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Day 12 of class during the Pandemic of 2020. There were at least three times in which the internet connection crashed, leading to 1-2 minute moments of silence in the class.

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Day 11 of class during the Pandemic of 2020

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Day 10 of class during the Pandemic of 2020.

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Day 9 of class during the Pandemic of 2020.

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Day 8 of class during the Pandemic of 2020.

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Day 7 of class during the Pandemic of 2020.

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Day 6 of class during the Pandemic of 2020.

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Day 5 of class during the Pandemic of 2020.

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Day 4 of class during the Pandemic of 2020.

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Day 3 of class during the Pandemic of 2020.

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Day 2 of class during the Pandemic of 2020. First few minutes is silence before the class.

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Class during the Pandemic of 2020. First few minutes of recording is silence.

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Discussion with Loyola Students exploring Omar Saif Ghobash's book "Letters to a Young Muslim."

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Discussing Rumi's Discourses. Discourse 06.

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Exploring "Reasoning with God" by Khaled Abou el Fadl.

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Continuing our exploration of Rumi's discourses. Here, we cover Discourse 5.

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Discussion with Loyola Students exploring Omar Saif Ghobash's book "Letters to a Young Muslim."

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Discussion with Loyola Students exploring Omar Saif Ghobash's book "Letters to a Young Muslim."

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Discussion with Loyola Students exploring Omar Saif Ghobash's book "Letters to a Young Muslim."

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Podcast with MSA students, featuring Sheesha, Violet, and Sage exploring life as Muslims in a non-Muslim society. Each is coming with very different experiences.

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Podcast with student Stacy, beginning the prose work "Fihi ma fihi" by Rumi.

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Podcast with the MSA students, featuring Sheesha, Sage, and Violet. We have a long discussion exploring matters of losing faith as well as some matters related to finding faith.

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Continuing exploration of "Fihi ma Fihi" starting and completing Discourse 4.

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Podcast with the Loyola MSA students, featuring Sheesha, Sage, and Violet in the conversation. We explore some challenges of Muslim campus romances and crushes.

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Exploring the long version of al-Ghazali's "Alchemy of Happiness." Here we go through pages 2-8 of the Kazi edition.

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Discussion on Iqbal's "Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam." Reading through the end of the sentence on page 3 at footnote 12.

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Continued exploration of Hadith material, with emphasis on terminology. Includes material from al-Bayquniyyah.

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Exploring the long version of al-Ghazali's "Alchemy of Happiness." Here we go through the opening prayers.

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Continuing journey through major Hadith compilers.

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Discussion on Iqbal's "Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam." Reading through the end of the first full paragraph "Knowledge and Religious Experience" on the second page.

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Exploring the Hadith collection Mishkat al-Masabih. Material provided by a student with some commentary by me. Focus more on the intellectual lineage al-Bukhari and Muslim.

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Class on al-Ghazali's Ihya. Material by a student with brief commentary by me. Surveying some categorizations of knowledge.

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Commentary provided by a student on Maariful Qur'an's commentary on Surah al-Nas (Surah 114) with additional comments by me.

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Reflection on the Love of, by, and for the Prophet, may peace be upon him.

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20191110 - Islamic Foundation MLA - Making Sense Of A Death by omermozaffar

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Reflection on the misconduct of preachers.

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Student gives a summary of Ch. 10-13 of the Martin Lings biography of the Prophet, p. I provide a few simple comments at the end.

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Discussion on Iqbal's "Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam." Completing the first page of "Knowledge and Religious Experience" into the top of the second page.

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Exploring the Hadith collection Mishkat al-Masabih. Material provided by a student with some commentary by me. Focus more on the intellectual lineage of the author of the Mishkat

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Class on al-Ghazali's Ihya. Material by a student with brief commentary by me. Surveying some hadith and athar about knowledge.

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Continuing our exploration of the Qur'an. Covering Surah al-Baqarah 002:006-007.

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Continuing exploration of "Fihi ma Fihi" completing Discourse 03.

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Discussion on Iqbal's "Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam." Beginning the first lecture.

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Commentary by student on Maariful Quran with some additional comments by me. Focus on Surah 113.

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Exploring the Hadith collection Mishkat al-Masabih. Material provided by a student with some commentary by me. Focus more on history of Hadith.

