by Firas Alkhateeb | Feb 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
In the Warmth of the Shade is a collection of forty poems by a member of the Darul Qasim community presented in three sections: Creator, Creation, and The Best of Creation. Some poems are stories or historical accounts, others are supplications, and still others offer...
by Firas Alkhateeb | Feb 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Shaykh Amin Kholwadia The word tābiʿī literally means someone who follows. Muslims reserve the use of this word for those who met and followed the Companions of the Prophet (upon him blessing and peace). The word ṣaḥābī literally means someone who is a companion. ...
by Firas Alkhateeb | Jan 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
The following is a synopsis of a recent talk given by Shaykh Amin. Shaykh Mohammed Amin Kholwadia posits the idea that every successful institution dedicated to learning, evaluating, researching, developing and engaging is inherently based on a philosophy. Hence,...
by Firas Alkhateeb | Jan 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
On the weekend of January 11, 2019, I was blessed to be hosted at Darul Qasim in Chicago. The most striking thing about this institution is the way that it connects its deep focus on traditional religious sciences with the contemporary crisis affecting Muslims in the...
by Firas Alkhateeb | Dec 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
On November 16th, 2018 a group of about 40 students from Al-Amal School in Minnesota came to visit Darul Qasim. The students and their teachers spent the day with our faculty and Shaykh Amin learning about the mission of Darul Qasim, its curriculum, and how they can...