Prophet'Muhammad's ﷺ Barzakh Life:The Seerah 71: Shaykh Fouad Elgohari: The Majlis-Jun 11, 2025

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1.Shaykh Fouad Elgohari narrates in Arabic with English Translation the famous text by the Shafii Jurist Imam Ibn Hajar al-Haytami RA(d. 974 AH / 1567 CE), outlining the state of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in Barzakh (the intermediate realm after death), is captured in his concise treatise and poem titled "Dafi'at al-Shiqaq wal-Khilaf bi-Qawl al-Mustafa wa Ahl al-Insaaf fi Hayat al-Anbiya fi Quburihim" (The Expeller of Discord and Disagreement via the Words of the Chosen One and the People of Justice Regarding the Life of the Prophets in Their Graves). Source: Google AI Mode

The Poem: Arabic & English Translation

Original Arabic	English Translation
تَوَاتَرَتِ الأَدِلَّةُ وَالنُّقُولُ فَمَا يُحْصِي المُصَنِّفُ مَا يَقُولُ	The textual evidences and narrations are recurrently transmitted, Such that an author cannot fully enumerate all that is stated.
بِأَنَّ المُصْطَفَى حَيٌّ طَرِيٌّ هِلَالٌ لَيْسَ يَطْرُقُهُ أُفُولُ	Proving that the Chosen One is alive and fresh, Like a crescent moon that is never overtaken by setting or eclipse.
وَأَنَّ الجِسْمَ مِنْهُ بِقَاعِ لَحْدٍ كَوَرْدٍ لَا يُدَنِّسُهُ الذُّبُولُ	And that his body at the bottom of his resting chamber Is like a rose, completely untouched by withering or decay.
وَأَنَّ الهَاشِمِيَّ بِكُلِّ وَصْفٍ جَمِيلٍ لَا يُغَيِّرُهُ الحُلُولُ	And that the Hashimi Prophet, in every single description, Remains beautiful; his essence is unaltered by occupying the grave.
وَأَنَّ الدُّودَ لَا يَأْتِي إِلَيْهِ كَذَا الآفَاتُ لَيْسَ لَهَا وُصُولُ	And that worms do not approach him, Just as pests and afflictions find no access to him.
وَلَمْ تَأْكُلْ لَهُ الغَبْرَاءُ لَحْماً وَلَا عَظْماً وَأُثْبِتُ مَا أَقُولُ	The dusty earth has not consumed his flesh Nor his bones—and I stand firm in what I affirm.
وَتَأْتِيهِ المَلَائِكُ كُلَّ حِينٍ تُحَيِّيهِ وَتَسْمَعُ مَا تَقُولُ	The angels come to him at every moment; They greet him, and he hears what they say.
وَتَأْتِيهِ بِأَرْزَاقٍ حِسَانٍ وَبِرٍّ حَيْثُ يَأْمُرُهَا الجَلِيلُ	They bring him beautiful, pure provisions And goodness, exactly as ordered by the Majestic Lord.
يُطَهَّرُ لِلصَّلَاةِ بِمَاءِ غَيْبٍ وَيَقْضِيهَا بِذَا وَرَدَ الدَّلِيلُ	He is purified for prayer with unseen celestial water, And performs it, as transmitted in scriptural evidence.
يُصَلِّي فِي الضَّرِيحِ صَلَاةَ خَمْسٍ دَوَاماً لَا يَمَلُّ وَلَا يَمِيلُ	He continuously performs the five obligatory prayers inside the tomb, Never tiring, and never wavering.
كَذَا الأَعْمَالُ تُعْرَضُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ عَلَيْهِ كَيْ يَسُرَّ بِهَا الرَّسُولُ	Likewise, the deeds of his nation are presented daily Unto him, so that the Messenger may rejoice through them.
فَإِنْ كَانَتْ صَلَاحاً قَامَ يَدْعُو إِلَى المَوْلَى وَيَسْمَعُ مَا يَقُولُ	If they are righteous, he stands invoking blessings, Directing prayers to the Lord, Who hears his speech.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī al-Makkī  رَحْمَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ عَلَيْهِ (1503-1566)

