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		<title>Which Supplication for the Azan do you know?</title>
		<link>http://obeyd.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/which-supplication-for-the-azan-do-you-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abu Zayd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abd al-Raḥmān al-Mubārakpūrī (d 1353H) in his commentary on Sunan al-Tirmidhī writes: “There are two additions to this supplication that are commonly uttered: the first is adding the phrase innaka lā tukhliful mī‘ād at the end, and the second is adding the phrase waʼd-darajat al-rafī‘ah in the middle after the word faḍīlah. The first addition [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=obeyd.wordpress.com&blog=1992283&post=556&subd=obeyd&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Islamic Perspective on Halloween</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abu Zayd</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Halloween]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Halloween. Millions across the nation are involved in the consumerism, the tricks, the treats- busy celebrating a holiday, which, no one really understands. The average American spends $56.43 for this day, totally approximately $4.65 billion nationwide.  What is all the fuss about?
Come here an Islamic perspective on this celebration. From a lecture delivered [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=obeyd.wordpress.com&blog=1992283&post=539&subd=obeyd&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Real Emancipation of Women</title>
		<link>http://obeyd.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/the-real-emancipation-of-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abu Zayd</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[emancipation of women]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does it mean to really be free? An insightful look at the emancipation of women from an Islamic perspective. From the annual Women for Faith, Knowledge and Action Conference in Edison, NJ.
[click here to listen]
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		<title>7 Steps to Istiqamah After Ramadan</title>
		<link>http://obeyd.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/7-steps-to-istiqamah-after-ramadan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abu Zayd</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Masjid al-Tawheed]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having graduated from the school of Ramadan, the most pressing lesson for the ummah is that of istiqamah. It is the second-most important command after iman. It is a command that made the Prophet&#8217;s hair turn white. Come take a look at the concept of istiqmah, its virtue and importance and 7 means to achieve and maintain [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=obeyd.wordpress.com&blog=1992283&post=518&subd=obeyd&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>KHUTBAH: Celebrating Ramadan and Beyond</title>
		<link>http://obeyd.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/khutbah-celebrating-ramadan-and-beyond/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abu Zayd</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Celebration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jumuah]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrating Ramadhan &#38; Beyond from machaudry on Vimeo.
Jumma Khutbah by Dr. Abu Zayd at the Islamic Center of Basking Ridge (www.icbri.org) on Friday, September 18, 2009.
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		<title>Ijazah in the Reading of Shu&#8217;bah</title>
		<link>http://obeyd.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/ijazah-in-the-reading-of-shubah/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abu Zayd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photo Essays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qirā’āt]]></category>

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		<title>Relevant Biographies in Qirā’āt Studies</title>
		<link>http://obeyd.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/relevant-biographies-in-qira%e2%80%99at-studies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abu Zayd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Qirā’āt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imām Nāfi‘ (d 169H): Originally from Isfahān, Abū Abdu’l-Raḥmān Nāfi‘b. Abdu’l-Raḥmān b. Abī Na‘īm al-Laythī al-Madanī was a prominent Qurʼānic scholar and native of Madīnah, who was a student of over seventy Successors, and the teacher of many illustrious personalities, including his two main transmitters Qālūn and Warsh, as well as Imām Mālik. He taught [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=obeyd.wordpress.com&blog=1992283&post=493&subd=obeyd&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>References in the Qirā’āt</title>
		<link>http://obeyd.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/references-in-the-qira%e2%80%99at/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abu Zayd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you want to learn the qirā’āt (the various modes of Qurʼān readings)? Here is a synopsis of the literature on the subject, based upon my ongoing study.

al-Sab‘ah fi’l-Qirā’āt of Ibn Mujāhid (d 324H): This leading Qurʼānic scholar traveled widely in the Muslim world and painstakingly documented the most authentic modes of reading in this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=obeyd.wordpress.com&blog=1992283&post=490&subd=obeyd&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate Ramadan</title>
		<link>http://obeyd.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/celebrate-ramadan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abu Zayd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ramadan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Celebration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joy of Ramadan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ending of Ramadan is marked by festivities and cheers by all. Even those who don&#8217;t pray or fast do celebrate Eid. But why do we reserve our smiles and cheers for the end of Ramadan? This is a month of celebration, from beginning to end, and on each and every day. Farah (joy) is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=obeyd.wordpress.com&blog=1992283&post=484&subd=obeyd&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Message from Uwaymir Anjum</title>
		<link>http://obeyd.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/message-from-uwaymir-anjum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abu Zayd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ilm Summit 2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Points to Ponder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr Uwaymir Anjum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islamic Political Theory]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Almaghrib Brothers and Sisters, Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah
I am thankful to Allah for allowing me to spend two uplifting and blessed days with such dedicated and intelligent Muslims sisters and brothers in faith. I enjoyed teaching you and learning from you; your questions and thoughts are invaluable for me, and will continue to make [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=obeyd.wordpress.com&blog=1992283&post=482&subd=obeyd&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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