7 Jumada Al-Akhirah, 1444 AH
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ يَوْمًۭا تُرْجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ مَّا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ
And fear a Day when you will be returned to Allāh. Then every soul will be compensated for what it earned, and none will be wronged.”
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Assalamu alaykum, Welcome to The Qarawiyyin Newsletter!
As another year passes, we thank Allah for our magnitude of blessings. Alongside our articles and podcast episodes, this year we managed to grow our team and concluded our first internship with a group of brilliant sisters from across the world.
We have compiled a list of our most popular content of 2022 for you to revisit. We ask you to keep The Qarawiyyin Project in your du’as and forgive us for any shortcomings. We pray the new year is full of barakah and goodness.
If you are interested in submitting an article or have an idea you want to pitch us, please fill out the submission form on our website.
A round up of the articles we published this year. From reflections on spirituality to capitalism, there is something for everyone.
Podcast Ep. 24: House of Cards | Building Spiritual Resilience
In Episode 24, the team sits down to discuss how we can attain spiritual resilience, especially in light of how countless women see their status in the Muslim community as undervalued and dispensable. How can we correct our mindset regarding our relationship with Allah, our own self-worth, and the authority of community leaders? Where can we turn to bolster our spiritual resilience? How do we remain connected to the Muslim community without becoming cynical? We discuss these questions and more as we consider the best ways to become resilient believers.
Find it on your favourite platform — including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and more — here on Anchor.
Our previous episodes this year:
Podcast Ep. 23: American Muslim Exceptionalism | Butheina Hamdah
Podcast Ep. 20: “Islam and the Arab Revolutions” | Book Talk
You can find all previous book lists in the literature section on TQP website.
This year we published 3 book lists, a good mix of spirituality, social and political history and fiction. If you have read any of the titles, let us know what you thought of them!
January ’22 Book Recommendations
Ayyuhal Walad, Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali
The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History, Ahmed El Shamsy
Islam and the Arab Revolutions: The Ulama Between Democracy and Autocracy, Usaama Al-Azami
The Value of Time (قيمة الزمن عند العلماء), Shaykh Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah
The Path of Muhammad ﷺ: A Book on Islamic Morals and Ethics, Imam Birgivi
Provisions of the Afterlife زاد المعاد في هدي خير العباد, Ibn al-Qayyim
Misquoting Muhammad, Jonathan A.C. Brown
Ash-Shifāʾ of Qāḍī ʿIyāḍ الشفاء بتعريف حقوق المصطفى, Qāḍī ʿIyāḍ
The Weight of Our Sky, Hanna Alkaf
Zaid Karim Private Investigator: A Zaid Karim Mystery, Wael Abdelgawad
The Moor’s Account, Laila Lalami
Bird Summon, Leila Aboulela
Punching the Air, Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
Once Upon an Eid, edited by S.K. Ali and Aisha Saeed
PODCAST: Hifdh Status Hifdh Status is a platform that aims to give insight into the Qur'anic journeys of various individuals, providing tips along the way and reflecting on the lessons they learnt from their unique experiences.
ARTICLE: The Rise of the Muslim Incel: Ideological Victim Blaming and Its Harm to Muslim Women and Men With the rise of 'incel' culture and certain controversial figures gaining popularity — it is important to reflect on the impact on our communities.
VIDEO: Tatfeef, Short-Changing People & Contemporary Examples | Sheikh Ali Hammuda Sheikh Ali Hammuda speaks on the topic of justice in all aspects of life, our own roles in ‘tatfeef’, in curtailing the rights of others and denying people what they are due — and the importance of establishing justice on what may seem like minor day-to-day matters.
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Until next time, Assalaamu Alaykum.