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Class on al-Ghazali's Ihya. Material by a student with brief commentary by me. Surveying some hadith and athar about knowledge.

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Friday pre-Juma lecture on various matters in student life.

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Continuing our exploration of the Qur'an. Covering Surah al-Baqarah 002:002-006.

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Student gives a summary of Ch. 6-9 of the Martin Lings biography of the Prophet, p. I provide a few simple comments at the end.

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Continuing exploration of "Fihi ma Fihi" completing Discourse 2 and starting Discourse 3.

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Friday sermon (pre-Juma) to the students exploring themes in law and purification.

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Quran class with Loyola students. Completed al-Fatihah. Began al-Baqarah.

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Student gives a summary of Ch. 1-5 of the Martin Lings biography of the Prophet, p. I provide a few simple comments at the end.

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Continuing discussion on Rumi's Fihi ma Fihi, continuing Discourse 02.

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Discussion on Iqbal's "Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam." Completing the preface.

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Exploring the Hadith collection Mishkat al-Masabih. Material provided by a student with some commentary by me. Hadith on the Five Pillars and hadith on the branches of faith.

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Friday commentary before the Juma Sermon on becoming Parents.

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Covering through the middle and latter parts of al-Fatihah.

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Friday commentary before the Juma Sermon on taking care of our health.

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Covering through the middle of al-Fatihah.

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Discussion with student on Tafsir Ibn Kathir, a commonly cited commentary of the Qur'an from 700 years ago.

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Continuing discussion on Rumi's Fihi ma Fihi, completing Discourse 01 and starting Discourse 02.

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Discussion on Iqbal's "Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam." Preface.

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Class on al-Ghazali's Ihya. Material by a student with brief commentary by me. Surveying some hadith about knowledge.

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Exploring the Hadith collection Mishkat al-Masabih. Material provided by a student with some commentary by me. More comments on the hadith of intentions with some commentary on the hadith of jibreel.

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Friday commentary before the Juma Sermon on valuing the Ummah.

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Lecture to the students about the different levels of Islamic practice from the heart to the globe

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Class with Student on Rumi's Fihi ma Fihi. We covered the second third of Discourse 01.

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Exploring the Hadith collection Mishkat al-Masabih. Material provided by a student with some commentary by me. Looking briefly at the role of Hadith and the first narration.

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Class on al-Ghazali's Ihya. Material by a student with brief commentary by me. Surveying al-Ghazali's life and work.

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Pre-Juma Friday talk on the topic of Nature, related to Climate Change.

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Class with Loyola Undergraduate Students on Rumi's Fihi ma Fihi. This lesson gave a brief introduction to Rumi. We also covered the first third of Discourse 01.

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New Qur'an class with Loyola Muslim Undergrads. Initial comments leading into the beginning of al-Fatihah.

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20180126 - Loyola - Juma - Gratitude by omermozaffar

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20180124 - Loyola - Shahab Ahmed - 024 by omermozaffar

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20180119 - Loyola - Juma - Change and Giving Forgiveness by omermozaffar

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20180105 - Uchicago - Juma - Change, after 2017 by omermozaffar

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20171215 - Loyola - Juma - Community work, friendships, joy, and pain by omermozaffar

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20171214 - Loyola - Shahab Ahmed - 023 by omermozaffar

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20171208 - Loyola - Juma - Death of Loved Ones by omermozaffar

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20171204 - Loyola - Intro to Islam for Christians by omermozaffar

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20171204 - Loyola - Qur'an Reflection - Juz' 10 by omermozaffar

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20171204 - Loyola - Study Quran - 002-026 - al-Baqarah by omermozaffar

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20171201 - Loyola - Juma - The Birthday of the Prophet, -p by omermozaffar

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20171130 - Loyola - Shahab Ahmed - 022 by omermozaffar

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20171120 - Loyola - Qur'an Reflection - Juz' 09 by omermozaffar

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20171120 - Loyola - Study Quran - 002-024 - al-Baqarah by omermozaffar

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20171117 - Loyola - Juma - Excellence and Character by omermozaffar

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20171116 - Loyola - Shahab Ahmed - 021 by omermozaffar

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20171113 - Loyola - Qur'an Reflection - Juz' 08 by omermozaffar

