Yasir Qadhi was born in Houston, Texas and completed his primary and secondary education in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He graduated with a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston, after which he was accepted as a student at the Islamic University of Madinah.
After completing a diploma in Arabic, he graduated with a B.A. from the College of Hadith and Islamic Sciences.
Thereafter, he completed a M.A. in Islamic Theology from the College of Dawah, after which he returned to America and completed his doctorate, in Religious Studies, from Yale University. Currently he is teaching at Rhodes College, in Memphis, TN.
A night that is better than a thousand months! What else can we ask for? Let's all try to do our best to finish strong as we approach the end of this beautiful month.
Every year for the last ten years, I've had a dedicated series that I've done during the month of Ramaá¸Än (previous years have included Tafsir Surah al-Kahf; the Names of Allah; Analysis of Surah al-FÄtiḥa; Quranic Du'as, and others).
This year I've decided to do something I've never done before - it's a very ambitious project and I ask for Allah's help.
I plan to summarize the entire message of the Quran, in 30 lessons.
As those of you who listen to my lectures are aware, my style is typically to go into quite a lot of detail. Most of my lectures would be classified as intermediate or advanced. However, this series will be very different.
I want to present the message of the Quran to those who have never really read the Quran before. The goal would be that after listening to this 45-minute lecture, they should then read the entire juz (para) themselves.
I want people to follow along with me, day by day, and recite that juz, and then read a translation of it, so that we complete the whole Quran this month. The goal of my lecture is to help them appreciate and contextualize what they are going to read. This is NOT a detailed, word by word, verse by verse, tafsīr. I've done that for quite a few Surahs, and if we ever did that for the entire Quran it would be over a thousand lectures at least!
Rather, this is an analytical summary - it is 'basic' in that I'm not going to go into academic details, but to prepare this 'basic' summary will require quite a lot of work (as those who know, know!).
I have also asked Hafiz SajjÄd to join me, to recite a section of that juz (around ten minutes) so that we do get a taste of the beauty of the original as well.
I hope that this series will be of benefit, and that it will increase our love for this Divine Book! I ask Allah to bless me with sincerity and to guide me to what is best!
This Ramadan will be unlike any other we have experienced. We might be stuck at home but that does not mean your Ramadan is ruined. In fact, we will be at home most of the time allowing us to really connect with our Lord in this beautiful month!
What Is the Origins and History of Tarawih Prayer
This latest series of Q and A all involve the tarawīḥ prayers.
Q1. There was no 'institutionaized' tarawīḥ prayers in the time of the Prophet (SAW) - so where did this ritual come from? And how was it historically practiced? As well, is there really a genuine controversy over 8 vs 20 rak'ats?
Q2. In light of our current situation of a complete lockdown, is there any leeway to pray behind our regular Imam via a live transmission? After all, surely fiqh needs to accomodate to our currect circumstances? What have modern scholars said?
Q3. What is the permissibility of carrying a muṣḥaf while praying tarawīḥ?
Modern Issues On Islamic Medical Ethics in Light of COVID-19 - A Conversation with Dr. Aasim Padella
We may be experiencing one of the biggest tragedies of our generation at this moment. There are many questions and uncertainties when it comes to modern issues we face regarding medical practices due to COVID-19.
