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Unity transforms isolated efforts into a powerful collective force, forging strength through shared purpose and mutual respect. History shows that even perceived setbacks, like the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, can become victories when guided by wisdom and trust in leadership. Though its terms seemed unfavorable, the treaty brought peace, enabling growth and preparing the way for future triumphs. This timeless lesson urges us to stay united, trust our leaders, and rely on divine guidance, even in uncertainty. Together, setbacks become stepping stones, and challenges become opportunities. The power of a united front is unstoppable when aligned with vision and faith.

The Battle of Hamra’ al-Asad reminds us that true strength lies not in numbers or the absence of pain but in the resilience to rise again after defeat. It teaches that even when outmatched, faith and determination can triumph over the odds. There is a striking resemblance to the battle unfolding in West Asia today. We have faced many losses, carried our wounds, and buried our martyrs. Yet our faith will not falter—and that is why, in the end, we will win.

There’s something delightfully tragic about being educated. It’s a bit like owning a finely tuned instrument no one cares to listen to, or learning a dead language just to have people laugh when you speak it. Let me tell you a story about life—a story not so much about what I learned, but about how little that learning seemed to matter. I graduated as a pharmacist in Australia once upon a time. Those were heady days of achievement, my mind packed with meticulously memorized doses, contraindications, and pharmacokinetics. A respectable profession, too—medicine-adjacent but without the nightmarish hours of clinics and rounds. My white coat was my badge of competence, my graduation certificate proof that I’d earned a place at the table of informed decision-makers. Not long after, I travelled overseas to visit family. In the Holy City of Qom, a […]

Salam Alaykum The following are some notes from the first khutba. The start of the first khutba started with the Ayah: وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ ۚ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ اللَّهُ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Those - Allah will have mercy upon them. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise. [9:71] Sahih International Surah At Tawbah 71 After advising the believers to be God Conscious and not to step outside the boundaries set by Allah SWT – he discusses the significance and importance of this Ayah – and the unity that believers should have with each other. This is called […]