Shaykh Muhammad Mardini, a Sunni, this year has opened up the community center that he leads in Dearborn to have a joint Sunni – Shi’i Muharram gatherings every night, which I believe is a first in this area. These are… Continue Reading
This past Friday’s khutbah was at the IONA masjid in Warren, Michigan.
With the sacred month of Muharram starting in a couple of days, I reiterate the following advice or do’s and don’t of Muharram: Fast the first 1/3 of Muharram, especially the 10th or Yawm Ashura. See an old post that… Continue Reading
Today’s khutbah was given at the Islamic Center of Saginaw Township.
In Shahr Muharram, we see exaggeration among the Muslims in two manners. One extreme pertains to those who get caught up in superstition such as thinking that getting married in Muharram is bad luck or those who cut and whip… Continue Reading
Yesterday’s khutbah was given at IONA masjid in Warren, MI. Click here to listen.
http://lanternofthepath.com/2012/11/24/what-karbala-teaches-me-we-must-challenge-our-modern-yazids-by-dawud-walid/ What Karbala teaches me is that justice is a principle that transcends labels as injustice and oppression can come from within and from without. Virtually every prophet (Peace be upon them) mentioned in the Qur’an faced social rejection from… Continue Reading
My speech last night at the Zainabia Center in Walled Lake, Michigan was about Ashura, FBI community outreach and the National Defense Authorization Bill recently passed by the Senate. Click here to listen.
Audio of my recent khutbah at Yaseen Foundation in Bay Area of California about standing up for justice and significance of Muharram. Click here to listen.
The following is a reposting on an article that I wrote in January 2009 during the siege on Gaza. *** During the current siege in Gaza, historical events related to Muharram should serve as a spiritual lesson of how truth… Continue Reading