Shihab al-Din Abu al-’Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Hajr al-Haytami al-Makki al-Ansari. He is al-Azhari in scholarship, al-Ash’ari in doctrine, al-Junaidi in the tasawwuf path, a Hadith master, and a brilliant scholar of in-depth applications of Sacred Law. He was born in the end of 909 H in Abu Haytam, western Egypt. He was the Shāfi‘ī Imām of his time.
He studied under many well known students of al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, the utmost among them, Shaykh al-Islam Zakariyya al-Ansari (926 H). Imam Ibn Hajar al-Haytami mentioned, “Whenever I met Qadi Zakariyya, he would supplicate for me, “May Allah give you deep understanding of din (religion).”” He was given authority to issue fatwa (legal verdict) at the end of 929 H.He was a master in the field of Tafsir, Hadith, Kalam, Fiqh, Usul, Fara’idh and Arithmetic, Nahw, Sarf, Ma’ani, Mantiq, Bayan, Tasawwuf, and was blessed with an excellent memory retention, for which he was well-known.

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2.Shaykh Fouad Elgohari narrates Ahadith from The Life of the Prophets in their Graves by the  Muhaddith of Haramain Sharifain, Sayyid Muhammad ibn al-Alawi al-Maliki (Alayhi Rahma): Translated by Gibril Fouad Haddad 

Podcast: The Life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ by Shaykh Fouad Elgohri: The Majlis (71 Videos)

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The Prophet ﷺ in Barzakh:The Special Life of Our Prophet ﷺ by Sayyid Muhammad ibn `Alawi al-Maliki: Ahlus Sunnah Forum-Mar 19, 2017
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Amazon:Life of the Prophets In Their Graves:Sayyid Muham Ibn Al-'Alawi Al-Maliki (Author), Gibril Fouad Haddad (Translator)

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The Life of the Prophets in their Graves by the late Muhaddith of Mecca, Sayyid Muhammad ibn al-Alawi al-Maliki is a simple yet profound overview covering the subject matter at hand. Sayyid Muhammad tackles the issue by addressing the following:
His ﷺ Saying {Verily You Shall Die} (39:30)
The Isthmus-Life of Prophets: Proof-Texts
Commentary and Further Proof-Texts
The Special Life of Our Prophet ﷺ
The Prophet ﷺ Answers Whoever Calls Him
The Sending of Salām by Courier to the Prophet ﷺ
Salām and Adhān Heard from the Noble Grave
The proof-texts for the life of Prophets in the grave are numerous. It is hoped that by the completion of this book, readers will be able to firmly understand introductory level concepts on this subject matter.
About The Author
Sayyid Muhammad Ibn al-Alawi bin Abbas al-Maliki al-Hasani was one of the foremost traditional Islamic scholars of contemporary times, and without doubt, the most highly respected and loved scholar of the holy city of Makkah and the entire Hijaz region (Western Arabia). He is a grandson of the Prophet ﷺ, a leader of the Ahl al-Bayt, the Imam of Hadith in our age, an authority of the four Madhhabs, a spiritual leader of the highest caliber, a caller to Allah par excellence, and unparalleled in his standing in the world of traditional Islamic scholarship. Visiting him was considered imperative for the ʿUlama who would make the journey to Makkah.

Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad is a well-known Lebanese-American scholar and religious leader and has emerged as one of the clearest voices of traditional Islam in the West and is quickly earning a reputation as a respected translator and interpreter of the sacred Islamic texts.
Born in 1960 in to a middle-class Lebanese Catholic family in Beirut, Lebanon, and schooled in England, he declared his shahadah in 1991 as a graduate student at Columbia University in New York where he obtained his PhD degree in French literature.
The same year, he met his teacher, Mawlana Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani of Cyprus, from whom he took the Naqshbandi tariqa. He taught at the State University of New York at Stony Brook for 2 years and in 1997 moved to Damascus where he studied the Islamic disciplines for 9 years.Among the teachers he has been honoured to read with are Shaykh Dr. Nur al-Din `Itr, Shaykh Adib Kallas, Shaykh Wahbi al-Ghawji, Shaykh Muhammad al-Ya`qubi, Shaykh Adnan al-Majd, Shaykh Mu`tazz al-Subayni, Shaykh Dr. Samir al-Nass, Shaykh Dr. Wahba al-Zuhayli, Shaykh `Abd al-Hadi Kharsa, and Shaykh Muhammad Muti` al-Hafiz. He also holds ijazas from Shaykh Dr. Muhammad ibn `Alawi al-Maliki and Shaykh Husayn `Usayran, the last of the close students of the pious Qadi Shaykh Yusuf al-Nabhani, as well ijazas from more than 100 shaykhs from Algeria to Yemen – Allah reward them all and continue to benefit us through them.
Shaykh Gibril is an accomplished and influential Islamic scholar, religious leader, author, and Arabic translator of classical Islamic texts. He is also a teacher on the traditional online Qibla Islamic institute (formerly SunniPath) [website]. He was listed in the inaugural edition “500 Most influential Muslims” and was referred to as “one of the clearest voices of traditional Islam in the West”. He is also a contributor to the website eshaykh.com, which offer guidance and traditional teachings on various aspects of Islam.

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The Hidden History of Muslims in Europe:Tharik Hussain (Book Talk: Muslim Europe: A Journey in Search of a Fourteen Hundred Year History): Kianistan-Oct 1, 2026

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In this episode of the Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani is joined by author and journalist Tharik Hussain to explore the history of Muslims in Europe, from the arrival of Islam to the present day. They discuss Muslim communities in Spain, Sicily, the Balkans, the Volga region, Poland and Lithuania, as well as the influence of Muslims on European food, culture, science, architecture and law. The conversation also examines how this history has been remembered and forgotten, including the story of the Moriscos and the perception of Muslims as a recent arrival in Europe. Tharik also discusses Muslims in Europe today, demographic change, populist and far-right politics, and the future of Muslim communities across Europe. WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE • The arrival of Islam in Europe • Muslim Spain, Sicily & the Balkans • Muslims in Eastern Europe • Muslim influence on food & culture • Science, art, architecture & law • Córdoba, the Mezquita & Alhambra • The forgotten history of European Muslims • The Moriscos and their legacy • Muslims in Europe today • The future of Muslim Europe

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For over 1,400 years, Muslims have been an integral part of Europe’s story, yet their contributions have been pushed to the margins or erased altogether. In Muslim Europe, award-winning author Tharik Hussain restores this forgotten history.
In a revelatory journey across the continent, we tread in the footsteps of the first Muslims who arrived on European soil in 647 AD. We travel through Cyprus, Sicily, Malta, Portugal and Spain, learning about the continent’s great Caliphate culture and Muslim commonwealth, encountering red-haired European Sultans and Arabic-speaking Christian Kings, the Sufi lodges of Cyprus and the palaces of Sicily.
Forgotten Muslim pioneers like Abbas Ibn Firnas gave us flight, Ibn Rushd gifted us modern philosophy and the cross fertilisation of faiths and cultures birthed Europe’s Christian Renaissance. For twelve centuries, Muslim Europe was a sanctuary for the continent’s Jews. Recalling the poignant voices of Hasdai Ibn Shaprut and Abraham Ibn Daoud, Jews flourished under Muslim protection triggering the Jewish Golden Age.
For the first time, Muslim Europe lays bare the cause of our collective Islamic amnesia by mapping Europe’s ‘anti-Muslim DNA’ through medieval Crusade narratives and nation-building myths. But Islam was never a sideshow to Western culture; it was integral to its development for over 1,400 years.
Deep, learned and utterly convincing, this first Muslim Eurocentric history of the continent dismantles the myth of Europe’s Judaeo-Christian cultural foundation, and offers nothing less than a profound shift in our self-understanding.
Review:
Tharik Hussain’s travels around the Mediterranean revealed how Islamic culture helped civilise the West . . . Fascinating . . . This is no dry archaeological or architectural study. Much of the human interest here comes from Hussain’s meetings with actual Muslims, both residents and visitors . . . while English doctors prescribed crushed snails and smouldering goat’s hair, learned physicians in Muslim Cordoba were performing successful caesareans and cataract operations — Noel Malcolm, The Telegraph

There is something of Naipaul’s vivid sense of human realities . . . particularly through Hussain’s many many pen portraits of actual European Muslims living their Islam . . . fascinating . . . he hopes to provide a positive charter in in the past for Muslim-Christian relations in the present — Nile Green, Times Literary Supplement

Offers a fresh, bracing perspective on European history . . . Hussain’s mission to restore Islamic heritage to the wider story of Europe’s history is admirable, as are his efforts to foster a “place identity”, a sense of belonging in Europe for European Muslims in general and his children in particular — Justin Marozzi, The Times

A vital, important and sharply observant new voice . . . In an age of growing Islamophobia, when ignorant commentators constantly depict Muslims as the Other, as dangerous outsiders, Hussain reminds us of the long history and the complex, mixed syncretic culture of European Islam, and nudges us to remember the massive debt Europe still owes to the Muslim world . . . A book I’ve been longing for someone to write — William Dalrymple

Fascinating . . . complicates our notion of “Europe” as a closed Judeo-Christian space, reminding us that Muslims have since the early days of Islam been an integral, important part of the continent — Daniel Motadel, New Statesman

Uncovers a world of which few are fully aware — Colin Thubron

A perspective-shattering work showing that, far from being fatal to Western culture, Islam has been integral to the development of Europe for more than 1,400 years . . . Muslim Europe reads as both a revisionist work of history and a voyage of discovery — Caroline Sanderson

Tharik Hussain is the essential second eye we need to get the history of Europe into focus, a brilliantly informed and also charming guide to the often hidden place of Islam in our shared past. He takes us to unfamiliar times and unfamiliar places – some glittering, some domestic – and expertly shows how they shaped us — Michael Pye, author of THE EDGE OF THE WORLD

A vital, eye-opening journey into a Europe we were never taught about. A truly extraordinary work of rediscovery that pulls back the veil on a millennium of forgotten history and shows us that Europe has always been far more diverse, interconnected and culturally rich than we’ve been led to believe. With the curiosity of a traveller and the rigour of a historian, Tharik uncovers forgotten stories that challenge everything we think we know about the continent’s past. An important and necessary book for these times — Levison Wood, author of WALKING THE NILE

Tharik Hussain is just the kind of travelling companion we need in polarised times like these: curious, empathetic, erudite. An absolutely fascinating book, expertly threading past and present with a revelatory light — Sophy Roberts, author THE LOST PIANOS OF SIBERIA

About the Author:
Tharik Hussain is an award-winning author and journalist specialising in global Muslim heritage and culture. He has written for newspapers such as The Times, Guardian and Telegraph, magazines such as National Geographic Traveler, and broadcast media such as Al Jazeera and the BBC. For the latter, he produced award-winning radio program America’s Mosques. Tharik has written or contributed to travel books on areas including the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Europe, and his book on Islam in the Western Balkans, Minarets in the Mountains, was longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize, shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year, and won the Adele Evans Award.

In the Light of the Beloved ﷺ | Reflections on The Luminous Moons by Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī عَلَيْهِ الرَّحْمَةُ - Shaykh Ahmed El Azhary (Lessons 1-10): Islamic Society of Algester

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In the Light of the Beloved ﷺ | Reflections on The Luminous Moons by Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī Join us for a soul-nourishing series exploring The Luminous Moons (al-Aqmar al-Munīrah) — a profound and poetic celebration of the life and light of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, authored by the revered Azhari saint and scholar, Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī. Led by Shaykh Ahmed El Azhary, this weekly class offers a reflective reading of this unique text, which beautifully blends prophetic biography, Qur’anic verses, hadith, metaphysical reflections, and devotional poetry. It captures the spirit of love and veneration that generations of Muslims have held for the Beloved ﷺ — his birth, his qualities, and his unmatched legacy.

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Mecca Books:The Luminous Moons – The Life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as told by Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari
By Salih al-Jafari , Mohammed A. Shamsudoha Ahmad Muhammad (translator)
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This masterful, transformative work of Seerah is now available for the first time in the English language. In the tradition of classical Seerah literature, this text contains a mixture of biographical facts, discussion of metaphysical realities, extracts from Qur’an and Hadith, as well as poetry, drawing both from great poets of the past and the compositions of the author.

Perhaps the most striking aspect of this text is the level of reverence for the subject matter. Beyond simply transmitting the facts of the life of the Messenger ﷺ, this text conveys a true sense of the honor with which his Ummah has traditionally regarded everything related to him. The reader cannot help but be affected, changed, even transformed.
This edition contains the voweled Arabic text and English translation on facing pages. It is often read in gatherings, to honor and celebrate the life of the Messenger, and to nourish the hearts of those who read and listen to it, and to serve as a reminder of his blessed status as the Best of Allah’s Creation ﷺ.

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Discover Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī — a scholar of the sacred sciences, Imam of al-Azhar and spiritual guide — and the path he established upon knowledge, remembrance of Allah and love of the Messenger ﷺ.Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī united sacred knowledge with spiritual realization. A scholar and Imam of al-Azhar, he taught the sacred sciences within one of the Muslim world's great seats of learning while guiding seekers upon the path to Allah. His Ṭarīqa reflects that union: knowledge joined to remembrance, outward practice to inward purification, and scholarship to love of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ.The Jaʿfarī Ṭarīqa is a living path of knowledge, remembrance and spiritual purification, rooted in the Qurʾān and Sunnah and centred upon love of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ. Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī described his path in his own words: طريقي هو القرآن والعلم والتقى ومدح رسول الله ماحي الضلالة “My path is the Qurʾān, knowledge and taqwā, and praising the Messenger of Allah, the eraser of misguidance.”

Shaykh Ahmed El Azhary: Biography: Madina Institute

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Shaykh Ahmed El Azhary is a researcher in Islamic intellectual history and a teacher of Islamic traditional sciences. He’s currently a teacher of Hadith, Usūl, Logic, and Kalam at Rawdatul-Na`īm under the supervision of Habib `Ali al-Jifrī; and at Madyafat Shaykh Ismaīl Sadiq al-`Adawī (RA), a prominent learning center by al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo.
Formerly, Shaykh Ahmed worked as a Lead Researcher at Tabah Foundation. He was appointed by Habib `Ali al-Jifrī to architect the philosophical framework of Suaal initiative – an initiative concerned with modeling an Islamic philosophical response to contemporary existential questions, supervised by Shaykh `Ali Jumu`ah, Habib `Umar and Shaykh Usama al-Azhary. Shaykh Ahmed continues to participate in Suaal initiative through essays, public lectures, and workshops.
Shaykh Ahmed studied Anthropology at American University in Cairo and received his training in Leadership Communication from Tulane University and The University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is also a life-long learner. He holds a diversified portfolio of almost 50 certificates in a variety of subjects – extending from Teaching Character and Clinical Psychology of Children and Young People to Complexity Theory, Model Thinking and Conflict Analysis.
Shaykh Ahmed began his journey of studying traditional sciences about 20 years ago. In addition to studying with scholars from al-Azhar, he had the privilege of studying with visiting scholars from Algeria and India in a one-on-one format and was thus given an exceptional opportunity to study and discuss advanced-level texts of different sorts and over a long period of time. Shaykh Ahmed has more than 70 Ijazas from scholars from all over the Muslim world.

Islam As An Open Civilization: | Lectures 01-06 | Prof. Dr. Recep Senturk: Centre for Asian and Middle Eastern Studies:Sep 3, 2021

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Lecture: 1 Title: Islam As An Open Civilization: A Khaldunian Perspective History testifies that Muslims are successful in diversity management. Islamic polity has never aimed to build a community exclusively for Muslims; instead, Muslims built an Open Civilization from Andalusia to India where people from different cultures lived together. Islamic law has taken adamiyyah (humanity regardless of religion) as the subject of Islamic law to which rights and duties are accorded. This tradition, originating from Abu Hanifa, has formed the foundation of a universalistic interpretation of Islam in the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey. The present movement in the Muslim world from dictatorships towards democracy is a long-delayed outcome of Islamic political ideals and values, which give utmost priority to unity, freedom, and justice. There is a strong universalistic Islamic political tradition, the last major example of which is the Ottoman Khilafah whose pluralistic legacy has yet to be claimed. Islamic unity in diversity or Open Civilization is rooted in multiplex Islamic thought.

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Amazon:Adamiyyah: I Am Therefore I Have Rights and Duties: Recep Şentürk

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A deep exploration into the inherent human dignity and moral obligations of personhood. Drawing on classical Islamic principles and ethical thought, the book examines what it means to be “Ādamī” (human), asserting that existence itself comes with both rights and duties. Through Qur’anic insights, Prophetic traditions, and juristic reasoning, the author outlines how recognizing our shared humanity can ground universal justice, social responsibility, and human rights. Ideal for students of Islamic thought, human rights advocates, and anyone seeking a holistic ethical framework rooted in faith and reason.

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YouTube Video:Rise & Fall of Civilisation:Prof. Dr. Recep Senturk: Dialogue Within Islam

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Prof. Dr. Recep Şentürk - Did Islamic civilization truly decline, or have we inherited a manufactured historical narrative? In this profound lecture, Prof. Dr. Recep Şentürk deconstructs the widely accepted "decline paradigm" and explores the true dynamics behind the rise and fall of civilizations. Examining historical narratives from the Ottoman era to the modern period, he challenges the conventional Eurocentric periodization of history and introduces the concept of rooted revival—reconnecting with foundational Islamic values and pluralism to build a meaningful future vision for the Ummah. Bio Prof. Dr. Recep Şentürk is a Turkish sociologist and scholar of Islamic and civilisation studies. He is Dean of the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar and founder of Usul Academy. He previously served as founding president of Ibn Haldun University (2017–2021). He earned his PhD in Sociology from Columbia University in 1998. His research focuses on Islamic thought, sociology, human rights, modernisation, social networks, and Ibn Khaldun. His notable book, Narrative Social Structure: Hadith Transmission Network 610–1505, explores the transmission of Hadith using social-network analysis. Website: www.dwislam.org Disclaimer: Please note the views of individual speakers are their own views and do not necessarily reflect those of Dialogue within Islam

Adab is the Heart of Islam:Correct Relationships: Shaykh Hazem Shamale-Dr Talal Al-Azem: SeekersGuidance-Sep25,2026

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Correct Relationships: Adab is the Heart of Islam’ explores adab — the propriety of comportment, attitude, and conduct — as both the condition and the end of true religious and spiritual maturity. Drawing on the classical Islamic tradition, the seminar traces adab from its root meaning as an invitation to a shared table to its place as the very heart of din: where there is no propriety, there is no ihsan, and where there is no ihsan, there is no propriety. Attendees will gain a clear, practical understanding of why correct relationships — with Allah, with oneself, and with others — are the fruit of adab, and will be equipped to reflect honestly on their own comportment and growth. This session is especially valuable for anyone seeking to deepen their spiritual life through the cultivation of good character, not through outward observance alone. This is the first of a series of seminars that will explore different applications of adab. With Shaykh Hazem Shamale: 

