A beautiful introduction of a teacher by his student. Shaykh Yaseen masterfully introduces Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, describing some of the recent incidents in the life of the noble Shaykh. A must listen.

An excerpt from tarawih prayers at the Al-Huda Zawiyah in Dewsbury, UK.

Ustādh Mahmūd Ghafīr and band sing 'Qutb al-Aqtāb', a poem dedicated to the great Sufi Master, Imām Abul Hasan al-Shādhilī. The poem was composed by 'Allāmah Shaykh Muhammad al-Ya'qūbī during his journey to Imam Abul Hasan's shrine in Egypt in August 2004.

Text of poem in Arabic with English translation can be downloaded here:

www.sacredknowledge.co.uk/downloads/Poem%20to%20Imam%20Abul%20Hasan%20(Arabic%20and%20English).pdf

www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8qmnTWPZf4

In this seminar held at the 'Global Peace and Unity' event in London (Oct 2010), Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi talks about dhikr, its various meanings and benefits. The Q&A session at the end covers topics such as the need for a spiritual guide, reciting the Names of Allah, and dhikr from the Sunna.

A short maghribi rendition of "Talama Ashku Gharami..."

Performed by Shaykh Muhammad al-Barraq (rahimahullah)

In the wake of his criticism of the Syrian regime, the Government bans Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi from public speaking.

On 12th May 2011, the world-renowned scholar, Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, was dismissed from his job as Friday speaker and lecturer at the Jami' al-Hasan mosque in central Damascus. He was also banned from public speaking, teaching and all religious activities.

This decision comes following his 6th May Friday sermon in which he denounced the brutality of the regime, defended the right of the Syrian people to demonstrate, and called for the immediate release of all political prisoners. He challenged the claims from the government of a conspiracy, and said "the problems our people have been facing for 40 years are domestic, and the Syrian people are seeking freedom and reform of the whole political and economic systems."

قامت السلطات السورية بعزل الشيخ محمد اليعقوبي من وظيفة الخطابة في جامع الحسن في حي أبو رمانة وسط العاصمة دمشق، كما منع الشيخ اليعقوبي من إلقاء دروسه في الجامع الأموي وغيره من مساجد دمشق.

وجاء هذا القرار في أعقاب هذه الخطبة العاصفة حول الأحداث التي تمر بها سورية، التي ألقاها في جامع الحسن يوم الجمعة في ٥ أيار / مايو ٢٠١١

وكان قد استنكر في خطبته ما تقوم بها قوات الأمن من قتل وضرب واعتقال للمتظاهرين، ودافع عن حق الشعب في التظاهر السلمي ، ونفى نظرية المؤامرة التي يتهم بها أفراد الشعب.

كما دعا إلى سحب جميع المظاهر العسكرية من الأحياء السكنية وإلى إطلاق سراح المعتقلين، كما استنكر اعتقال المتظاهرين ومحاكمتهم بتهمة إضعاف هيبة الدولة.

يذكر أن الشيخ محمد اليعقوبي المشهور بالشيخ أبو الهدى اليعقوبي هو أحد كبار علماء دمشق وأحد أبرز الدعاة في البلدان الناطقة باللغة الإنجليزية، وهو ابن العلامة الكبير الشيخ إبراهيم اليعقوبي رحمه الله.

"Love of the ahl al-bayt is an obligation,

And with this love we are not fearful of calamities..."

Performed by Shaykh Muhammad al-Barraq (rahimahullah)

In this Friday Khutba delivered at the New York Islamic Center (USA) in 2001, Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi discusses the role of women in Islam.

Shaykh Muhammad highlights how Islam honours women by granting them rights and making them equal before God, as well as giving examples of female Muslim scholars who made significant contributions to Islamic civilisation.

Shaykh Yaseen discusses the importance of the Beautiful Names of Allah (al-Asma ul-Husna), and also talks about the 'Greatest Name' (al-Ismu'l a'zam), and what the ulema and awliya have said about it.

Shaykh Muhammad Yaseen, Imam and teacher at Woodlands Road Mosque in Birmingham, UK, introduces his teacher, Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi in April 2011 at the beginning of the course 'The 99 Beautiful Names of Allah'.