This article is the translation of a lecture held by the great Syrian scholar Shaykh Muhammad Awwama during the international conference “Manuscripts of the Seventh Hijri Century” hosted by Dar al-Makhtutat in Istanbul, Turkey. The topic given to the honorable Shaykh Muhammad Awwama was “The Scientific Endeavors in the Seventh Hijri Century on the Example […]

On My Bookshelf: Essential Books for a Believer’s Bookshelf Reliable Reading List from SeekersGuidance   What’s on your bookshelf? Are you interested in the core set of books every Muslim should have on their bookshelf? SeekersGuidance provides a curated booklist from ten esteemed scholars. We asked nine SeekersGuidance resident scholars and one guest scholar: What […]

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DAY 1: On Certainty Synopsis: Ustadh Amjad starts this class by reviewing who is the author and why this text is important.  He then delves into the topic of what is certainty (yaqīn), and what are the benefits of having strong faith.  He explained that one’s certainty can be strengthened by three actions, and that […]