- Sharia
- Islam and Violence
- Muslims and the Jews
- Islam and freedom of expression
- Women in Islam
- Muslims’ relationships with other religions/societies
- Islam and democracy
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Dawah 101 (Presenting Islam to Non-Muslims) – Br Samir Saikali
- Presenting Islam to Non-Muslims
- The Basics
- Addressing difficult questions
- “New” questions being asked today (in light of the cartoons, the movie “Fitna”, and the general more intensely Islamophobic atmosphere)
Tawakkul (Trust in Allah) – Br. Saeed Purcell
- Tawakkul as a sign of iman
- Evidence of the importance of trusting in Allah
- Allah’s names and characteristics that reflect Him as the one worthy of trust over all
- Relationship between trust and striving for what we seek
- How Allah responds to our requests
- The rewards of tawakkul Lecture by Br. Saeed Purcell
Methods of teaching within the Quran (part 2) – Sh. Mamdouh
- The use of parables in the Quran which require effort to understand
- Specific examples of parables within the Quran and their meanings
- The responsibility that comes with learning the lessons within the Quran
- Applying and reflecting on the parables in the Quran in terms of one’s own existence.
Lecture by Sheikh Mamdouh Mahmood
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Sincerity and Understanding Quran – Sh Mamdouh
- Importance of evaluating one’s intentions in all deeds
- Holding oneself accountable and striving to do better In Islam
- The Qur’an as a source of education
- Understanding the different types of lessons in the Qur’an Lecture by Sheikh Mamdouh Mahmood
Marriage – Breast Feeding and Cross Religious Marriages
Guidelines of breat feeding that make marriage forbidden
- Milk should be from a human woman
- Not restricted to suckling. Includes bottle, throat and nasal feeding
- Milk should result in growth of muscle and bones
- Can be mixed with other substances
- Can be a non-Muslim woman
- The woman does not have to be married
- Has to be in the first 2 years
* Discussion of hadith of Abu Huthaifa and his foster son Salim
* Discussion of adoption vs foster care in Islam Cross Religious Marriages
- Permissibility for males to marry non-Muslims
- Impermissibility for females to marry non-Muslims
- Cases when a spouse apostesizes
- Conditions of males marrying non-Muslims
Marriage – Prenuptial Agreements
Valid Conditions
- Difference of opinions between the schools of thought in terms of prenuptial agreements
- Discussion of different agreements. Examples:
moving to a different country
specifying specific height,color, etc.
not to marry a second wife Invalid Conditions (Forbidden Marriages)
- Temporary Marriages
- Exchange Marriages
- Marrying awoman who was divorced 3 times (for her to go back to the first marriage)
Marriage – Defects That Constitute Annulment
- Intro: modesty and discussing sexual issues in an academic format
- Types of defects that constitute ground for annulment
- Examples of those defects
- Reasons why annulment applies to both men and women
- Who carries out the annulment
- Discussion of impotence
Marriage – Sadaaq
- Negative connotations of the terms Dowry and Dawar
- Explanation of Sadaaq
Marriage – Announcements, Witnesses, Entertainment
- Announcement of marriage and witnesses
- Documentation
- Discussion on entertainment during the wedding and music
- The guardian (wali)