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Several students of Shaykh Salek bin Siddina are helping him to promote the shaykh’s school project: Dar es Salaam. Please read their message and consider contributing to this noble and important cause.
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I want to introduce you all to an opportunity to get involved in a very noble endeavor to preserve our Islamic tradition. One of our local shuyukh, Shaykh Salek, who has been teaching and residing in the Bay Area for a number of years, has developed the Dar es Salaam school project in Mauritania for the teaching of sacred Islamic sciences (Aqeedah, Ihsan, Tajwid, Tafsir, and many more) in an effort to preserve Islamic texts and traditions. The importance of this project can not be understated
Alhumdulillah, we, living in America, are being presented an opportunity to preserve our religion and allow for it to be conveyed to others around the globe. A number of our local scholars in the Bay Area were students in Mauritania and the benefit they have brought not just to our community, but throughout the world, is immense.
Syeda Aisha (RA) said, in close meaning, “If I saw hungry people in Medina, but heard of a student of knowledge in Morocco, I would send my money to give in charity to the student of knowledge in Morocco”.
In order for this project to continue it is vital for us to provide financial support. Students at Dar es Salaam have all their living and learning expenses covered for $200 a year (that is less than $1 a day!). Although we welcome one time donations, we are hoping to get as many consistent donations, of small or large amounts as possible. If we have 60 people pledging just $10 per month, we are covering three students for a whole year in just one month. Please spread the word to others so we can increase this number greatly, insha’Allah.
If you have any questions please send me an e-mail at bahmed05@gmail.com. I will respond to you ASAP to answer any questions you may have.
Please feel free to pass this on to others who may be interested in assisting with this project. The Prophet (SA) said: “Whoever guides (another) to a good deed will get a reward similar to the one who performs it.”
JezakAllah Khayran!
Bilaal Ahmed
Mauritania School Project
If you are interested in helping out with this project please send checks to “The Alalusi Foundation” and be sure to put “Mauritania School Project” in the memo. The mailing address for the Alalusi foundation is below. If you want to give me checks/cash in person that is fine as well. For those who have Bank of America, I have set up an account which you can transfer/deposit directly into (just ask me for the account information via e-mail). For the time being we will send monthly reminders to those who would like to support this project. Donations are tax-deductible. Imagine the five minute inconvenience in writing a check and sending it as a Sadaqa Jaariyah (ongoing charity) that will bring you benefit long after you pass from this life. Additionally, for your convenience we have set up a Paypal account through the following link. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4672524 As a disclaimer, Paypal takes a 5% cut of every transaction so we encourage people to write checks in order to ensure the full amount makes it to Mauritania.* Although we are hoping for small monthly donations, if you would like to write out a single large check we would appreciate it immensely. Our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (SA) said, “The best loved deeds to Allah are the ones that are continuous even if they are not many.”
Please mail checks to:
Alalusi Foundation
631 Jackson St.
Hayward, CA 94544
* For Paypal users, because Paypal deducts a large amount, in order to send $5 to Mauritania please make a donation of $5.55. For $10 please donate $10.80 and for $20 please make a donation of $21.30.
Ta’leef Collective Presents:
The Essentials of Islam
with Shaykh Abdul Kareem Yahyaa
The Essentials of Islam is a detailed study of the blessed text, ‘Al-Risalah al-Jami`ah,’ by al-Habib Ahmed bin Zayn al-Habashi (may Allah have mercy on him and spread his benefit), a foundational text that covers what is personally obligatory for a Muslim to know regarding matters of faith, purification, prayer, and some essential points related to our everyday life in accordance with the Shafi’i school.
It is hoped that by the end of the course, students will be able to understand the essentials of making their worship valid, sound and proper in accordance with the Prophetic sunnah.
About the author and text:
Habib Ahmed bin Zayn al-Habashi’s al-Risalah al-Jami`ah is a brief text that covers the essentials that every Muslim must know about faith and practice according to the Shafi’i school.
A descendant of the Prophet, Habib Ahmed al-Habashi was a spiritual guide of the Ba `Alawi path and a great scholar of the Sacred Sciences who studied with the greatest teachers of his time in Hadramawt, Yemen.
Al-Risalah al-Jami’ah has spread far and wide since it was written and is now studied around the world including in Yemen, Egypt, Kenya, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Hijaz.
The scholars of Hadramawt place special emphasis on this text, making it the first text studied by students of knowledge.
Text: Al-Risalah al-Jami`ah
Fees: $20, includes class handouts
Time: 4 – 6pm
Start date: Sunday, January 25th, 2009.
Duration: 6 weeks
Venue: Zawiya (send email for address and directions)
Registration: “First come, first served”. Limited seats are available. Only 35 seats! REGISTER NOW.
To register, please send an email to admin {at} islamcrunch [dot] com
Please include your name, number of people attending and contact information.
Ta’Leef Collective provides the space, content, and companionship necessary for a healthy understanding, embrace and realization of Islam. Ta’leef Collective is an expansion of the program formerly known as Zaytuna Outreach.
Shaykh Abdul-Kareem Yahyaa’s Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=70541755603
Here’s a special treat for IslamCrunch readers: an exclusive look at a new project of the Zaytuna Distance Learning Program – the DeenLoad series.
Curing Extremism
The DeenLoad series offers single lectures for download. The first series is titled Curing Extremism with Imam Zaid Shakir, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf.
In this timely download, Imam Zaid, Shaykh Abdal Hakim and Shaykh Hamza diagnose and offer curative solutions to one of the most pressing problems we face as a globalized human society…. religious extremism.
Is Islam intrinsically extreme? Who’s to blame? What is the role that the individual, the community and the society at large can play in combatting and preventing religious extremism?
Find the answers to these essential questions and more in this critical series.
Click the link to purchase the download: http://zikrcast.com/Distance_Learning/deenload.php
We highly recommend the video download. It is high quality video in 640 x 480 mp4 format.
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LECTURE OUTLINES
Part 1 by Imam Zaid Shakir
Part 2 by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
Part 3 by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
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Fall ‘08 courses are set to commence on November 1st 2008. If you haven’t signed-on yet, register for our courses in Islamic Law (Fiqh), Beliefs and Understanding (Aqida), Prophetic Guidance, and Qur’anic Studies. Be sure to see our discounts schedule before registering, to see if you qualify (especially relevant to current and past students).
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