Ustadha Shireen Ahmed

March 14, 2024 4 mins

Maintaining Ties

One’s etiquette in social situations is the key foundation to having strong relationships with others. This article is the twelfth in a series taken from the On Demand Course: Discussion on Sulami’s Adab of Keeping Company. The main emphasis here is on continuity. Be thinking about all the various ways of good in the relationship. Mercy […]
March 7, 2024 3 mins

Defend and Support Others

One’s etiquette in social situations is the key foundation to having strong relationships with others. This article is the eleventh in a series taken from the On Demand Course: Discussion on Sulami’s Adab of Keeping Company. Some of these proper etiquettes overlap. The wisdom of that is educational. There are key points that the author […]
February 29, 2024 3 mins

Wavering on the Religious

One’s etiquette in social situations is the key foundation to having strong relationships with others. This article is the tenth in a series taken from the On Demand Course: Discussion on Sulami’s Adab of Keeping Company. Be easygoing in worldly matters, even on matters where there is a difference of opinion. We have a duty […]
February 26, 2024 3 mins

Renunciation: Dealing With Clutter

This is the ninth in a series of articles on how to live simply and practice renunciation from the On Demand Course: Living Simply or How to Practice Zuhd in Complex Times.  If one is left with a big pile, what does one do? The first place you might want to consider is a Muslim […]
February 22, 2024 4 mins

Worldly Disagreement

One’s etiquette in social situations is the key foundation to having strong relationships with others. This article is the ninth in a series taken from the On Demand Course: Discussion on Sulami’s Adab of Keeping Company. Our mother Aisha relates about the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) that the Prophet (Allah bless […]
February 19, 2024 5 mins

Renunciation: Practice

This is the eighth in a series of articles on how to live simply and practice renunciation from the On Demand Course: Living Simply or How to Practice Zuhd in Complex Times.  It is important to always start with the intention of always striving with every day that passes to refine yourself. You always want […]
February 15, 2024 5 mins

When in Doubt, Consult

One’s etiquette in social situations is the key foundation to having strong relationships with others. This article is the eighth in a series taken from the On Demand Course: Discussion on Sulami’s Adab of Keeping Company. Consult friends, family, and other people that you keep company. Not just with problems, but in all things. In our […]
February 12, 2024 3 mins

Renunciation: Consequence

This is the seventh in a series of articles on how to live simply and practice renunciation from the On Demand Course: Living Simply or How to Practice Zuhd in Complex Times.  The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) reportedly said, “Glad tidings be for one guided to Islam; whose living is based […]
February 8, 2024 7 mins

Give Due Respect

One’s etiquette in social situations is the key foundation to having strong relationships with others. This article is the seventh in a series taken from the On Demand Course: Discussion on Sulami’s Adab of Keeping Company. People have a sense of self-dignity. This is not about feeding their arrogance. People may be accustomed to a […]
February 5, 2024 4 mins

Renunciation: The Blueprint

This is the sixth in a series of articles on how to live simply and practice renunciation from the On Demand Course: Living Simply or How to Practice Zuhd in Complex Times.  Sahl bin Sa‘d al-Sa‘idi mentions that a man came to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) and said, “O Messenger […]
February 1, 2024 7 mins

Honor Fellow Muslims

One’s etiquette in social situations is the key foundation to having strong relationships with others. This article is the sixth in a series taken from the On Demand Course: Discussion on Sulami’s Adab of Keeping Company. Allah says: إِنَّمَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ إِخۡوَة  “Believers are plainly but each other’s own brothers.” [Quran, 49:10; tr. Keller, Quran Beheld […]
January 29, 2024 7 mins

Renunciation: Prophetic Narrations

This is the fifth in a series of articles on how to live simply and practice renunciation from the On Demand Course: Living Simply or How to Practice Zuhd in Complex Times.  The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “The truest words said by a poet are the words of Labid: ‘Truly, […]
January 25, 2024 5 mins

