Qabeelah Ittihaad

Location Information

University of Michigan - Dearborn
Social Science Building (Room 1500)
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, Michigan 48128

Centuries have passed since the death of the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa salam and his Companions. Many empires have come and gone. Yet as time has passed, Muslims have found comfort in the promise of the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa salam. They would not go astray if they held fast to two things- the Qur'an and his Sunnah. The gift of Prophetic guidance was that it would last - so long as they held firm to it.

The success of the early generations of Muslims was rooted in nothing other than their determination and dedication to Islam. When the tribulations (fitan) increased, they held firmer to the Sunnah of the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa salam knowing that it would protect them. Is the same true for us today? How strongly do our actions reflect our claims of love for the Sunnah of our beloved Messenger?

This seminar will discuss:

• The concept of Iman: its levels and rulings;
• The rights and responsibilities of believers towards one another and their respective Muslim and non-Muslim communities;
• The concept of establishing the Prophet's Sunnah;
• Roots of innovation in the religion;
• The exact meaning of Ahlul-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah;
• Categories of belief and disbelief; and
• Historical roots of heresy

By the end of this seminar you will be able to:

• Examine the authentic sources from which Muslims derive knowledge about our beloved Prophet's Sunnah (peace be upon him)
• Understand the true causes of heresies throughout Islamic history
• Comprehend the historical disagreements and fitnahs between the companions, and the subsequent implications on our beliefs
• Establish a firm grip on the meaning of the "middle path" and the ways in which you can adhere to it
• Embody the true meaning of Iman and all that it entails
   

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi

Shaykh 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.

His published works include Riya'a: The Hidden Shirk, Du'aa: The Weapon of the Believer, and An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'an.

Yasir Qadhi is currently pursuing his doctorate, in Religious Studies, at Yale University in New Haven, CT. At AlMaghrib Instiute he teaches the Light of Guidance and the Light Upon Light seminars, which focus on aqeedah.

Shaykh Waleed Basyouni

Shaykh Waleed Basyouni is a frequent guest speaker at Universities, Conventions, Radio Talk Shows, Television, Interfaith meetings, and community centers nationally and internationally. He is also a member of the North American Imam Federation (NAIF), Assembly of Muslim Jurists in America (AMJA)-Fatwa and Research Committee, Director of Texas Dawah Convention, and Advisor to numerous Islamic Societies/Organizations around the US.

Shaykh Waleed Basyouni graduated with a Bachelors in Islamic Sciences from Al-Imam Muhammad University, KSA; did his Masters in Islamic Theology, World Religions and Modern Religious Sects from Al-Imam Muhammad University; and acquired a Doctorate in Theology. He is also an instructor at the American Open University in Alexandria, VA, USA, and serves as, the Imam of Clear Lake Islamic Center, Houston, TX, USA. Shaykh Waleed has Ijaazahs in reciting the Holy Quran and in several books of Hadeeth, awarded by various scholars. He studied under great scholars time such as Shaykh Ibn Baz, Abdul-Razzaq Afify and others.

Shaykh Waleed is the latest addition to AlMaghrib Institute's faculty of instructors. He teaches Rays of Faith: Fundamentals of Faith 201 and Torch Bearers: Scholars of Islam.