Usuli Weekly Newsletter · 17. March 2024
Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum) dear Friends! I pray you are well and settling in to the beautiful rhythms of this blessed month, with special prayers for Palestine as we try to process the chasm between Ramadan there and wherever you are. May God help us aid all those suffering around world this Ramadan, and may next Ramadan find us all in a better, not worse, situation insha’Allah (God willing). First, I am so excited to announce that we will be gathering again TONIGHT to resume...
Usuli Weekly Newsletter · 11. March 2024
Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum) dear Friends! Ramadan Mubarak! I pray you are well and wish you a most blessed and rejuvenating holy month! May God help us grow, reflect, and draw closer to the Divine with each passing day! During Ramadan, so many blessings are multiplied. One of my absolute favorite parts of Ramadan are the Ramadan miracles, big and small! We are currently working on some very important projects for 2024 and beyond! I pray that you will join us in these causes with...

Taking an Ethical Stand on the System That Led to A Genocide
Friday Khutbahs (Sermons) · 01. March 2024
Ramadan is approaching. It is only days away now. We receive this coming Ramadan with a reality that puts all of us, all 2 billion plus Muslims in the world, to shame. We are all aware of this reality. Whether we express it or repress it, whether we deal with it consciously or allow it to act on our subconscious, the fact of the matter is that our existence on this earth at this time is marked by the fact that we are living through a genocide committed against a largely Muslim people. And the...
Usuli Weekly Newsletter · 01. March 2024
Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum) dear Friends! I pray you are well and looking forward to Ramadan, just around the corner. It is hard to believe that a year has passed since last Ramadan. So much has happened. Although it is a bleak time for Muslims around the world, I pray we are all finding our individual ways to protest, resist, and make a difference. At Usuli, I am proud to say that despite pausing our regular programming due to the genocide, we have continued to deliver powerhouse...

Redirecting the Islamic Gaze, Usuli Khutbah by Cherif Abou El Fadl
Friday Khutbahs (Sermons) · 23. February 2024
One of the primary goals of the khutbah is to witness, to stand for and to demonstrate an understanding of the truth of what is reality, and also to reorient and correct the gaze of its congregants, of Muslims, for the week to come. Another year has gone by and Ramadan is very, very close. Time seems to go by very quickly. It has been a while since I have given a khutbah. Truthfully, since October 7th, I have wondered to myself, “What do I have to offer? What is it that I can say that will be...
Usuli Weekly Newsletter · 17. February 2024
Dear Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum) dear Friends! I pray you are well! This week, with the release of the above video on YouTube, Dr. Abou El Fadl renews a long-time plea to help him save rare Islamic manuscripts and artifacts that have been pillaged from the Islamic world and now are appearing on the open market for anyone to purchase on eBay. This is an egregious reflection of the state of our affairs as Muslims today. These manuscripts and artifacts belong in a museum, not in the...

Something is very, very wrong...And the Islamic heritage for sale on Ebay
Friday Khutbahs (Sermons) · 16. February 2024
If a rational human being finds any physical or material indicators that there is an ailment ailing them, then this rational, reasonable human being would pause, re-think, and assess the level of deviance from what ought to be normal. He or she would then confront the reality that they may be sick. If you wake up one day and find that you cannot walk straight, that you walk with a constant limp, that you constantly have to rush to the bathroom, or that your eyesight is blurry, then we are coded...
A Pivotal Moment in History and the Hashish Sellers in Morocco
Friday Khutbahs (Sermons) · 09. February 2024
Where do I start? Do I start with a frank assessment of our historical moment? We are living through what is, in my view, as far as Islam is concerned, a defining moment that will define the role that Islam plays on this planet for centuries to come. Do I speak about that, or do I start with the incredible insights of the Qur’an. If only we read, understood, and comprehended carefully enough, we would see how God tells us about these transformative, historical moments of crises, and what...

Usuli Weekly Newsletter · 09. February 2024
Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum) dear Friends! Happy Friday! Jumu’a Mubarak! I pray you are well! Last week, we launched a new program called, “Free A Soul from Human Trafficking,” with the release of the above video on YouTube. Alhamdulillah (Thank God), we have had an incredible outpouring of generosity in support of our efforts. May God bless, elevate and reward all of you who have donated for this most important cause. As Dr. Abou El Fadl explains, in Qur’an 90: 11-13, God...
The Power of Moral Unison: Confronting the Bid'ah of Despotism, Usuli Khutbah by Shayan Parsai
Friday Khutbahs (Sermons) · 02. February 2024
This podium is the podium of light. It has established itself as such over hundreds and hundreds of khutbahs given by its main occupier, Khaled Abou El Fadl. These khutbahs have been memorialized with articulate brilliance and diligence, in a way that can only come from a true, dedicated student. Our gratitude to Josef Linnhoff for all that he has done to preserve this pulpit and memorialize it in written form, and to give it the beauty and the diligence that these sermons deserve. With their...

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