Jama Masjid India

Description:  This lesson is to help us understand what it really means to trust Allah so we can trust Him in all our situations. Objectives: ·         To understand the meaning of relying on Allah. ·         To learn how to rely on Allah. ·         To understand the benefit of reliance upon Allah. Arabic Terms: ·         Tawakkul  – Reliance on Allah. ·         Imaan  - faith, belief or conviction. ·         Al-Qadr  - Divine Decree. Meaning of Reliance Upon Allah “Reliance on Allah” is referred to in Arabic as tawakkul . The word literally means to place one’s affairs in the hands of another. Allah has many Beautiful Names. One of Allah’s personal Names associated with ‘trust’ is Al-Wakeel  - the Disposer of Affairs. The Quran ref...

(part 1 of 2) Description:  The meaning of  taqwa  and an outline of some of the benefits of attaining  taqwa . Objective: ·         To understand what the word  taqwa  means and to have a working knowledge of the concept of  taqwa  and what it involves. Arabic Terms: ·          Ihsan  - perfection or excellence.  Islamically, it is to worship Allah as if you are seeing Him.  While one does not see Allah, he or she is aware that Allah see all.  ·         Sahabah  - the plural form of “Sahabi,” which translates to Companions.   A  sahabi , as the word is commonly used today, is someone who saw Prophet Muhammad, believed in him and died as a Muslim. ·         Shaytan - sometimes spelled   Shaitan   or   Shaytaan .    It...

(part 1 of 2): Why faith is not always at a steady level Description:  An introduction to increasing one’s level of faith ( Imaan ).  Here we begin by examining the meaning of the word faith and discover that faith increases and decreases primarily due to the nature of the human being and the different circumstances encountered in our everyday lives. Objectives ·         To discover what the word faith means, particularly in Islam. ·         To understand how and why a person’s level of faith is not stable, but increases and decreases according to a number of factors. Arabic Terms ·         Imaan  - faith, belief or conviction. ·         Ramadan  - The ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.  It is the month in which the obligatory fasting has been prescribed. ·       ...

(part 1 of 2): The First Generation of Muslims Description:  Role models are people that we can look up to; we often endeavour to emulate their best qualities and attributes. They are not necessarily famous people we admire, although some famous people may indeed have some commendable qualities. The first generation of Muslims, the men, women and children around the Prophet are role models of the highest order [1] . In this first lesson we discuss why and take a closer look at two male companions, Abu Bakr and Umar Ibn al Khattab. Objectives: ·          To understand the importance of role models. ·          To learn about the best qualities of the companions of Prophet Muhammad. Arabic terms: ·          Sahabah  - the plural form of "Sahabi," which translates to Companions.  A  sahabi , as the word is commonly used today, is someo...