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Muslims & The Post-Literacy Society

What Happens When We (Don’t!) Read? https://www.imammarc.com/p/muslims-and-the-post-literacy-society A Khuṭbah by Imam Marc Manley ﷽ قَالَ لِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ: أَأَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَيْكَ أُنْزِلَ؟ قَالَ: فَإِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَسْمَعَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِي فَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ سُورَةَ النِّسَاءِ حَتَّى بَلَغْتُ The Prophet ﷺ said to me, “Recite to me.” I said, “Shall I recite to you when it was revealed to you?”…

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Eid, the Hajj, and the Prophet’s Last Sermon

Dhuʻl-Hijjah 9, the day before Eid al-Adha, is the anniversary of the Prophet’s last sermon, delivered on Mt. Arafat. This famous sermon summarizes some of the most important tenets of Islam. Are we living up to them today? This khutba was delivered three years ago on 9 Dhu’l-Hijra (July 8 2022). Below is the text, published here for the first…

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