Hold on to Purity

One’s etiquette in social situations is the key foundation to having strong relationships with others. This article is the fifth in a series taken from the On Demand Course: Discussion on Sulami’s Adab of Keeping Company. Keep away from malice and hold fast to purity in your relationships. Malice is to wish ill for another. Malice […]
January 22, 2024 6 mins

Renunciation: The Harvest

This is the fourth in a series of articles on how to live simply and practice renunciation from the On Demand Course: Living Simply or How to Practice Zuhd in Complex Times.  Most people in this world are worldly. That is just the nature of life and the test of life. How do you become […]
January 18, 2024 6 mins

Do Not Envy Each Other

One’s etiquette in social situations is the key foundation to having strong relationships with others. This article is the fourth in a series taken from the On Demand Course: Discussion on Sulami’s Adab of Keeping Company. Allah says: إِنَّمَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ إِخۡوَة  “Believers are plainly but each other’s own brothers” [Quran, 49:10; tr. Keller, Quran Beheld] […]
January 15, 2024 5 mins

Renunciation: Taking Steps

This is the third in a series of articles on how to live simply and practice renunciation from the On Demand Course: Living Simply or How to Practice Zuhd in Complex Times.  There are a few things that facilitate this renunciation. Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali explains this in a beautiful work that is available in English […]
January 11, 2024 5 mins

Think Well of Others

One’s etiquette in social situations is the key foundation to having strong relationships with others. This article is the third in a series taken from the On Demand Course: Discussion on Sulami’s Adab of Keeping Company. When keeping good company, give their blameworthy qualities, faults, and mistakes a good interpretation whenever possible. Consider their intention. […]
January 8, 2024 6 mins

Renunciation: Perspective

This is the second in a series of articles on how to live simply and practice renunciation from the On Demand Course: Living Simply or How to Practice Zuhd in Complex Times.  The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) put his hand on Ibn Umar’s shoulder and said “Be in this world as […]
January 4, 2024 5 mins

Uphold Good Character

One’s etiquette in social situations is the key foundation to having strong relationships with others. This article is the second in a series taken from the On Demand Course: Discussion on Sulami’s Adab of Keeping Company. Allah praises the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), thus: وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِیم “And verily you […]
January 1, 2024 6 mins

Renunciation: Definition

This is the first in a series of articles on how to live simply and practice renunciation from the On Demand Course: Living Simply or How to Practice Zuhd in Complex Times.  The topic of living simply and upholding this key Prophetic quality of renunciation (Zuhd) is central to our religion. It is at the […]
December 28, 2023 5 mins

The Etiquette of Keeping Company

One’s etiquette in social situations is the key foundation to having strong relationships with other people. This article is the first in a series taken from the On Demand Course: Discussion on Sulami’s Adab of Keeping Company. Learning about the etiquette of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) gives us a framework […]
April 27, 2020 1 min

Ramadan Rejuvenation for Kids | A Puppet Show on the Shifa – Ustadha Shire...

In this Ramadan daily series for young children, educator Ustadha Shireen Ahmed gives daily lessons from the Shifa of Qadi Iyad on the character and virtue of the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace). The story is told from the perspective of a student of Qadi Iyad, who explains the text to […]
April 22, 2020 4 mins

Draw Near to Allah in Ramadan Through Service – Ustadha Umm Umar

Ustadha Umm Umar reminds us to incorporate service in Ramadan as a means of drawing near to Allah Most High. She advises not to make Ramadan just revolve around oneself but to be concerned with others and their needs. Ustadha Umm Umar gives key advice and practical methods to engage in service through Ramadan. I […]
March 20, 2020 1 min

COVID-19 Webinar: A Global Islamic Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Announcing the SeekersGuidance COVID-19 Webinar This Sunday! As this pandemic spreads across the world, the Muslim community is struggling to find answers to many questions. Along with the critical advice of health and medical professionals, we are in dire need of Prophetic Guidance. SeekersGuidance has put together an important program to provide clarity in these […]
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