Glad Tidings To The Stranger
Glad Tidings to the Stranger- A New Miftaah Circle!
Islam began as something strange and it will leave as something strange. This is not an excuse to be unusual without a reason, rather that as Muslims our practices are out of the ordinary; we pray when others sleep and we fast while others eat.
This is why Glad Tidings are given to the Strangers; when it is unusual to be righteous, Muslims stand out as the pious.
Join us in Indiana in collaboration with the Alhuda Islamic Center of Indiana for the Miftaah Circle with Mufti Abdul Wahab Waheed, Shaykh Navaid Aziz, Shaykh Mohamed Almasmari, and more.
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Mohamed Almasmari
Shaykh Mohamed Almasmari, of Yemeni descent, was born and raised in Michigan. He memorized the Qur'an at a very early age and after high school, left to study at Sana'a University. Soon after, he obtained his Bachelor/Master Degrees in Islamic Law & Islamic Science from Yemen. During his studies, he was able to obtain ijaazas in recitation & teaching of Al-Qur'an, Qur'anic Exegesis (Tafseer-ul-Qur'an), Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence), Sahih Bukhari & Muslim and Imam Nawwawi's works such as the commentary to Sahih Muslim and Riyaad-us-Saliheen. In 2007, he became the Imam of a local masjid in California few miles down from Shaykh Zaid Shakir, where he left a very high standard and tough shoes to fill. Then, In 2009, he was called upon to serve in Brooklyn in a community that was desperately in need of an Ameer (leader). Now Shaykh Mohamed Almasmari is the Imam and Khatib at Muslim Unity Center in Bloomfield Hills Michigan.
Ubaydullah Evans
Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans is ALIM’s first Scholar-in-Residence. He converted to Islam while in high school. Upon conversion, Ustadh Ubaydullah began studying some of the foundational books of Islam under the private tutelage of local scholars while simultaneously pursuing a degree in journalism from Columbia. Since then he has studied at Chicagoland’s Institute of Islamic Education (IIE), in Tarim, Yemen, and Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, where he is the first African-American to graduate from its Shari’a program. Ustadh Ubaydullah also instructs with the Ta’leef Collective and the Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) at times.
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Navaid Aziz
He lectures on current and relevant topics from an Islamic perspective. His workshops focus on best practices in sensitivity and diversity training for those engaging with Muslims. He shares his expertise on Muslim extremism, the history of Muslim extremist groups, and community based intervention and prevention with the courts, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and law enforcement.
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Abdul Wahab Waheed
Mufti Abdul Wahab Waheed was born and raised in Ann Arbor, MI. He began Islamic studies at Jaamiah al-Uloom al-Islamiyyah in Canada where he became a Hafiz at the age of 11. Upon the completion of his Tahfeedhul Ul Quran, Mufti Abdul Wahab decided to continue his studies in Islamic sciences. He started his 7 year Shariah program in Toronto, Canada and went even further to pursue higher education of Hadith in Karachi, Pakistan. Mufti Abdul Wahab completed his Hadith Intensive in the renowned Islamic University founded by Sheikh Yusuf Binori RA known as Jamia Binoritown, where he had the fortune of studying under teachers who had received their Ijaazat from Al- Azhar, Madina Univsirty, and Ummul Qura. Upon graduation, Mufti Abdul Wahab wanted to pursue his passion in understanding and education in the field of Islamic Jurisprudence and Law.
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Nasser Karimian
Dr. Nasser Karimian embraced Islam at the tender age of 14 and began a life of research and da’wah, being an active participant in local MSA events and lectures. He received his Bachelor of Arts of Degree from Concordia University with a Major in Religion and a Minor in Classical Arabic Language. He went on to earn a Master’s Degree in the History and Philosophy of Religion from the same university. He then continued his Islamic studies in Qalam Institute which is headed by Sheikh Abdul Nasir Jangda. In 2019, he completed his Ph.D. from the International Islamic University Of Malaysia (IIUM) in Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion. Dr. Nasser has travelled throughout the US, UK and Canada giving lectures on Islam to various Islamic youth groups and organizations. He joined Al Huda Foundation in 2020 as Imam, Resident Scholar and Youth Director.
Ahmed Alamine
Ahmed Alamine is director of religious affairs at the Indianapolis Muslim Community Association (IMCA), and imam, or leader, of its mosque, Masjid Al-Fajr, the Mosque of the Morning Prayer, the oldest continuously operating Sunni Muslim mosque in the city dating from the 1970s. In 2020, he was sworn in as the first Muslim Police Chaplain in the history of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. He also serves as chaplain with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Born in Saudi Arabia, Imam Alamine grew up in Medina, the city where in 622 CE the Prophet Muhammad sought refuge from Mecca and established the first Islamic government. In this interview, Ahmed Alamine discusses his upbringing, his work in Indianapolis, and his experiences as an Arab American of African descent.
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ends August 26, 2023
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ends NOv 25, 2023
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