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20171113 - Loyola - Study Quran - 002-006 - al-Baqarah by omermozaffar

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20171110 - Loyola - Juma - Speaking by omermozaffar

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20171109 - Loyola - Fast-a-thon - Religion and Fasting by omermozaffar

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20171109 - Loyola - Shahab Ahmed - 0020 by omermozaffar

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20171106 - Loyola - 002-002 - 002-005 - al-Baqarah by omermozaffar

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20171103 - Loyola - Juma - Relationships and Integrity by omermozaffar

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20171102 - Loyola - Shahab Ahmed - What is Islam - 0019 by omermozaffar

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20171030 - Loyola - Study Quran - 002-001 - al-Baqarah by omermozaffar

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20171027 - Loyola - Juma - Choosing to change by omermozaffar

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20171026 - Loyola - Shahab Ahmed - What is Islam - 0018 by omermozaffar

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20171023 - Loyola - Study Quran - 002 - Intro - al-Baqarah by omermozaffar

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20171019 - Loyola - Shahab Ahmed - What is Islam - 0017 by omermozaffar

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20171019 - Loyola - Socrates - Euthyphro - 001 by omermozaffar

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20171017 - Loyola - Qur'an Reflection - Juz' 07 by omermozaffar

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20171016 - Loyola - Study Quran - 001 - 006-007 - Al-Fatihah by omermozaffar

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20171013 - Loyola - Juma - Attaining the afterlife by omermozaffar

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20171006 - Loyola - Juma - Stability by omermozaffar

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Reflections on passages from the fifth Juz' (30th) of the Qur'an.

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20171002 - Loyola - Study Quran - 001 - 005 - Al-Fatihah by omermozaffar

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Friday Sermon (Khutba) addressing the difficulty of making choices in response to tyranny.

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Reflections on passages from the fourth Juz' (30th) of the Qur'an.

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Continued exploration of the Study Qur'an.

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Remarks given as part of a panel at Moraine Valley Community College as part of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago's 3rd Annual Muslim Youth Expo. Panel included other excellent participants and Q&A, not recorded.

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Reflections on passages from the third Juz' (30th) of the Qur'an.

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Friday Sermon (Juma Khutba) calling on the students to plan improvements within themselves through the new semester and new school year.

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Reflections on passages from the second Juz' (30th) of the Qur'an.

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Reflections on passages from the second Juz' (30th) of the Qur'an.

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Reflections on passages from the second Juz' (30th) of the Qur'an.

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Reflections on passages from the second Juz' (30th) of the Qur'an.

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Reflections on various passages within the first Juz' (30th) of the Qur'an.

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Friday Sermon (Juma Khutba) calling on the students to plan improvements within themselves through the new semester and new school year.

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Class at Loyola exploring "The Study Quran" by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Caner K. Dagli, Maria Massi Dakake, Joseph E. B. Lumbard, Mohammed Rustom. In this session, we continue the exploration of the first Surah, al-Fatihah, completing discussion on the Basmala.

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Friday Sermon (Juma Khutba) given on the occasion of the first Juma for the first years and their departing parents.

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Friday Sermon (Juma Khutba) reflecting briefly on the recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Friday Sermon (Khutba) given to the children who were part of the River Garden camp, talking to them about appreciating nature, and appreciation the Divine through nature.

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Talk given to the young people (high school and college age) at the Mosque Foundation (Bridgeview, Illinois) as part of their "Seeking Shade" program, guiding them on developing an approach to Islam that would be unapologetic.

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Friday Sermon (Juma Khutba) providing methods to improve our relationships with the Divine.

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Two day, 4 hour class on the first few passages of the second Surah of the Qur'an. Attendees were high schoolers. Hosted at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, sponsored by Muslim Youth of North America as part of its Hira Intensive program.

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Two day, 4 hour class on the first few passages of the second Surah of the Qur'an. Attendees were high schoolers. Hosted at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, sponsored by Muslim Youth of North America as part of its Hira Intensive program.

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Two day, 4 hour class on the first few passages of the second Surah of the Qur'an. Attendees were high schoolers. Hosted at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, sponsored by Muslim Youth of North America as part of its Hira Intensive program.

