Just about everyone, at one time or another, wonders about life's big questions: How did we get here? Why are we here? And where are we going? In these five short presentations, Shaykh Surkheel Abu Aaliyah address these Big Questions from the point of view of Islam and the Qur'an. These short videos address some…
Most Comprehensive Verse in the Qur’an: A Brief Reflection
This Five Minute Meditation is a short reflection on, possibly, the most comprehensive, all-inclusive verse in the Qur'an. It touches upon the meaning of justice and what Islam sees as the greatest and most obligatory act of justice, as well as its opposite: injustice and oppression. It also deliberates on the Islamic obligation to show…
Islam in a Nutshell
This is a Five Minute Meditation on the khutbat al-hajah - the "sermon done for a need." The Prophet, upon whom be peace, usually recited it in his Friday and marriage sermons. Although it is short and brief, Shaykh Surkheel Abu Aaliyah discusses how it is actually an on-point, profound summary of the whole of…
Pressures to Water Down Faith
This short video is about the demand being placed on Muslims to make their religious teachings align with the liberal orthodoxies of the age, and what our response to such pressures ought to be. Should we, as some are now doing, be watering down our faith teachings to make our religion more palatable to a wider…