Tagheyyur.

[The following is the transcript from the video khutbah of Shaykh Yasir Qadhi on the Syrian crisis.  The transcript includes slight modifications for the sake of readability and clarity.] Part 1 My dear brothers and sisters in Islam, one of the very few lands that our Prophet   has mentioned in numerous traditions, and in fact even before him, Allāh  has mentioned by reference in the Qur'ān is the land of Shām, which is now the land of Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Filistīne.  This land clearly our tradition, our religion has emphasized it like no other land after the land of Ḥijāz.  There is no question that Mecca and Madīnah, the land of Ḥijāz, is the most sacred land on earth, but after the Ḥijāz comes the land of Syria. Allāh  Himself praises it in the Qur'ān in the beginning of Sūrat'l-Isrā' when He says, “masjid'l-Aqṣa, the land that We have blessed around it.”  Allāh  says that masjid'l-Aqṣa is holy, and not just the masjid but the l...

There was a street cricket match last night in our area and the lights and colors it brought , in present circumstances, were so invigorating and uplifted my soul. Their cheers were the most melodious sound I have ever heard. The times in Karachi and in whole of Pakistan are very- I think testing would be a better word. I am not going to go into the tirade of how bad the times are. Everybody- who cares enough- knows it. What am I going to write here blew my mind and made me smile.  Pakistani nation is amazing. We, the people painstakingly, are mapping their mistakes, realizing them. And when mapping is done, they are working relentlessly to make them right. To put the country into right direction again. Everybody has got the hold on their special field and putting all of their efforts in it to make it better. Like bees work together- systematically. Slowly. Bit by bit. Motivation, inspiration, aspirations, the Will, of this group is one of the most beautiful things in the World...

"God", says Allama Iqbal, "is the birthright of every human being." He further states that there is fear in nature and man must be liberated from fear and thus become conscious of himself or herself since there's no mediator. ( Islam as Moral and Political Ideal ) In another* place he states, Tauheed is the manifestation of solidarity, equality and freedom.  Now think about what if each human being on this planet starts exercising this right.   * Our online course, Wisdom of Moses, explains this principle quite beautifully. you can also check this principle here  and here .