One of today’s popular photos on Instagram is a photo of the pilgrims during the Hajj. Photo by doganm.
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YouTube will broadcast live coverage of the Islamic ritual of Hajj for the first time this Saturday, according to the company’s blog.
Hajj, which is the largest pilgrimage in the world, is a demonstration of the solidarity of Muslim people and a submission to Allah. It represents one of the five pillars of Islam and is a religious duty that every able-bodied Muslim must carry out at least once in their lifetime.
This year’s Hajj—an event that is likely to attract close to 2.5 million worshippers—will be live on the Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information’s YouTube channel. The broadcast doesn’t start until Saturday, November 5, but the channel already contains many related videos.
Google is working with the Saudi Ministry again after the two partnered to broadcast Islamic prayers from the Holy Mosque in Mecca live during Ramadan for the first time earlier this year. The plan for is another example of the positive communication benefits of today’s technology and it seems likely that more similar events will be covered on YouTube going forward, bringing them to larger global audiences.
The live broadcast will also be available to some television viewers after Google Saudi Arabia partnered with Saudi Telecom Company (STC) to bring YouTube to Interactive Television, or Invision, customers who can access the service through their TV set.
Source: The Next Web - YouTube to broadcast Islamic ritual of Hajj live for the first time
A new English translation of a classic text from Imam Abdullah bin Alawi Al-Haddad is now available in the US in limited copies: Treatise on Discipline in the Path of The Seeker (Risalatul Murid). Translation by Muhammad Mmamali Adam, Edited & Published by Abdulkader Ali Esa Alhadad. This book was first translated 10 years ago and was given a new edit for this publishing.
This publishing has been approved by the Maqam of Imam Al-Haddad.
The first few copies are available in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you are interested, please send a message here, please include your Bay Area location: Book Reservation (cash only)
More copies will be made available and will be sold online. These books are not sold for profit. All funds will be channelled into publishing more books. The publisher intends to publish at least 1 book a year from the Maqam of Imam Al-Haddad.
UPDATE: You can now order the book online here: https://www.wepay.com/stores/al-haddad (USA only). For international orders please provide your mailing address and contact information here: http://bit.ly/_contact_us
From the author’s preface:
“… O dear student, seeker, who wish to present himself before your Lord; you should know, indeed, that when you ask me for advice in relation to the path that you are seeking, I feel at this point there is nothing ready for presentation. However, I do feel that I should forward a few points, short and simple, on the manners and the way in which a student seeker thread the path to Allah, the Exalted, with some brief uncomplicated statements.”
Table of Contents:
From Radical Middle Way – Luton is one of the most diverse cities in the United Kingdom, with people coming from and representing diverse cultures, religions, languages and experiences. It is important to acknowledge and see the strength of this diversity. This special programme brought together two of contemporary Islam’s prominent scholars, Habib Umar bin Hafiz and Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, providing a rare opportunity not only for young people but also all those who work in the frontlines of community relations to explore and get clarity on the faith’s teachings on a variety of challenging contemporary issues, particularly the challenges of living, working and making a better community together.
View the videos, listen to the audio files, scan the QR codes here - http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/blog/rmw-blogger/the-mercy-of-diversity
The Fiqh of Beauty-An Islamic View of Comestics, Aesthetics, and Beautification
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