Al-Sidrah: A Publication of the Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary

In a Friday Sermon at Baitul Ilm on February 9th, 2018, Sayyid Sulayman Hassan explored what the hadith call the “sweetness of faith”. What is this “sweetness” mentioned in the words of our Imams? Does true faith have the effects we assume? And how can we attune ourselves to acquire a taste for that true spirituality and Īmān?

In a Friday Sermon at Baitul Ilm on Friday January 26, 2018, Sayyid Sulayman Hassan explores the concept of goodness (birr) in the Qur'an and its distinction from ihsaan. Birr consists of three elements: belief, social interaction and spiritual devotion.

In a Friday Sermon at Baitul Ilm on Friday January 26, 2018, Sayyid Sulayman Hassan explores the concept of goodness (birr) in the Qur'an and its distinction from ihsaan. Birr consists of three elements: belief, social interaction and spiritual devotion.

In a Friday Sermon at Baitul Ilm on February 2nd, 2018, Sayyid Sulayman Hassan explained the purposes and means of cultivating the virtues. Our path towards being good are usually informed by our intellect, our emotions, or our societies. And yet, Imam Rida presents a different way, one defined by the Source of goodness, and the paths towards it.

In a Friday Sermon at Baitul Ilm on February 2nd, 2018, Sayyid Sulayman Hassan explained the purposes and means of cultivating the virtues. Our path towards being good are usually informed by our intellect, our emotions, or our societies. And yet, Imam Rida presents a different way, one defined by the Source of goodness, and the paths towards it.

In a Friday Sermon at Baitul Ilm on Friday January 19, 2017, Sayyid Sulayman Hassan expounds the spiritual significance of words and affirmations, answering the question: why are specific formula so important, say to slaughter an animal, or to consecrate a marriage? He references the words of the Ahl al-Bayt who define true faith and sincere belief not just as knowledge of the truth, but in terms of words that affirm the truth and confirm it.

In a Friday Sermon at Baitul Ilm on Friday January 12, 2017, Sayyid Sulayman Hassan explained the spiritual importance of controlling one's tongue, in other words, the speech one conveys whether in speaking or in writing. This, he explained, to fulfill our covenant with God before entering this world, and to avoid the witness of the tongue, a witness that carries special weight in the world to come.

In a Friday Sermon at Baitul Ilm on December 22, 2017 Sayyid Sulayman Hassan provided practical examples of how to rekindle family relationships during the Holiday Season.

On May 15, 2017, Reza Hemyari sat down with Sayyid Sulayman Hassan to explore how to explore the many parables and stories of Prophets and past communities in the Qur'an.

How do we read these stories? Do they describe real events that happened in history? Or, are they allegorical and metaphoric? And how can we, as modern readers understand and gain insights from these Qur’anic stories?

In a Friday Sermon at Baitul Ilm on May 12, 2017 Sayyid Sulayman Hassan explained how the original spiritual importance of the 15th of Sha'ban started in the Prophetic period and why it is important in our spiritual growth; thereafter he explored the importance of the birth of al-Mahdi ('a).