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Two day, 4 hour class on the first few passages of the second Surah of the Qur'an. Attendees were high schoolers. Hosted at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, sponsored by Muslim Youth of North America as part of its Hira Intensive program.

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Two day, 4 hour class on the first few passages of the second Surah of the Qur'an. Attendees were high schoolers. Hosted at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, sponsored by Muslim Youth of North America as part of its Hira Intensive program.

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Friday Sermon (Khutba) at Loyola University Chicago speaking about the process of personal change, and giving emphasis to character.

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Friday Sermon (Juma Khutba) at Loyola University Chicago reflecting on what to do at the end of Ramadan.

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Friday Sermon (Juma Khutba) given to students at Loyola University Chicago calling on them to put in extra effort in the final stretch of this Ramadan, especially working on relationships.

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Short talk to a non-Muslim audience at the Turkish American Society of Chicago's "Get to know your neighbors" event. Introducing Islam and Ramadan.

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Exploration of the book, What is 'Islam'? by Shahab Ahmed.

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Friday Sermon (Juma Khutba) at Loyola University Chicago discussing matters related to the first week of Ramadan.

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Continuing class on al-Ghazali's Book 22 - Disciplining the soul.

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Discussion with Second Year Seminary Students at Qalam Institute in Dallas, TX. Exploring matters related to student life. The third of three sessions. This session was with the Second Year students, following up a bit after the first two sessions.

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Discussion with First Year Seminary Students at Qalam Institute in Dallas, TX. Exploring matters related to student life. The second of three sessions.

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Discussion with First Year Seminary Students at Qalam Institute in Dallas, TX. Exploring matters related to student life. The first of three sessions.

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Friday Sermon (Juma Khutba) given at the end of the semester to graduating seniors and their parents.

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Talk given to the MSA of Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, addressing student life in the contemporary era.

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Friday Sermon (Juma Khutba) given to the MSA students of Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI.

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Continuing class on al-Ghazali's Book 22 - Disciplining the soul.

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Continuing conversation on Thackston's translation of Rumi's Fihi ma Fihi.

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuing the exploration of Endo's "Silence."

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Talk given to an audience of parents and teenagers at the Islamic Society of the Northwest Suburbs in Rolling Meadows, IL. Exploring what is happening with contemporary Muslim college students.

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Friday Sermon (Juma Khutba) for the Loyola University Chicago students further exploring faith issues.

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Continuing conversation on Thackston's translation of Rumi's Fihi ma Fihi.

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuing our exploration, beginning the next chapter in the Book on Sincerity, being the chapter on Repentance.

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Exploring Peter Singer's "Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things that Matter." Covering the Essay, "Godless Morality"

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Talk co-sponsored with the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago addressing Taboo Topics.

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuing the exploration of Endo's "Silence."

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Continuing conversation on Thackston's translation of Rumi's Fihi ma Fihi.

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Juma Khutba (Friday Sermon) given to the Loyola students calling on them to reflect on the past year.

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuing our exploration, beginning the next chapter in the Book on Sincerity, being the chapter on Repentance.

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Short talk to the graduating Muslim students call on them to mentor others.

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Exploring Peter Singer's "Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things that Matter."

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Remarks at the annual dinner of the Muslim Leadership Academy of the Islamic Foundation. Focus on what has been happening with college students.

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Exploring Peter Singer's "Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things that Matter."

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuing conversation on Thackston's translation of Rumi's Fihi ma Fihi.

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Continuing the exploration of Endo's "Silence."

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuing our exploration, beginning the next chapter in the Book on Sincerity, being the chapter on Repentance.

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Continuing the exploration of Endo's "Silence."

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Exploring Peter Singer's "Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things that Matter." Here, we explore Essay 3, "Is there moral progress."

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Brief remarks at a prayer for victims of child abuse.

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Continuing the exploration of Endo's "Silence."

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuing conversation on Thackston's translation of Rumi's Fihi ma Fihi.

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003).

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuing our exploration, beginning the next chapter in the Book on Sincerity, being the chapter on Repentance.

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Continuing class on al-Ghazali's Book 22 - Disciplining the soul.

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Exploring Peter Singer's "Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things that Matter." Here, we explore Essay 2, "Does Anything Matter."

