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| July 3, 2009 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 1:45 pm |
If you have any questions or reflections about the sermon we encourage you to leave comments below and discuss
| June 27, 2009 | ||
| 8:45 pm | to | 9:15 pm |
Sheikh Abdel Monem gave a lecture at 8:45 pm following the Maghrib prayer as an extention to his Friday prayer sermon the day before. The talk was about the importance and obligation of reconciliation, the act of reestablishing friendship and harmony between people in dispute.
Listen to the full lecture (in Arabic):
If you have any questions or reflections about the lecture we encourage you to leave comments below and discuss.
| June 20, 2009 | ||
| 8:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Dr. Basem Jamal, a wonderful young member of our community will give a lecture (in English) at 8:30 pm following the Maghrib prayer. The talk will be about the houses of Allah, the Mosques (Masajid). Specifically about the blessings of our journey to the Mosque (Masjid).
Listen to the full lecture:
If you have any questions or reflections about the lecture we encourage you to leave comments below and discuss.
| June 19, 2009 | ||
| 8:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Every Friday the Mosque hosts a lecture by our respected Sheikh Abdel Monim. While the Sheikh is still learning English as a second language we ask your patience as he delivers the lecture in Arabic. Please inquire about English translation from the Mosque’s staff.
| June 14, 2009 | ||
| 8:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
This Sunday we will be showing in the Mosque’s hall a documentary Winner of the Best Documentary at the 2007 American Black Film Festival, PRINCE AMONG SLAVES tells the compelling story of Abdul Rahman, an African Muslim prince, through feature-film styled re-enactments directed by Andrea Kalin and Emmy-Award-winner Bill Duke; contemporary artworks, archival letters and diaries; and on-camera interviews with distinguished scholars and experts. Narrated by actor and hip-hop artist Mos Def, PRINCE AMONG SLAVES is based on Dr. Terry Alford’s biography of the same name.
Abdul Rahman was captured in 1788 and sold into slavery in the American South. He endured the horrific Middle Passage and ended up the “property” of a poor and nearly illiterate planter from Natchez, Mississippi, named Thomas Foster. Rahman remained enslaved for 40 years before finally regaining his freedom under dramatic circumstances, becoming one of the most famous men of his day. He returned to Africa, his royal status acknowledged.
| June 13, 2009 | ||
| 8:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Every saturday the Mosque plans to host a lecture by respected speakers from outside the Allston-Brighton community.
In the meantime, this week’s lecture will be given by Sheikh Abdel Monim.
Please inquire about English translation from the Mosque’s staff.
| June 7, 2009 | ||
| 8:30 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
We will be showing the film documentary Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet, between Maghrib and Isha this coming Sunday June 7, 2009. Please bring a friend, muslim and non muslim. Everybody is welcome.
Film Synopsis
His father died before he was born, and his mother died when he was only six. But sheltered by a powerful uncle, he made a good start in life, established himself in a profitable business and married well. And then, at the age of 40, he was transformed.
A man who could not read or write, he announced that he was the prophet of God.
His name was Muhammad, and in the next 23 years he would bring peace to the warring pagan tribes of Arabia and establish the new religion of Islam, which today has 1.2 billion followers.
The film was produced by Michael Schwarz, the founder of Kikim Media, a production company that draws on 25 years of experience in print and broadcast journalism to engage, entertain and inform audiences. Kikim’s projects are guided by its fundamental commitment to fairness and accuracy, and by an abiding conviction that a true story, honestly told, can change people’s lives. the film is also produced by Unity Productions Foundation. Michael Wolfe and Alex Kronemer administer Unity Productions Foundation together. Both are authors and journalists and both have covered the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca for American television. Unity Productions Foundation is a nonprofit production company whose mission is to develop balanced, fair and accurate journalistic material concerning the world’s cultural and spiritual traditions in order to help increase understanding and tolerance.
Here is the trailer of the doc:
| June 6, 2009 | ||
| 8:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Dr. Basem Jamal, a wonderful young member of our community will give a lecture (in English) at 8:30 pm following the Maghrib prayer. The talk will be about the importance of prayer (supplication) and the reality and importance of “prayer allies” (Hulafa’u Du’aa) in our life as mentioned in the Quran and Hadith.
Listen to the full lecture:
If you have any questions or reflections about the lecture we encourage you to leave comments below and discuss.
Anytime a Muslim is making a decision, he or she should seek Allah’s guidance and wisdom. Allah alone knows what is best for us, and there may be good in what we perceive as bad, and bad in what we perceive as good.
If you are ambivalent or unsure about a decision you have to make, there is a specific prayer for guidance (Salat-l-Istikhara) that you can do to ask for Allah’s help in making your decision. Should you marry this certain person? Should you attend this graduate school? Should you take this job offer or that one? Allah knows what is best for you, and if you are not sure about a choice that you have, seek His guidance.
The Prophet Muhammad said, “If one of you is concerned about some practical undertaking, or about making plans for a journey, he should perform two cycles (rak’atain) of voluntary prayer.” Then he/she should say the following du’a:
Oh Allah! I seek Your guidance by virtue of Your knowledge, and I seek ability by virtue of Your power, and I ask You of Your great bounty. You have power; I have none. And You know; I know not. You are the Knower of hidden things.
Oh Allah! If in Your knowledge, (this matter*) is good for my religion, my livelihood and my affairs, immediate and in the future, then ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if in Your knowledge, (this matter*) is bad for my religion, my livelihood and my affairs, immediate and in the future, then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it. And ordain for me the good wherever it may be, and make me content with it.
Allahumma inni astakheeroka bi ilmik. Wa’astaq-diroka biqodratik. Wa’as’aloka min fadlikal-azeem. Fa’innaka taqdiru wala aqdir. Wata lamo wala-a lam. Wa’anta-allamul ghuyoob.
Allahumma in kunta ta lamu anna (hathal-amra*) khayul-lee fi deenee wama ashi wa ajila amri wa’ajilah, faqdorho lee, wayassirho lee, thomma-barik lee fih. Wa’in konta ta lamo anna (hathal-amra*) sharrul-lee fi deenee. Wama ashi. Wa ajila amri. Wa’ajilaho. Fasrifho annee. Wasrifnee anh. Waqdur leyal-khayr haytho kan. Thomma ardini bih.
* When making the du’a, the actual matter or decision should be mentioned instead of the words “hathal-amra” (“this matter”).
* After doing salat-l-istikhara, you may feel more inclined toward a decision one way or the other.
