Archive for November, 2009

Shepherd’s Path – Banu Noor – BREATHE!

26Nov09

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WORK TIME: Approx. 2 hrs
FINAL PROJECT TIME: 4min 1sec
CAMERA: Panasonic SDR-H80
EDITED WITH: Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 9 (4GB RAM, Windows 7)
A small recap of Day 2 of the Al-Maghrib “Seerah: The Sheperd’s Path” course with Shaykh AbdulBary Yahya with Banu Noor (in Orlando, Florida).


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Thanksgiving, The Right Way to Do It!

26Nov09

What are you thankful for?
I’m thankful for the fact that this year, Muslims are given an opportunity to be way more thankful to Allah on this American holiday. It just so happens the 9th day of Dhul-Hijjah, referred to as the day of ‘Arafat, is the same day as Thanksgiving. It’s a blessed day where [...]


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Before & After: Al-Maghrib Teasers

24Nov09

Da’wah is marketing.
You got a product that you know is the best, and you’re trying to get it out to everybody. There may be competitors, and even enemies. However, at the end of the day, the best product gets sold.
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This past two weekends I attended the “Seerah: The Shepherd’s Path” seminar with Shaykh Abdul-Bary Yahya. [...]


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The Light Saber of the Muslims!

23Nov09

I attended the “Seerah: The Sheperd’s Path” course these past two weekends, from Al-Maghrib Instiute taught by Shaykh Abdul-Bary Yahya.
One of the best fun facts (I guess it could be a GEM (Genuinely Enlightening Moment)) that I’d learned this weekend deals with Star Wars.
In the battle of Badr, in the Seerah (life of the Prophet [...]


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It’s Raining Jinn! Astaghfirullah

17Nov09

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Last night, the Leonids visited us. Well, sort of. If you haven’t heard, one of the most amazing meteor showers of the century was supposed to happen last night, the Leonids meteors.
This past weekend was the first of the Seerah: The Sheherd’s Path class (from Al-Maghrib Institute) [...]


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