Qibla http://qibla.com Learn. Change. Inspire. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:51:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 New Qibla Ownership http://qibla.com/uncategorized/new-qibla-ownership http://qibla.com/uncategorized/new-qibla-ownership#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:32:52 +0000 Mohamed Elcott http://qibla.com/?p=3276 In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious Most Merciful

Qibla would like to announce that it has changed ownership.
It is now a non profit organization run by the Zawiya of Sheikh Nuh Keller. The objectives of the new ownership are those stated in the Vision, Mission and Values statement, which was written by Sheikh Nuh at the request of the former owners. We hope that our new structure will go beyond professionalism to the criteria of Islam of fulfilling ones commitments with truthfulness, sincerity and proficiency for the sake of Allah. We apologize for any inconvenience with the closing down of registration during the transition of ownership and hope that your encounter with the new Qibla will be an enriching experience.
We have now re-opened registration and hope that you will join us for our upcoming Summer online semester.
Head of the board of trustees
Umm Sahl
]]> http://qibla.com/uncategorized/new-qibla-ownership/feed 0 Summer Online Semester http://qibla.com/banners/summer-online-semester http://qibla.com/banners/summer-online-semester#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:23:11 +0000 Mohamed Elcott http://qibla.com/?p=3256 http://qibla.com/banners/summer-online-semester/feed 0 The Miracle of Prediction (The Quranic Miracle Series: Part 2) http://qibla.com/online-lessons/the-miracle-of-prediction http://qibla.com/online-lessons/the-miracle-of-prediction#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:29:46 +0000 Hamza Karamali http://qibla.com/?p=3134 Allah Most High aided the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) with many miracles. The greatest of these miracles was the Quran.

The Quran is miraculous in many ways. We will begin our examination of the Quranic miracles with the miracle of prediction: the Quran made predictions of many future events that later came true. It is not the mere prediction that makes it miraculous because all of us make predictions. How, then, are the Quranic predictions miraculous? Watch the following video to understand the answer to this question:

Supplementary Material to the Video

Other miraculous Quranic predictions are listed below. Like the prediction mentioned in the video, every one of these predictions was made in circumstances when all surrounding indications belied the prediction.

1. General Predictions of the Success of the Mission of the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) 

Quranic Predictions: “Already Our Word has preceded to Our servants, the Envoys;assuredly they shall be helped,and Our host — they are the victors.” (Quran, 37:171–173) and “God has written, ’I shall assuredly be the victor, I and My Messengers.’ Surely God is All-strong, All-mighty.” (Quran, 58:21) and “God has promised those of you who believe and do righteous deeds that He will surely make you successors in the land, even as He made those who were before them successors, and that He will surely establish their religion for them that He has approved. for them, and will give them in exchange, after their fear, security: ’They shall serve Me, not associating with Me anything.’ Whoso disbelieves after that, those – they are the ungodly.” (Quran, 24:55) and many other Quranic verses.

Context of Predictions: These predictions were made in the context of severe persecution of Muslims in Mecca before the hijra and subsequent polytheist domination of the Arabian Peninsula all the way to the Battle of Ahzab at the end of the prophetic mission. It was only at the very end of his mission that these predictions came true with the conquest of Mecca. The fall of the Byzantine and Persian empires to the Muslims after the demise of the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) lent even further force to these predictions.

2. The Specific Prediction of the Muslim Victory at Badr

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3. The Specific Prediction of the Conquest of Mecca

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4. The Preservation of the Quran

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5. The Challenge of the Quran Will Never Be Met

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Credits: This lesson is taken from the book al-Mu`jiza al-Quraniyya by Shaykh Muhammad Hasan Hitou (may Allah preserve him)

Next Lesson: Did it really happen?

]]> http://qibla.com/online-lessons/the-miracle-of-prediction/feed 0 A Mawlid Five Times a Day http://qibla.com/online-lessons/a-mawlid-five-times-a-day http://qibla.com/online-lessons/a-mawlid-five-times-a-day#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:50:35 +0000 admin http://qibla.com/?p=3114 The Tashahhud explained, and how to celebrate the Mawlid in every prayer.

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]]> http://qibla.com/online-lessons/love-the-sunna-and-rabi-al-awwal/feed 0 Letters Articulated with the Lips http://qibla.com/curriculum/letters-articulated-with-the-lips http://qibla.com/curriculum/letters-articulated-with-the-lips#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:06:40 +0000 Noora Chahine http://qibla.com/?p=2775 In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate

The fa’, ba’, mim and waw are produced with the lips.

ف

Description: The fa’ sounds like the “f” in the English language. It is pronounced with the tips of the upper incisors against the inside of the lower lip.

Examples:

Watch a pronunciation of the silent fa’: أَفْ

Watch a pronunciation of the voweled fa’: فَ

ب

Description: The ba’ sounds like the “b” in the English language. It is produced by closing the lips.

Examples:

Watch a pronunciation of the ba’: أَبْ

Watch a pronunciation of the ba’: بَ

م

Description: The mim sounds like the “m” in the English language. It is pronounced by closing the lips.

