Join the Book Club!

book_club_logo1The Book Club is a small self-organizing group meeting at the mosque TWICE a MONTH (1 hour before the Maghrib prayer on either Friday or Saturday ~ TBD among the group). The group decides on a book to read based on common-interest. Every meeting someone, in a round robin fashion, leads the discussion. The leader is responsible for assigning reading for that week ahead of time, opening up the discussion and summarizing the discussion online.

If you would like to join please buy the current book, read and attend the meetings.

Currently Reading: Purification of the Heart

islamicbookstore-com_2058_898566148ISBN: 1929694156
Author: Imam al-Mawlud; Hamza Yusuf Hanson (translator)
Publisher: Starlatch Press (June 2004)
Pages: 268 Binding: Paperback

Description from the publisher:

This exploration of Islamic spirituality delves into the psychological diseases and cures of the heart. Diseases examined include miserliness, envy, hatred, treachery, rancor, malice, ostentation, arrogance, covetousness, lust, and other afflictions that assail people and often control them. The causes and practical cures of these diseases are discussed, offering a penetrating glimpse into how Islam deals with spiritual and psychological problems and demonstrating how all people can benefit from these teachings.

Hamza Yusuf is the founder of the Zaytuna Institute, which is committed to inspiring a traditional understanding and study of the core Islamic sciences. He has also served as an advisor to President Bush on Islamic affairs. He lives in Hayward, California.

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Reading Schedule:

  1. FRI JULY 03: Translator’s Introduction; Introduction to Purification
  2. FRI JULY 10: Miserliness
  3. FRI JULY 17: Wantonness, Hatred, Iniquity
  4. FRI JULY 24: Love of the World, Envy, Blameworthy Modesty, Fantasizing, Fear of Poverty,
  5. FRI JULY 31: Ostentation, Relying on Other Than God, Displeasure with the Divine Decree
  6. FRI AUG 07: Seeking Reputation, False Hopes
  7. FRI AUG 14: Negative Thoughts, Vanity, Fraud, Anger, Heedlessness
  8. FRI AUG 21: Rancor, Boasting & Arrogance, Displeasure with Blame
  9. FRI AUG 28: Antipathy Toward Death, Obliviousness to Blessings, Derision, Comprehensive Treatment of the Heart
  10. FRI SEP 04: Beneficial Actions for Purifying the Heart, The Root of All Diseases of the Heart
  11. FRI SEP 11: APPENDIX ONE & TWO

Summaries & Extended Discussion: