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“I would love to pray nothing other than the five salawat and witr, and to pay the zakah and not give a single dirham in charity after that, and to fast Ramadan and not fast a single day after that, and...

Uzbekistan with Shaykh Akram Nadwi | May 2025 Al-Salam Institute is pleased to announce the launch of our Islamic Heritage Tour: Uzbekistan 2025 with Shaykh Akram Nadwi. Join us on an unforgettable 5-city tour of Uzbekistan in May 2025! We will be visiting Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva and Termez. You can choose from either a 9-day package or an 11-day package. Dates: Saturday 24th May – Sunday 1st June 2025 Early bird prices start from £1,450, with further discounts available for families with children. Early bird ends: 31st December 2024 Find out more: Website: alsalam.ac.uk/uzbekistan Email: [email protected]

For over 2 decades, Shaykh Akram Nadwi has undertaken meticulous research, delving into the biographies of female Muslim scholars and crafting the monumental work 'Al-Wafa bi Asma al-Nisa'. Here is a thread on how you can get involved in unlocking the legacy of female scholars⬇️

The Martyrdom of Hussain A Historical Analysis of the Tragedy of Karbala *Free Webinar with Shaykh Akram Nadwi* Key Information: LIVE Online Date: Fri 4th Aug Time: 6pm – 8pm BST Fees: FREE (Registration required) Register here: alsalam.ac.uk/karbala

Meadows of Paradise, in collaboration with ASI, invites you to attend a special Hadith reading event at @elondonmosque Register at: alsalam.ac.uk/maqra-2023 Date: Fri 7th July Time: After Asr (7pm) Venue: East London Mosque Admission: Free entry Registration: Required for ijazah

Are our part-time Islamic Scholarship Programmes for you? Here is a short introduction to 5-year Alimiyyah programme... Limited spaces remaining. Find out more: alsalam.ac.uk/islamic-studie…

Remembrance and prayer, The way of Prophet Muhammed صلى الله عليه وسلم by Muhammad al-Ghazali #FridayReflections

In other words the Muslim must rely, in all of his affairs, upon Allah's assistance, and not suppose any of these affairs can be settled except by His leave. The greater the misfortune, the more ardent the Muslim's desire for refuge in Allah, and the more protracted his entreaty"

The true believer is expected to seek refuge in Allah in every trouble which befalls him, regardless of how insignificant it may seem.

This is simply the nature of things in this world. Suffering uncovers human frailties and literally pushes the reasonable person to his knees, so to speak, at Allah's door, in quest of relief and the mercy of his Lord.

But the intelligent believer should not go astray, nor should he exceed the proper bounds; he should persevere in his practice of Islam in both adversity and prosperity. No man, as long as he remains alive, will ever we wholly free of trial.

"Very often it happens that a man is so weakened by his troubles that he becomes pitiful; or so strengthened by his successes that he becomes tyrannical.