in such an environment. The talk runs approximately one hour and six minutes, and was delivered at the Islamic Center of the Eastside in Bellevue, Washington, at the invitation of the Thawr Institute (thawr.org). |
| The Blessings of Ramadan | Download | Lecture at MEC, Morton Grove, August 16, 2009 |
| Etiquettes of Ramadan | Download | Lecture at Darul Qasim, August 14, 2009 |
| Changing according to Islam | Download | Khutbah, Des Plaines Potter Masjid - May 1, 2009 |
| Rahmah | Download | RAMADAN SERIES, Part 1 of 3: The first ten days are special as they attract the rahma, or mercy of Allah. Shaykh Amin offers intriguing insights into how the dua of the angels in the first ten days of Ramadan helps us understand what this mercy is, and means, for Muslims. |
| Maghfirah | Download | RAMADAN SERIES, Part 2 of 3: The second ten days of Ramadan are the days of maghfira, or forgiveness. Shaykh Amin discusses how maghfira brings down the grace, or fadl, or Allah and how it is the highest stage that a believer can achieve on earth. Moreover, Shaykh Amin discusses the relationship between victory and forgiveness in Islam. The volume is low on this recording, so you may need to turn the volume up quite a bit to hear it properly. |
| Deliverance | Download | RAMADAN SERIES, Part 3 of 3: The third ten days of Ramadan are the days of deliverance from the fire. Shaykh Amin discusses the Prophetic insight that we must not assume our actions alone are sufficient for entrance to Heaven. Rather we must ask Allah to save us from the Fire, relying only on His Fadl and Grace. |
| Recitation of The Quran | Download | In this talk, Shaykh Amin dwells on the virtues of the recitation of the Quran and emphasizes the importance of this very rewarding form of Ibaadah. |
| Laylatu-Al-Qadr, Part I | Download | The first of a 2-part lecture on The Night of Power. |
| Qasidah Burdah, Part 2 | Download | The second of a 7-part lecture on the Poem of the Mantle by Imam al-Busiri. |
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