Lecture 7: Abu ‘l-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzi
Date: Friday, November 6th at 8 PM (Online)
Presented by: Ustadh Ehsaan Ansari
Lecture 8: Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi & Nur ad-Din Zengi
Date: Friday, December 4th at 8 PM (Online)
Presented by: Shaykh Zahid Abu Ghudda
This lecture series, inspired by the book Saviours of Islamic Spirit by the late Indian scholar and intellectual, Shaykh Abu ’l-Hasan ‘Ali Nadwi, is a story of the ebbs and flows of this Umma; the challenges, the setbacks, and most importantly, the successes. It is a poignant story of the accomplishments, attainments, and triumphs that propelled the Umma forward. It is a story told through extraordinary figures: the revivers, men of courage, vigor, and zeal, an elect group who were graced with divine determination to safeguard the spirit of God’s religion on earth. In other words, they were the saviours of the Islamic spirit.
Drawing on the lives of of the most influential personalities of Islam, from Hasan al-Basri, ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and Ghazali to Ibn al-Jawzi and Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, this lecture series offers comfort and much-needed perspective, given the current situation of Muslims around the world. It aims to inspire Muslim youth and others to virtue and love for Allah, and to provide role models of intellectual and spiritual excellence, at a time when people are looking for motivation from other sources. This history reminds us that we are not in the direst of situations.
Drawing on the lives of of the most influential personalities of Islam, from Hasan al-Basri, ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and Ghazali to Ibn al-Jawzi and Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, this lecture series offers comfort and much-needed perspective, given the current situation of Muslims around the world. It aims to inspire Muslim youth and others to virtue and love for Allah, and to provide role models of intellectual and spiritual excellence, at a time when people are looking for motivation from other sources. This history reminds us that we are not in the direst of situations.
Ustadh Ehsaan Ansari was born and raised in Toronto. His journey for seeking knowledge began in 2003. He completed his Hifdh in 2005, and studied a few primers in the Islamic Sciences. He was accepted to the Islamic University of Madinah in 2008, where he he went on to complete a diploma in Arabic. In 2015 he completed his BA in Islamic Law, specializing in Fiqh (Jurisprudence) and Usool Al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) from the Faculty of Shari'ah. In 2016, he completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Aqeedah (Theology) and Da'wah (Propogation) from the Faculty of Dawah and Usool Ad-Deen.
Shaykh Mohammad Zahid Abu Ghudda is the son of the late Shaykh ‘Abd al-Fattāḥ Abū Ghudda, who is widely recognized as one of the leading Muslim scholars of the 20th century. Shaykh Zahid has studied various Islamic sciences extensively under the guidance of his late father and has been blessed to meet and learn from many Muslim scholars from around the world.
Shaykh Mohammad Zahid's lectures cover various Islamic sciences, including Fiqh, Hadith, Akhlaq, Uloom ul-Quran and History. He is a frequent Khateeb and speaker at numerous Masajid in the Greater Toronto Area. He has authored and translated several books in both Arabic and English. He also holds an MBA from the University of Toronto and has been residing in Canada since 1991.
Shaykh Mohammad Zahid's lectures cover various Islamic sciences, including Fiqh, Hadith, Akhlaq, Uloom ul-Quran and History. He is a frequent Khateeb and speaker at numerous Masajid in the Greater Toronto Area. He has authored and translated several books in both Arabic and English. He also holds an MBA from the University of Toronto and has been residing in Canada since 1991.