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My remarks as part of a panel on Immigration and Faith, sponsored by the TKE Theology organization

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuing the exploration of Endo's "Silence."

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Friday Sermon (Juma Khutba) to Loyola students exploring problems in faith.

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuing conversation on Thackston's translation of Rumi's Fihi ma Fihi.

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Continuing our exploration, beginning the next chapter in the Book on Sincerity, being the chapter on Repentance.

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Continuing class on al-Ghazali's Book 22 - Disciplining the soul.

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuing the exploration of Endo's "Silence."

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Class continuing "Rumi's Sun" with the discourse "Subtle Conversations."

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Friday Sermon (Khutba) for the Loyola students continuing discourse on struggles with faith.

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Continuing conversation on Thackston's translation of Rumi's Fihi ma Fihi.

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuing our exploration, beginning the next chapter in the Book on Sincerity, being the chapter on Repentance. Starting with Hadith 19.

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Exploring Peter Singer's "Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things that Matter." Here, we explore Essay 1, "The Value of a Pale Blue Dot"

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Friday Sermon to the Loyola students. Addressing struggles of faith.

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Continuing conversation on Thackston's translation of Rumi's Fihi ma Fihi.

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Beginning conversation on Thackston's translation of Rumi's Discourses (Fihi ma fihi). This session is a re-recording.

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A conversation with undergrads about life as Muslims in the US.

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Conversations with Middle and High Schoolers about the Night Journey.

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Continuation of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Exploration of "The Inseparability of Shari'a and Tariqa: Islamic Law and Purification of the Heart" by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhelwi.

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Continuing our exploration, beginning the next chapter in the Book on Sincerity, being the chapter on Repentance. Starting with Hadith 14.

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Advice to Muslim Students Association leaders at Loyola.

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Continuing the exploration of Endo's "Silence."

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Discussion on the book "Silence" by Shusaku Endo. Here, we explore the Foreward (re-recording).

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Conversation with Sunday School students asking what it means to be religious.

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An impromptu talk at the Islamic Center of Wheaton at an open house attended by members of local Churches, focusing on connecting and building upon our connections.

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Short talk at Muslim Society Incorporated (MSI) discussing the state of things regarding the recent Muslim ban and such.

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An additional lesson on al-Fatihah, speaking about the reader being a character in the text.

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Continuing our exploration, beginning the next chapter in the Book on Sincerity, being the chapter on Repentance.

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Class on al-Ghazali's Book 22 - Disciplining the soul. Entering into discussion on the inward realities of character. Completing page 18 of the Winter edition.

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Class on al-Fatihah (the Opener Surah of the Qur'an). We covered the second half of al-Fatihah, completing it.

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Friday Sermon (Khutba) on the usual call to self improvement, but here as a means to temper and fight internal fears.

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003). In this session, we begin on Page 5 until Roman Numeral II.

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Continuing class exploring Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqui's text on Hadith Sciences. Here we completed the section about Mulsim.

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Class continuing "Rumi's Sun" with the discourse "Compounding the Good."

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High speed overview of the history of the depictions of Muslims in Western Cinema.

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Continuing our exploration, with Hadith 11-12.

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Continuing al-Fatihah, exploring its first half.

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Sermon on getting closer to God to deal with the world.

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Class on al-Ghazali's Book 22 - Disciplining the soul. Exploring the beginning of the text, laying out some priorities and values of character.

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Continuing class exploring Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqui's text on Hadith Sciences. Here we completed the section about al-Bukhari.

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Session on "Rumi's Sun" reflecting the teachings of Shamsuddin of Tabriz. Covering the discourses titled: The Mirror, Be Honest, Dervish Words

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Al-Fatihah re-explored with students at Northwestern. In this session we look at connecting to God, as prescribed by the Basmala.

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Open conversation with the MSA students about the current political situation. The basic point: if you have nothing, then turn to God.

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Class on al-Ghazali's Book 22 - Disciplining the soul. Exploring the beginning of the text, laying out some foundations of character.

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Friday Sermon (Khutba) further addressing concerns related to the current political climate.

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Class on al-Ghazali's Book 22 - Disciplining the soul. Exploring the beginning of the text, laying out some foundations of character.

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Session on "Rumi's Sun" reflecting the teachings of Shamsuddin of Tabriz. Repeating the first few discourses.

