Ali Albarghouthi

What place does winter have in Muslim life? What does winter season offer us in terms of insights, opportunities, and benefits? This talk explains how our attitudes about winter can be re-shaped when we understand its true role in our lives and suggests some practical activities to help us come to this realization.

Who was Uways al-Qarani? What position does he hold in Islamic tradition and spirituality? This talk recounts the story of Uways, based on early and authentic sources, and discusses some of the lessons in the life of this early Muslim ascetic that we can absorb into our lives today.

This lectures discusses how our tongues can a blessing or a curse based on what we decide to do with them. The lecture emphasizes the centrality of human speech and how no reform of human life can pass without the aid of the tongue.

Khutbah on the philosophy of celebrations in Islam, discussed through the examples of Halloween and Ashura. In it, the two days are compared, their histories explored, and recommendations are made as to what should define the Islamic identity, life, and practice.

The significance and virtues of the day of Arafah and Eid al-Adha in Islam. It includes discussion of their deeper meanings and how we are to approach them

A khutbah (Muslim sermon) that discusses the importance of reminding ourselves of our own mortality to help us live better and more meaningful lives

A khutbah (Islamic speech) on how to remember Allah and maintain our piety after the month of Ramadan

How to remember Allah after the month of Ramadan and develop a strong and close relationship with Him

The virtues of the month of Sha’ban and how it can be used to prepare for the month of Ramadan

Khutbah (Muslim speech) on reassessing our worldly competitions and developing a grand project for our lives.

Lessons from the battle of Uhud and wisdom that Muslims can learn from it individually and collectively

A discussion of the life and example of imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal

A khutbah that details the importance and many virtues of saying salah and salam upon Prophet Muhammad

A discussion on how God’s rewards and punishments exactly fit the nature of the good or bad deeds committed.

A khutbah (Muslim sermon) on the mystical and rational tendencies in interpreting religion, and the supremacy of the middle way

The importance and virtues of patience in human life

The place of desire (Hawaa) in human life from an Islamic perspective

The dangers of false pride (kibr)from an Islamic perspective and ways to protect ourselves from it.

Discussion of the dangers of envy from an Islamic perspective and ways to cleanse the soul from it

Discussion of the blessings of having a home and ways to transform it into a Muslim one