Al-Maqasid

“… to whomsoever Allah does not give light, he has no light.” (Surah an-Nur, 25:40, as translated)

In this blessed month of our beloved Prophet’s birth, there is no better time to deepen our connection with him ﷺ. Ustadh Amjad Tarsin describes the Prophet’s three types of beauty and explains how reflecting upon these qualities will increase one’s love for him ﷺ.

“The One who gave them is still the same Allah, Subhanahu wa Ta’ala, who is ready to give us. But are we ready to receive it.”

Through numerous verses of the Qur’an, Hadith, and inspiring stories of the pious, Ustadh Yusuf Weltch explains what it means to have reverence for the prayer and how to achieve it. Included in his Khutba are the conditions for establishing the prayer and how to obtain presence in it.

“To Allah belong the treasures of the heavens and the earth.”

Looking at several verses in Surah al-Munafiqun (The Hypocrites), Ustadh Amjad Tarsin explains the soul’s innate desire to obtain honor and nobility and why this is praiseworthy.

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“There is no such thing as major sins if you continue to seek forgiveness.”

Ustadh Yusuf Weltch gives a detailed discussion on repentance, an essential quality of ihsan or spiritual excellence. Several topics are covered including: what is the core condition of repentance; why persistently committing minor sins is dangerous; how to foster remorse in one’s heart; and what do the prophets, peace be upon them, seek in asking for forgiveness.

“Prayer is the source of ascension of the believer.” Shaykh Yahya Rhodus explains why our lives should revolve around the five daily prayers and what it means to establish the prayer as Allah the Exalted commands us in the Qur’an (as translated). He also discusses a beautiful hadith about how our prayers supplicate for or against us.

In this particularly instructive khutba, Ustadh Amjad Tarsin discusses the four things that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ advised people to do as soon as he ﷺ arrived in Madinah. Ustadh Amjad also provides practical suggestions on how to implement this Prophetic advice easily.

So much of what we do, such as school or work, is because we want to be ‘happy’. We talk a lot about happiness, but it is an elusive concept. In this khutba, Ustadh Amjad Tarsin explains that the real question is: What does it mean to be alive?

Continuing the discussion from last Jumua on the dhikr laa ilaaha illallah, Ustadh Amjad Tarsin explains that the way to actualize the realities of laa ilaaha illallah is found through the most beloved of creation, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. He also answers the question why there are so many Prophetic du’as (supplications) in Islam.

"There is no life except the life of the Hereafter.”

In this Jumua Khutba, Ustadh Amjad Tarsin explains why we should seek the good pleasure of Allah the Exalted in every moment and in every state. He also discusses the benefits of the dhikr (remembrance) laa ilaaha illallah and the meanings to have in one’s heart when repeating those words.

In this last Jumua of Ramadan 1442 (2021) with only a few days left of this blessed month, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus provides several gems of parting advice. He begins with a discussion of the Divine Gentleness in which the obligatory fast is presented in the Qur’an (2:183-85) and the etiquettes one should have with Allah the Exalted (2:186). He then explains why muraqaba (vigilance) leads to comprehensive good. And finally, he tells us what intentions we should make in these last few days.