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Friday Sermon (Khutba) at Loyola hours after the inauguration of the new President of the United States. The purpose was to speak of optimism about our condition and hope in the blessings in struggles.

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Al-Fatihah re-explored with students at Northwestern. In this session we look overall and specifically at the bi- at the beginning of the beginning of the Surah.

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Continuing our exploration, with Hadith 10.

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RERECORDING - We continue this exploration, covering Hadith 7, 8, 9.

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Exploration of Talal Asad's "Formations of the Secular" (Stanford 2003). In this session, we begin with the first full paragraph on page 4 and end 7 lines from the top on Page 5.

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Class at Loyola University Chicago with students covering Rumi's Discourses, known as "Fihi ma fihi." In this session we continue Discourse 7, through the paragraph that begins, "Yes, indeed these people have faith, but they do not know what that faith is in" (page 55 of the book) with goal to repeat this paragraph to explore more of its richness next time.

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Class at Loyola University Chicago with students covering Rumi's Discourses, known as "Fihi ma fihi." In this session we continue Discourse 7, through the paragraph that ends, "If it were to come down upon me all at once, I would dissolve and vanish away."

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Friday Sermon (Khutba) given at the American Islamic College in Chicago. Because it is the end of the Gregorian year, the focus was on renewals for the coming year. The entirety of this Khutba is material I mention frequently in almost every Friday Khutba.

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A brief talk at Oak Park Temple to an audience of Muslims and Jews answering the question "What does God want from Us," explored by surveying a few passages of the Qur'an.

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Class at Loyola University Chicago with students covering Rumi's Discourses, known as "Fihi ma fihi." In this session we complete Discourse 6 and began Discourse 7, from the start all the way through the paragraph that ends, "Similarly, on the resurrection day all people will be of one eye, tongue, ear and understanding."

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Friday Sermon (Juma Khutba) at Loyola. End of the semester with emphasis on the way millennials avoid the difficulties of life to avoid pain, but pain cannot be avoided.

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Continuing the exploration on this text. Hadith 6.

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Class at Loyola University Chicago with students covering Rumi's Discourses, known as "Fihi ma fihi." In this session we continue through Discourse 6, stopping just before the paragraph that begins "Their hearts are hardened with ice and frost."

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Friday Sermon (Khutba) at Loyola University Chicago on the topic of accepting love, given in the context of the birth of the Prophet, may peace be upon him, and final exam week.

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Interview by a student about various matters related to life and faith.

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Continuing the exploration on this text. Hadith 5.

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Friday Sermon (Juma Khutba) given at Loyola. The topic was focused on helping empower students in the face of the unknown, regarding the president-elect.

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Very brief talk as part of a larger panel on the topic Marriage and Dating across various faith traditions. It seems that I spent more time telling jokes than lecturing.

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Introduction of al-Ghazali's Book of Knowledge.

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Class exploring al-Nawawi's text Riyadh al-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous). This session briefly covers Hadith 3 & 4.

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Class exploring al-Nawawi's text Riyadh al-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous). This session begins the Chapter on Sincerity.

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Class exploring al-Nawawi's text Riyadh al-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous). This session is an introduction.

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Continuing class exploring Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqui's text on Hadith Sciences. Here we spoke mostly about al-Bukhari.

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Short presentation given at a meeting hosted by the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago on my work in developing an Islamic Education for people in our context. In attendance were people from DHS, FBI, the US State's Attorney's Office, Chicago Police Department, as well as many others.

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Juma Khutba (Friday Sermon) given to the students of Loyola (Chicago) on coping with the results of the recent Presidential election.

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A talk given to the students of the Muslim Leadership Academy at the Islamic Foundation in Villa Park to help them process the recent Presidential Election. Another gentleman joined the conversation in the latter part of the talk.

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Talk sponsored by the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago to parents on coping with and empowering ourselves in the aftermath of the recent presidential election.

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Talk given to Uchicago MSA exploring the Unseen, with special focus on how to make sense of it.

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Friday Khutba (Sermon) at Loyola University Chicago exploring ways to change our negative thinking, especially when facing struggle.

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Friday Khutba (Sermon) given at Loyola University Chicago on the topic of dealing with the unknowns in our lives.

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