Podcast – Middle Ground

Podcast – Middle Ground


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Dhu’l Hijjah: A Time Like No Other – A Khutbah By Imam Marc
August 02, 2019

Reported by Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “There are no days during which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these days.” Some people then asked, “O Messenger of Allah, not even fighting in the cause of Allah?

Middle Ground Podcast – “Finding A Home”
August 01, 2019

In this episode, Imam Marc discusses how we can face the dilemma of isolation and detachment by (literally) being closer to one another.

Understanding Islam July 20th “The Self” Part II
July 20, 2019

https://soundcloud.com/middlegroundmuslimcenter/understanding-islam-july-20th-2019-the-self-part-ii

An Age of No Convictions? A Conversation with Syed Mahdi al-Qazwini
July 19, 2019

In this episode, Imam Marc and Syed Mahdi al-Qazwini discuss the issues of self-image, authenticity, and vulnerability among youths and adults in the Muslim community.

“Beyond ‘Sustainable’ – Getting Closer to Allah” – A Khutbah by Imam Marc
July 19, 2019

A khutbah delivered by Imam Marc on July 19th 2019.

Religion and the “Therapeutic Sensibility”
July 19, 2019

Imam Marc returns after a hiatus with a new episode of the Middle Ground podcast discussing religion, therapy and more.

Islam In-Depth – “The Moral World Of The Qur’an” March 2nd 2019
March 02, 2019

We continue reading M. A. Draz’s “The Moral World of the Qur’an”. Obligation “The Qur’an tells us that it is the sceptics or those in whose hearts is a disease who obey the law only inasmuch as they profit by it; while those who have faith submit to it...

Turning to God – A Khutbah by Imam Marc
March 01, 2019

God Tested the Believers through the Expedition to Tabuk لَقَد تابَ اللَّهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَالمُهاجِرينَ وَالأَنصارِ الَّذينَ اتَّبَعوهُ في ساعَةِ العُسرَةِ مِن بَعدِ ما كادَ يَزيغُ قُلوبُ فَريقٍ مِنهُم ثُمَّ تابَ عَلَيهِم ۚ إِنَّهُ بِهِم رَءوفٌ رَح...

Self Criticism – A Khutbah by Imam Marc Manley
February 08, 2019

The following khutbah was delivered by Imam Marc at the Claremont Colleges on Friday, February 8th, 2019. “Be self-critical, not in anticipation of a particular result, but self-critical of what you are doing now in relation to the goal you wish to acc...

Islam In – Depth – “The Moral World Of The Qur’an” February 2nd 2019
February 02, 2019

We continue our reading of M. A. Draz’s “The Moral World Of The Qur’an”, this week discussing whether or not Islam is a “universal religion”, meaning is the morality of the Qur’an universally binding: if so, how, and if not,