Aarij Anwer

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Aarij Anwer episodes

May 25, 2019 Seeking Redemption in the Last Ten Nights
The last ten nights of Ramadan are the opportunity to seek redemption. Some recommendations.
24 min
May 18, 2019 Difficulty Fasting? Recommendations for Ramadan
Having difficulty fasting in Ramadan? Here are 5 recommendations.
25 min
April 20, 2019 Shaban - Seeking Inspiration from the Prophet's Example
Usama b. Zaid asked the Prophet (S), "Oh Messenger of Allah, I notice you are fasting a lot in Shaban."
The Prophet (S) replied, "This is a month between Rajab and Ramadan that people ignore. It's also the month when deeds are raised up to Allah. So I love that my deeds are raised up to Allah while I'm fasting."
We can sell inspiration from this in the ways:
1) The Prophet (S) was a man of action, not words. His actions were noticed by people and inspired them.
2) The Prophet (S) described the value of being committed and devoted when the majority isn't.
3) The unparalleled excellence of the Prophet (S).
23 min
March 24, 2019 Coping with Confusing and Dark Times, In Light of the Sunnah
In light of Surah Sharh (94) and the Sunnah of the Prophet (S), how do we cope with confusing and dark times? Two main lessons: 1) being optimistic 2) understanding Allah's promise.
25 min
March 11, 2019 Zakat Workshop
What is zakat, why is zakat so important, who gets Zakat, who pays Zakat, how to calculate Zakat.
1 hr 5 min
March 01, 2019 Progress in Race Relations - Examples from the Sunnah
The early Muslims made unprecedented progress in race relations inspired by the Qur'an and the actions of the Prophet (S). In this khutbah, 3 examples of how the Prophet corrected racial discourse are presented, along with 2 examples from after the time of the Prophet (S).
24 min
January 19, 2019 Dua is Worship
The Prophet (S) said, "Dua is worship." An explanation of how dua is the crux of worship, most of our rituals are centered around dua and a brief explanation of the Prophet's favorite dua.
25 min
January 05, 2019 The Prophet (S) Visits Saad
The Prophet (S) visits his companion Saad when he falls extremely sick. This brief visit holds a treasure of lessons: the care of the Prophet (S) for others, the incredible mindset of the sahaba, the nature of religious discourse and more.
24 min
January 01, 2019 Best of Both Worlds - The Prophet's Most Frequent Dua
The dua the Prophet (S) would make most frequently is mentioned in Surah Baqarah, ayah 201. This lecture explains the meaning of this dua, what does "hasanah" mean and how we should look at life and spirituality.
26 min
December 12, 2018 Dealing with Disabilities
Dealing with Disabilities.
Last Friday, I gave khutbah on dealing with disabilities in light of the story of Ayub (Job) in the Qur'an. His story teaches us to rethink how we look at suffering, pain and disability. Once we do so, we gain the strength to cope.
We don't say, "God, why me?" Instead we say, "God, give me the strength to deal with this."
Also, we as a community should accommodate for the disabled. We have the example of the blind sahabi - Abdullah ibn Umm Maktoom - who was chosen to be the muaddhin (caller to prayer) despite being disabled. The Prophet (S) accommodated for him by having a person observe the sun and then instruct him when it's time.
24 min

About Aarij Anwer

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Sheikh Aarij Anwer is a specialist in Zakat, Arabic and linguistic tafsir. Born in Karachi and raised in Toronto, he serves as the Muslim Chaplain at Western University. He is also a Zakat consultant with National Zakat Foundation and Zakat manager at LaunchGood.