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Danish Qasim

Danish Qasim is the founder of In Shaykh's Clothing. He has been working with victims of spiritual abuse since 2009. Danish began a formal study of the Islamic sciences locally in 2006. He graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a B.A. in Religious Studies. After graduation, he dedicated himself to full time traditional Islamic studies. His places of study include Teumerat, Mauritania, USA, and Istanbul. He is also well experienced in community work, Muslim leadership training, and Muslim youth development. He also completed his Masters focusing on spiritual abuse.

Stories By Danish Qasim

Danish Qasim

From The Playbook Of A Child Predator: What Muslim Parents Need To Know

The first thing to know about child sexual predators is that they are not obvious and easy-to-recognize figures standing in front of a playground in a...
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On the Passing of Murabit Ahmad Fal

On February 3, 2021, the great scholar Murabit Ahmad Fal passed away in Mauritania. He was from the Massuma clan which is known for producing ulema....
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Mockery: Comedy’s Weapon Against Morality

Mock mockers after that That would not lift a hand maybe To help good, wise or great To bar that foul storm out, for we Traffic...
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Identity Scholarship: Ideological Assabiya And Double Standards

The Prophet ﷺ helped the Arabs overcome their asabiya (tribalism) and enter a new defining bond of Islam. The criterion for right and wrong was no...
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Prosperity Islam And The Coronavirus Problem

Hadith: “Hasten to perform good deeds before seven events: Are you waiting for poverty that makes you forgetful? Or wealth that burdens you? Or a debilitating...
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Who Can We Trust?

Spiritual abusers are con-artists, and if they were easy to spot then they would be far less successful. That is why you must exercise vigilance and...
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A Code of Conduct To Protect Against Spiritual Abuse

When there is a claim of spiritual abuse, the initial reaction of concerned Muslims is often to go to another Muslim leader and expect that leader...
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Should I Pray Taraweeh Or Make Up Prayers?

Every Ramadan I’m asked by Muslims whether they should pray Taraweeh or make-up missed prayers. They have the guilt of missed prayers but the desire to...
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A Muslim’s Dignity and Social Media

By mercy from Allah, you were gentle with them. Had you been coarse and harsh-hearted, they would have dispersed from you. -Quran 3:159 The Sunnah of...
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Is The Knowledge Tainted?

By Danish Qasim We have unfortunately created a culture of praise where we vouch for someone’s piety without truly knowing them. We see fan pages for...