Bidayat al-Hidaya is a highly motivational manual written by the great legend, Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali, detailing the fundamentals of acquiring guidance through God-consciousness (taqwa). Imam Ghazali argues that just as there is an end to this noble objective there is also a beginning to it, which must be made firm for one to achieve success. While being concise and to-the-point the manual is laid out in the form of a detailed daily timetable, providing the reader strong inspiration and much heart-rending counsel.

We aim to grow closer to Allah (SWT) during the month of Ramadan by mastering the art of dua. But how did the Prophets do it? Within the most difficult moments in their lives, they all turned to Allah (SWT) and seeked His mercy. Allah (SWT) preserved those duas in the Qur’an for us to use as a template in making dua till the Day of Judgement.

Ibn Ata’llah, a classical Islamic scholar whose investments in The Islamic Sciences are well known, had written a book that appeared to intentionally avoid the polarizing and controversial aspects of Sufism and instead focused on its essence: character refinement, inward purity, enhanced presence with Allah swt, and increased love for Allah SWTs Messenger (SAW). In that unifying spirit and similar intent to focus on the essential and avoid the controversial, the American Learning Institute for Muslims (ALIM) and Miftaah invite our community to explore selected readings of this short but extremely profound work of tazkīya (purification). We will be using the Arabic original and Dr. Jackson’s translation.

Ibn Ata’llah, a classical Islamic scholar whose investments in The Islamic Sciences are well known, had written a book that appeared to intentionally avoid the polarizing and controversial aspects of Sufism and instead focused on its essence: character refinement, inward purity, enhanced presence with Allah swt, and increased love for Allah SWTs Messenger (SAW). In that unifying spirit and similar intent to focus on the essential and avoid the controversial, the American Learning Institute for Muslims (ALIM) and Miftaah invite our community to explore selected readings of this short but extremely profound work of tazkīya (purification). We will be using the Arabic original and Dr. Jackson’s translation.