Examples:

Watch a pronunciation of the silent mim: أَمْ

Watch a pronunciation of the voweled mim: مَ

و

Description: The waw sounds like the “w” in the English language. It is pronounced by opening both lips.

Examples:

Watch a pronunciation of the silent waw: أَوْ

Watch a pronunciation of the voweled waw: وَ

]]> http://qibla.com/curriculum/letters-articulated-with-the-lips/feed 0 Letters Articulated with the Side of the Tongue–Dad and lam http://qibla.com/curriculum/letters-articulated-with-the-side-of-the-tongue%e2%80%93dad-and-lam http://qibla.com/curriculum/letters-articulated-with-the-side-of-the-tongue%e2%80%93dad-and-lam#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:05:28 +0000 Noora Chahine http://qibla.com/?p=2772 In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate

The ض and ل are both pronounced with the sides of the tongue as illustrated below.

ض

Description: The Dad has no equivalent in the English language. In fact, it has no equivalent in any other language, which is why the Arabic language is sometimes called “the language of the letter Dad“. It is pronounced with the side of the tongue pressed against the middle molars (as illustrated below). The video below describes how to pronounce the Dad.


Examples: Watch a pronunciation of the silent Dad: أَضْ

Watch a pronunciation of the voweled Dad: ضّ

ل

Description: The lam sounds similar to the “l” sound in the English words “like” and “ball“. It is pronounced with the front sides of the tongue pressed against the upper gums. It is normally lighter in the Arabic language than in the English language. The only exception is the word, “Allah”, where the lam is heavy if it is preceded by a fatha or a damma.


Examples:

Watch a pronunciation of the heavy “l” sound in the English word, “like”

Watch a pronunciation of the heavy “l” sound in the English word, “ball”

Watch a pronunciation of the silent lam: أَلْ

Watch a pronunciation of the voweled lam: لَ

Watch a pronunciation of the heavy lam in Arabic: الله

]]> http://qibla.com/curriculum/letters-articulated-with-the-side-of-the-tongue%e2%80%93dad-and-lam/feed 0 Letters Articulated with the Front of the Tongue (tha, dhal, and Dha) http://qibla.com/curriculum/letters-articulated-with-the-front-of-the-tongue-tha-dhal-and-dha http://qibla.com/curriculum/letters-articulated-with-the-front-of-the-tongue-tha-dhal-and-dha#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:04:16 +0000 Noora Chahine http://qibla.com/?p=2770 In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate

The ث, the ذ, and the ظ are all produced with the tip of the tongue against the tips of the upper incisors, as illustrated in the diagram below. With the ث and the ذ, the tongue is between the upper and lower incisors. With the ظ, it is further up behind the upper incisors.

ذ

Description: The dhal sounds like the “th” sound in the English words, “that” and “mother”. It is pronounced with the tongue in between the upper and lower incisors.

Examples:

Watch a pronunciation of the “th” sound in English: that

Watch another pronunciation of the “th” sound in English: mother

Watch a pronunciation of the silent dhal: أَذْ

Watch a pronunciation of the voweled dhal: ذَ

ث

Description: The tha’ sounds like “th” sound in the English words, “three” and “throat”. It is pronounced with the tongue in between the upper and lower incisors.

Examples:

Watch a pronunciation of the “th” sound in English: three

Watch another pronunciation of the “th” sound in English: throat

Watch a pronunciation of the silent tha’: أَثْ

Watch a pronunciation of the voweled tha’: ثَ

ظ

Description: The Dha’ is similar to the dhal, but the tongue is not placed in between the teeth. The main difference between the two letters is that the Dha’ is heavy but the dhal is light. Watch an explanation of the difference between the two letters.

Examples:

Watch a pronunciation of the silent Dha’: أَظْ

Watch a pronunciation of the voweled Dha’: ظَ

]]> http://qibla.com/curriculum/letters-articulated-with-the-front-of-the-tongue-tha-dhal-and-dha/feed 0 Letters Articulated with the Front of the Tongue — Sad, seen, and zay http://qibla.com/curriculum/letters-articulated-with-the-front-of-the-tongue-sad-seen-and-zay http://qibla.com/curriculum/letters-articulated-with-the-front-of-the-tongue-sad-seen-and-zay#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:02:34 +0000 Noora Chahine http://qibla.com/?p=2767 In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate

The sad, seen, and zay are produced with the tip of the tongue touching the lower incisors while simultaneously passing air between the roof of the mouth and the middle of the tongue, as illustrated in the diagram below.

س

Description: The seen sounds like the “s” in English.

Examples: Watch a pronunciation of the silent seen: أَسْ

Watch a pronunciation of the voweled seen: سَ

ز

Description: The zay sounds like the “z” in English.

Examples:

Watch a pronunciation of the silent zay: أَزْ

Watch a pronunciation of the voweled zay: زَ

ص

Description: The sad is similar to the seen. The main difference between the two letters is that the sad is heavy but the seen is light. Watch an explanation of the difference between the two letters.

Examples:

Watch a pronunciation of the silent sad: أَصْ

Watch a pronunciation of the voweled sad: صَ

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