Ramaḍān is a month of profound spiritual reflection and devotion. Each night, as the fast breaks and the evening prayers conclude, the anticipation of tarāwīḥ—the special night prayers—fills the hearts of the faithful. This year, my experience of tarāwīḥ at Darul Qasim in Glendale Heights was one of unparalleled spiritual tranquility. As a busy professional,...Read More
May 27th, 2018, a night that lingers in the folds of my memory like the scent of musk on a traveler’s cloak. It was the 12th night of Ramaḍān, and I was not yet a student at Darul Qasim, yet it was then when I first found myself within its walls. I was on a...Read More
Dr Kanwal Ahmed, a student of Shaykh Amin, takes us to the shores of hope and creativity “beyond colonialism”. This paper summarizes Shaykh Amin’s address delivered at the Islamic Association of Addison on Jumada II 12, 1446 AH (December 13, 2024). Read More
What follows is a succinct recap of a packed exegesis of Surah 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...Read More
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...Read More