Shaykh Hazem Shamale was born in Homs, Syria, in 1989, where he began studying the traditional Islamic sciences, Arabic, and Quran memorization at an early age under Shaykh Mohammad Saeed al-Kaheel, Homs’s most senior scholar, who provided him extensive suhba, tarbiya, and spiritual guidance. He continued his studies in Damascus at the Islamic Institute of Saad ibn Obada and under a number of senior Damascene scholars, receiving ijazas from Shaykh Mohammad Saeed al-Kaheel, Shaykh Ibrahim al-Kaleefa al-Ihsaie, Shaykh AbdAlhady Kharsa, and Shaykh Mohammad Haydara al-Jaylani, as well as in the Holy Quran and Hadith, and taking the path from scholars of both the Shadhili and Qadiri orders. Appointed Imam at the age of 18, he has since taught and called people to Allah in Homs, Damascus, Beirut, and Istanbul. And Dr. Talal Al-Azem: 

Dr. Talal Al-Azem is an instructor at Seekers Guidance. He studied the traditional Islamic sciences in Syria and Turkey and has written and lectured extensively on the history and philosophy of Islamic education, as well as the history of Muslim jurisprudence. He is the author of a history of the Hanafi madhhab entitled Rule-Formulation and Binding Precedent in the Madhhab-Law Tradition (Brill, 2017), and of Prayers of Occasions (OTKF, 2010), a handbook of Muslim ritual prayer (salat). Dr. Al-Azem holds a PhD and MSt from the University of Oxford and a BA in History and Near Eastern Studies from the University of Michigan.

SeekersGuidance's Website: https://seekersguidance.org

The Necessity of Adab:Shaykh Yasir Fahmy:Jummah Khutbah:Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center(ISBCC) March16,2018:Video & Transcript

https://isbcc.org/the-necessity-of-adab/

Decolonizing The Suburban Masjid | NBF 626 | Shaykh Cyrus McGoldrick & Imam Safwan Eid-Safina Society-Sep24,2026

 YouTube Video:

https://www.youtube.com/live/tqM9bhroTDY?si=unNctBx27zCA7qwQ

Safina Society Website:https://www.safinasociety.org/

Safina Society was established in 2010 to solve a simple problem: the absence of accessible institutions of knowledge in New Jersey. We started with weekend classes at the New Brunswick Islamic Center, which continue to this day. Dozens of young students of knowledge were developed in those classes. This morphed into Darul Fath, which is more exclusively for those who can read Arabic and are ready to dive deep into the classical books.As we emerged out of covid, two amazing opportunities opened up. We acquired a property in New Brunswick that served two purposes. We opened a soup kitchen down stairs and what would become a very successful livestream upstairs.
Meet Our Founder:Dr. Shadee Elmasry:Born and raised in the great state of New Jersey, Dr. Shadee was inspired to study Islam in the traditional manner, traveling to places such as Makka, Madina, Egypt, Morocco, and Yemen, learning Arabic, aqida, and fiqh. He also completed an MA from The George Washington University with a thesis on Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki, and a PhD from the University of London on Imam al-Haddad.

Cyrus McGoldrick's Website:https://cyrusmcgoldrick.com/

"Cyrus graduated from Columbia University in 2010 with a B.A. in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies. He was a lifetime artist and musician, performing throughout the US and publishing a book of poetry, I of the Garden, in 2014." "In 2015 Cyrus moved to Istanbul to pursue graduate education at Ibn Haldun University and traditional Islamic studies, completing an M.A. in 2018 and now working on a Ph.D. In 2017 his chapter on the political thought of Kalim Siddiqui was published in the edited volume Al-Deen wa l-Insaan wa l-‘Aalam (Tahreer, Arabic language). In 2019, his translation from Turkish to English of Recep Şentürk’s Malcolm X: The Struggle for Human Rights was published by Claritas Books. To Asim Qureshi’s edited volume I Refuse to Condemn (Manchester University Press, 2020), he contributed the chapter “It is Allah that Condemns.”

