Student Blog

Darul Qasim exits to facilitate the learning and dissemination of knowledge gained from our beloved Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, his companions and those who follow them. This knowledge has been organized by the esteemed ‘ulema of this ummah. Darul Qasim uses this organization to promote that knowledge.Hadith studies organizes the invaluable words and practices of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and facilitates our understanding of his knowledge and message. Darul Qasim has a Department of Hadith that does just that. The following is a re-presentation of Shaykh Amin’s lectures delivered while teaching the most famous book on Hadith: the Sahīh Bukhari in the Fall of 2024.

All the essays presented belowere were written by his worthy students. Their names are included.

We hope you enjoy this peek into Darul Qasim’s student scholarship.

Tafsīr of Sūrah al-Ikhlāṣ: A Reflection on Marriage

What follows is a succinct recap of a packed exegesis of Sarah Al-Ikhlās delivered by Shaykh Amin at his daughter’s nikaah ceremony. This read-between-the-lines tafsīr presents the subtle albeit unworded definition of Allah’s creation from within the worded definition of Allah himself. The Shaykh ingeniously likens the idea to composite Polaroid film, an artifact of...
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Voting in the US Elections

Voting in the US Elections by The Ulema at Darul Qasim With the arrival of the election season, Muslims in America are once again tasked with analyzing their role within civil society and any potential benefits that engaging in the voting process can bring. Coupled with this are the perennial questions raised within the community...
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‘Ibāda: Legacy of the Prophet ﷺ

Khutbah delivered on September 20th, 2024. Darul Qasim College · 'Ibāda: Legacy of the Prophet ﷺ
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The Rasūl: Path to Ascertaining Allah’s ﷻ Intent

Khutbah delivered on September 13th, 2024. Darul Qasim College · The Rasul: Path to Ascertaining Allah's Intent
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Repetition, Reward, and our Fiṭra

Khutbah delivered on August 16th, 2024. Darul Qasim College · Repetition, Reward, and our Fiṭrah
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Hajj: Love & Power that Cannot be Replicated

Khutbah delivered on June 14th, 2024. Darul Qasim College · Hajj: Love & Power that Cannot be Replicated
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Walking The Path To Jannah

Khutbah delivered on April 26th, 2024. Darul Qasim College · Walking The Path To Jannah
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Rukūʿ and Sujūd: Trademark of the Muslim

Khutbah delivered on April 19th, 2024. Darul Qasim College · Rukūʿ and Sujūd: Trademark of the Muslim
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Remaining Fixed on Allāh After Ramaḍān

Khutbah delivered on April 12th, 2024. Darul Qasim College · Remaining Fixed on Allāh After Ramaḍān
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A Prophetic Formula for Activism

Reflection delivered on April 10th, 2024. Darul Qasim College · Prophetic Formula for Removing Oppression – ʿĪd al-Fiṭr 1445
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A Himmah like Hafiz Yusuf Kholwadia’s

To all of our students, supporters and well-wishers old and new, we pray that your thirst has been quenched with the water of wahy and you have emerged energized, nourished, and revived! We end our Ramadan Series: Wahy is Water with the story of Hafiz Yusuf Kholwadia, paternal uncle of our founder and president Shaykh...
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Through Shaykh Amin’s Knowledge

In today’s installment of our Ramadan series, ‘Wahy is Water,’ Dr. Ahsan Arozullah [Darul Qasim College Board Member] shares how the ‘ālim has helped him to develop a broader and wahy-based understanding of the concepts of disease and cure.
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Distributing Wahy

He creates you in the wombs of your mothers — creation after creation — within three veils of darkness. That is God, your Lord! To Him alone belongs all the dominion.” [Quran 39:6] In today’s installment of our Ramadan series, ‘Wahy is Water,’ Dr. Deena Kishawi [OB/GYN; Al-Amin Bioethics Member] begins her piece by introducing...
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Distributing Wahy

In today’s episode of our Ramadan series, Wahy is Water, we explore these questions through the scholarship and mentorship of Darul Qasim College’s Founder and President, Shaykh Amin Kholwadia. Endless in its depth and its application, the distribution of the water of wahy takes great creativity, academic acumen, and resolve. Listen to the voices of...
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Earning Hidāyah – Ramadān 20, 1445 Post-Tarāwīh Reflection

Reflection delivered after Tarāwīh on Ramaḍān 20, 1445 Darul Qasim College · Earning Hidāyah – Ramadān 20, 1445 Post-Tārawīh Reflection
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Academic Imperative of Islam – Ramadān 19, 1445 Post-Tarāwīh Reflection

Reflection delivered after Tarāwīh on Ramaḍān 19, 1445 Darul Qasim College · Academic Imperative of Islam – Ramadān 19, 1445 Post-Tārawīh Reflection
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When Wahy Meets Medicine

What happens when wahy meets medicine? What can we learn from the alim that will help us become better medical professionals? In today’s installment of our Ramadan series, ‘Wahy is Water,’ Dr. Ahsan Arozullah [Darul Qasim College Board Member] explores these questions from his unique positioning as a physician, board member, and Darul Qasim Bioethics...
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Transporter of Water

Through Shaykh Amin’s training, Darul Qasim faculty center a pedagogy that instills in students the importance of disseminating Islamic knowledge in a way that positively impacts mainstream American society. In today’s segment of Wahy is Water Mawlana Atiq shares a poignant example of the effects of this sort of pedagogy in the stream of life.
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Water is Acessible

Through Shaykh Amin’s training, Darul Qasim faculty center a pedagogy that instills in students the importance of disseminating Islamic knowledge in a way that positively impacts mainstream American society. In today’s segment of Wahy is Water Mawlana Atiq shares a poignant example of the effects of this sort of pedagogy in the stream of life.
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Water is Cyclical

In today’s installment of our Ramadan series, ‘Wahy is Water,’ Mawlana Atiq Taiyab [Lecturer, Darul Qasim at Raleigh] invites us to reflect upon the cyclical nature of water and knowledge in the context of the Darul Qasim you see before you today. There is great wisdom behind Shaykh Amin Kholwadia’s approach to the distribution and...
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Raḥmah in Silence – Ramadān 13, 1445 Post-Tarāwīh Reflection

Reflection delivered after Tarāwīh on Ramaḍān 13, 1445 Darul Qasim College · Raḥmah in Silence – Ramaḍān 13, 1445 Post-Tarāwīh Reflection
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