Al Mihraab

Sacred Readings

Teachings and readings
drawn from spoken lessons,
gatherings, and sacred texts.

Rooted in preservation of beneficial knowledge.

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The Beginning of the Path

Just as the Messenger, may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him said: إِنَّ لِوَبِكُمْ فِي أَيَّامٍ دَهْرِكُمْ نَفَحَاتٍ أَلاَ فَتَعَرَّضُوا لَهَا "Indeed, your Lord sends down gifts on days of your time, so do expose yourself to them."

- From Imam al-Haddad3 min

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Quiet readings

Short passages. Slow company.
Only the page, and the slowness of returning.

Chapter

The Knowledge Of This World

The soul should take care of the body, just as a pilgrim on his way to Mecca takes care of his camel

Imam Al-Ghazali · 9 min

Chapter

Gratitude

To show gratitude to Allah is to earnestly apply the teachings of Islam in your life

Habib Umar Bin Hafiz · 5 min

Reflection

Reliance Upon God

Say, nothing will ever afflict us except for that which Allah has written for us.

Shaykh Yusuf Weltch · 5 min

Short Read

If You Feel Difficulty In Your Worship

Allah Almighty will give strength to their bodies and energy in their worship.

Habib Kadhim al-Saqqaf · 1 min

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Passages, in the order they were placed.

Worship & Presence

"Khushūʿ is not a feeling we summon - it is a quietness we return to."

From the wing of worship

Character & Adab

The slow craft of becoming.

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Series

"Sittings gathered into a single thread - read slowly, in order, as they were given."

Continuous lessons, kept together

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وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا

"And say: My Lord, increase me in knowledge."

Ṭāhā · 20:114