Usuli Weekly Newsletter
Usuli Weekly Newsletter · 17. April 2024
Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum) dear Friends! I pray you are as well as can be expected given the state of the world. I, for one, am enjoying returning to non-fasting brain mode! :) Time to get busy trying to make change for the better… Ramy Youssef on SNL! Speaking of changing things for the better, congratulations to our dear friend, Ramy Youssef, who made history on the iconic Saturday Night Live Opening Monologue recently! At a time when things are dark everywhere for the Muslim...
Usuli Weekly Newsletter · 31. March 2024
Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum) dear Friends! I pray you are well! I can’t believe we are already upon the last ten days of Ramadan! May God fill your home and soul with light and peace in this most blessed time. I am looking forward to another night of halaqa with The Book of Illuminations tonight at 6 pm ET! I am in California this weekend and will be joining online, so I am especially looking forward to the always surprising and uplifting (?) introduction from Rami Koujah, who...
Usuli Weekly Newsletter · 24. March 2024
Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum) dear Friends! I pray you are well and looking forward to another night of halaqa with The Book of Illuminations tonight at 5:30 pm ET! It was so wonderful to gather together again after such a long time. The learning was priceless, especially in our times. Also, Dr. Abou El Fadl gave us the gift of yet another incredibly powerful khutbah this past Friday entitled, “Turning Faith Into Superstition: God is Not Responsible for Gaza - We are.” You will...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Usuli Weekly Newsletter · 02. February 2024
Greetings of Peace (al salamu ‘alaykum) dear Friends! Jumu’a Mubarak! Happy Friday! Just a quick reminder for TODAY’S REAL TALK ON PALESTINE, NO. 7 at 3 pm Eastern Time with our dear friend and Board Member, Professor Nader Hashemi, Director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, and Professor of Middle East and Islamic Politics. The topic: The complicity of Muslim leadership, autocratic regimes, and ruling elites. We will livestream on our...