Sakinah Institute hosts a monthly book club meeting. Members of the community enjoy sharing their favorite passages and reflections. The book club is currently meeting virtually on Zoom. Ustadh Kaisar Aslam is leading the book club!

We are honored and blessed to have Dr. Shadee ElMasry and Shaykh Yasir Fahmy with us this year along with many esteemed munshids from around the US. 

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An interactive story time for children ages 3-7 years old.  

Our early 2021 Social and Spiritual Book Club covered "With the Heart in Mind - The Moral and Emotional Intelligence of the Prophet (S)" by Imam Mikaeel Ahmed Smith.  Ustadh Kaisar Aslam is led the book club, while members of the community enjoyed sharing their favorite passages and reflections. 

Muslims the world over have traditionally joined in gatherings of praise and love of Allah ﷻ and His Prophet ﷺ in the noble month of his birth and all year round, recalling his merits in a show of gratitude for his Divine bestowal upon them.

We are pleased to host Dr. Shadee Elmasry who will share some thought provoking wisdom. In addition the evening will include a recitation of Quran, qasidas, and naats by our esteemed munshids including Sidi Uthman Ames.

We often find ourselves in trying and precarious situations when dealing with trials and tribulations. But there is no better way to to understand our difficulties than in light of the life of the Prophet (Peace be upon him). Every month, Nihal Khan takes us into his life to learn how he dealt with trials and tribulations throughout his life. Learn more about Nihal Khan here.

Ustadh Saaleh Baseer speaks about Allama Iqbal, his works, and the inspiration we can draw.

Saaleh Baseer is currently completing his MA in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago while also studying at Darul Qasim.

He holds a BA in Middle Eastern Studies from Columbia University and an ‘alimiyyah degree from Darul Uloom Azaadville in South Africa. His interests include Ottoman and Mughal history.

Sufism (Tasawwuf), the path of spiritual purification, is the essence of Islam. Ironically, misunderstandings regarding it remain prevalent. This class will explore Sufism and the traits of its true people.  Any claims that contradict these qualities have no authentic connection with Sufism. The text for this class is authored by Al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz and translated by Ustadh Amjad Tarsin. Ustadh Amjad will be teaching this class.

A weekly halaqa focusing on knowledge, belief, prophetic practice, and spirituality. This halaqa aims to create an opportunity to build, strengthen, and adapt our understanding of essential elements of the Deen in a way to make it more practical, impactful, and enriching in our daily lives. It was led by Br. Saleh Clemons and met on the first 3 Saturdays of the month.

We examined a selection of chapters from the famous and valuable text by the scholar, Imam Abdullah Bin ‘Alawi Al-Haddad, who is one of the most notable figures of the thousand year tradition of scholars from Hadramawt, Yemen. In particular, we studied the chapters on Repentance, Hope & Fear, Prayer in Congregation, and Acquiring Sacred Knowledge as an approach and response to our collective experiences from COVID-19 and the wave of protests across the country. This course will imbue a program of thought through the sagacity of Imam Al-Haddad to carry us forward, inshaAllah.

Lessons From The Lives of The Prophets is a lecture series hosted on Zoom meetings for children in middle school. The series will aim to uncover aspects of the lives of the Prophets from which children can draw parallels to their own lives and better understand their history. This series will be graciously led by Mufti Anas Shaikh.

Being Muslim is a program, hosted on Zoom, that will combine learning environments to create a thought-stimulating week for attendees. The program will include a tafsir class that will go through select passages of the Quran. In addition, halaqaat will focus on faith based questions that young men and women may have as they go through early adulthood. Alternating between the tafsir classes and the halaqaat, the program will aim to strengthen their foundations in Islam. This program will be best suited for high schoolers and up. This program will be led by Mufti Anas Shaikh.