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Da‘wah in India is a hot item as of late. Organizations like Islamic Research Foundation, an India-based da‘wah project headed by Dr. Zakir Naik, has been very active in bringing Western speakers to India to give speeches in English. The need for such programs, particularly in the English language, is ... Read More »

See Also: Another attendee's reflections We will keep adding photos as we get them in this post. An update date will be added in title. Some of the pictures have been modified/faces-blurred because they were taken for personal use and so we'd like to preserve the privacy. Enjoy! Day 1: ... Read More »

Here's a brief summary of a few of Sunday's TDC talks, from our “reporter in the field”, Ahmad Al Farsi– Sex Ed., Domestic Harmony and Meet the Shayookh (Sh. Yasir Qadhi, Sh. Yaser Birjas, imām Johari Abdul Malik) : Sex Ed., by Sh. Yaser Birjas A lecture that broke all ... Read More »

Yasir Qadhi added his bit: I'm writing from the convention center… I'm attending all of the lectures by our dear Shaykh ṣalāh al-Sawi. He is giving an intensive series on the Fiqh of Family life, very interesting. Its amazing to see ALL of us speakers, whenever we don't have our ... Read More »

Assalamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu Alhamdulillaah, we just finished the first day of a truly amazing event: The Texas da‘wah Convention. Today consisted of a day-long carnival (lasting till 10 pm) right inside Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center. SubḥānAllāh, this was one of the most awesome Islamic events ... Read More »

Tomorrow is the last day you can register for Texas da‘wah online to receive a 15% discount. Onsite registration will be available of course but at the regular rate. This year's event promises to be revolutionary in every way, with the focus on learning, not just on hype and inspiration. ... Read More »

There is an exciting message for MM readers & Muslims of America towards the end of this post. On Saturday night, I attended ICNA-NJ / WhyIslam's evening lecture program on “In the footsteps of Ibrahim (AS)”. There were about 700-800 folks in attendance. The program was well organized and the ... Read More »

Texas da‘wah Registration is Now Open! Take advantage of discounts (limited time) by registering online here Two amazing lectures online for free download (you need an account on site to access these– its free to create one!): “In the Mind of the 'Muslim' Terrorist” by Sh. Waleed Basyouni (ground breaking ... Read More »

To everyone in the Midwest, there will be a seminar at the Islamic Society of Milwaukee this weekend entitled: American Muslim Converts: Empowerment and Outreach Guest speakers include imām Siraj Wahhaj, Dr. Robert Crane, Shabir Ally, Ihsan Bagby, and others. Yours truly will moderate the panel discussion, “New Muslims and ... Read More »

We are kind of late on this one. But it is important that all Muslims, esp. in America, are aware about this excellent event ongoing in Philadelphia through today (Nov. 2-4). Alḥamdulillāh other bloggers (and speaker) are covering it, so you can be with the brothers in spirit, if not ... Read More »