TheYoungUncles:A podcast hosted by Reshad Strik & Cyrus McGoldrick, recorded in Istanbul.

https://www.youtube.com/@TheYoungUncles

Imam Safwan Eid's Biography:https://www.icebnj.net/about-us/imam/

"Alhamdulillah, the Islamic Center of East Brunswick is pleased to welcome Imam Safwan Eid as our Resident Imam and Scholar. Imam Safwan brings over fifteen years of dedicated service to the deen and Muslim communities across North America. He combines traditional Islamic scholarship, pastoral care, community leadership, youth engagement, and institutional development in a way that is deeply relevant to the needs of American Muslim communities."

Sayyid Muhammad Alawi alMaliki رَحْمَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ عَلَيْهِ with the Ulama(Scholars) of Syria: English Subtitles-Yaseen Kippie-Sep 23, 2016

 YouTube Video:

https://youtu.be/y4E_JL2pf1Y?si=aX_IhqFwY2uFJ1BB

Sayyid Muhammad Alawi alMaliki in Syria during the 1990's narrating a story of his experience with one of his father's close friends, Shaykh Muhammad Makki, in response to the claims made by someone against the Hujjaj. To watch the video of the entire visit (untranslated): • زيارة الشيخ محمد بن علوي المالكي لدمشق

Al-Sayyid Muhammad bin ‘Alawi bin Abbas al-Maliki al-Hasani رَحْمَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ عَلَيْهِ Biography:

https://www.imamghazali.org/resources/muhammad-alawi-al-maliki-biography

"Al-Sayyid Muhammad bin ‘Alawi bin Abbas al-Maliki al-Hasani was one of the foremost traditional Islamic scholars of contemporary times, and without doubt, the most highly respected and loved scholar of the holy city of Mecca and the entire Hijaz region (Western Arabia).
The Shaykh is a grandson of the Prophet ﷺ, a leader of the Ahl al-Bayt, the Imam of Hadith in our age, an authority of the four Madhhabs, a spiritual leader of the highest calibre, a caller to Allah par excellence, and unparalleled in his standing in the world of traditional Islamic scholarship.
Visiting him was considered imperative for the Ulama who would visit Mecca".Source:Imam Ghazali Institute

Sayyid Muhammad bin ‘Alawi al-Maliki al-Hasani رَحْمَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ عَلَيْهِ : Islamic Text Institute

 https://islamictext.wordpress.com/sayyid-muhammad-ibn-alawi-abbas-ibn-abd-al-aziz-al-malik/

As-Sayyid Muhammad Al-Makki ibn Imam Muhammad ibn Idress Al-Kittani Al-Idressi Al-Hassani رَحْمَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ عَلَيْهِ Biography:Journey of a Seeker of Sacred Knowledge

https://seekerofthesacredknowledge.wordpress.com/biographies-of-awliya-allah/sheikh-muhammad-makki-al-kittani/

"We present the biography of the virtuous Sheikh Muhammad Makki Al-Kittani (may Allah show him mercy) leader of the Syrian scholars. He is described by Sheikh Abu Fatah Abu Ghuda in the biography of the Sheikh Al-Kaffi in his book “Bachelor Scholars” page two hundred and sixty eight; he mentioned Shiekh As-Sayyid Makki Al-Kittani, “He is our teacher As-Sayyid As-Sharif Al-Jalil Sheikh Makki Al-Kittani (may Allah show him mercy) of Damascus; gatherer of virtue; inheritor of giants; exemplar; refuge of the scholars in leadership; virtuous intention in easing the difficulties; Spirit of Syria and one of its scholars"

YouTube Video:The Life of Sayyid Muhammad Alawi alMaliki (English): Yaseen Kippie-Jun 22, 2016

https://youtu.be/FM2u3_Oq4gQ?si=euv7vdCTBOKaGdVn

A compilation of photos and videos of Sayyid Muhammad Alawi alMaliki prepared by his sons. Now translated into English.