New Blog!
"Identifying a Mentor: A Guiding Framework"
Discover how a good mentor—grounded in knowledge, experience, and is accessible—can help you grow and navigate life’s hurdles.
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New Blog!
“Twenty pieces of advice surmised from my teachers and mentors on personal commitment, family balance, understanding vocation, seeking mentorship, and fostering spiritual and educational growth.”
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New Blog!
Khutbah: A How-To Manual
"After a group of brothers asked me to give a khutbah (sermon) training workshop, I decided to write this paper to serve as a record of one method for my community and beyond."
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New Blog!
"From the Etiquettes of Mentorship"
The goal of this paper is to reflect upon a twelfth-century poem to glean what adab (decorum) we should have with our teachers and mentors.
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"Early Marriage?"
This paper aims to provide some advice for young people considering marriage and their families who are inescapably involved in the process.
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"Ya Banati (Oh, My Daughters)!"
A love letter to my daughters—of wisdom gleaned from the amazing people I’m blessed to serve—on true beauty, priorities, marriage, mentorship, and death."
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New blog post!
“Halal Rizz”
This paper provides guidance for brothers seeking to start the courting process, InshaAllah (God willing), and exploring a Halal “rizz.”
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“Husband Core Competencies”
The following paper is written intending to provide: (a) men, especially young men, with guiding principles and (b) women information to look for in a potential husband, InshaAllah.
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New Blog Post!
“The Masjid: Kids Uncles”
With the masjid at the center of the American Muslim community, we must identify and adopt masjid etiquettes rooted in our tradition that applies to each demographic.
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Bismillah!
Dear Mama
Through Tupac's struggle to be true to his upbringing and disposition, this FX documentary provided a window for introspection, highlighting “the roads to God are as many as the breaths of humanity.”
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My copy of “Squire” arrived today and I couldn’t put it down. If you’re remotely into graphic novels, I highly suggest @SaraAlfageeh awesome book!
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"Passports and Parents"
Featuring @AtTajeri in story with host @KameelahRashad. Imam Merchant is a Practical Theology scholar & Resident Imam at the MAS Community Center in Alexandria, VA. Listen to how a passport helped form his identity. our7neighbors.com