Center of Excellence

مركزالاحسان

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

اللّهُمَّ صَلَّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَعْتَرَتِهِ بِعَدَدِ كُلّ مَعْلُومٍ لَّكَ اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الحى القيومُ وَأَتُوبُ اِلَيْهِ

الحمد لله رب العالمين

اِھدِنا الصِرَاطِ المستَقِیم

O Allah! I ask You for Your Love, the love of those who love You, and deeds which will cause me to attain Your Love. O Allah! Make Your Love dearer to me than myself and my family! Amen

We have established the MRF Center of Excellence (مركز الاحسان) with the aim to spread knowledge and light. The pure heart is like a polished mirror that is lit with the light of wisdom by divine mercy and grace. The secrets are uncovered if you are willing and ask for Him, from Him. Veils lift, shells shatter, and valleys traversed. The Book of Allah and the way of the Prophet is a clear guidance for humble and submissive servants who seek a pathway from darkness to light and from doubt to certainty.

We shall strive to attain Knowledge, navigate the hurdles of world, people, satan, and carnal soul. We must trust God for sustenance and be patient with the divine decree, calamities, and hardships. A humble and pure heart is always grateful and thankful for the infinite blessings, and navigates a straight path guided by the hope and fear and free of hypocrisy and pride.

We, humans, are on a journey in time through this temporary world, and our eternal home is beyond the horizon, and we will be presented before the Lord of the worlds. We ask Almighty that He blesses us an immaculate conscience and qalb-e-saleem so that we attain the ultimate success. All power and strength belong to the Lord, Merciful and Compassionate, Exalted and Majestic, Ever-living and Sustainer.

EVENTS:

We will update with the upcoming events.

  • May 2024 insha’Allah: MRF Invited Speaker, Kansas City, USA

LIBRARY:

We have complied a brief list of suggested reading that is expected to grow as we learn together and embark on this journey of peace.

The Nobel Quran:

  • Nauman Ali Khan, Bayyinah TV (Quran and Arabic courses)

(https://bayyinahtv.com/)

  • Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Hafiz Ibn Kathir

(https://a.co/d/0VWJ3Bc)

The Way of Prophet:

  • The Sealed Nectar, Shaikh Safi-ur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri

(https://a.co/d/6QNMuJu)

  • The Sirah of the Prophet (PBUH): A Contemporary and Original Analysis, Yasir Qadhi

(https://a.co/d/i7DjEgj)

  • Sirat un Nabi – The Life of the Prophet P.B.U.H, Allama Shibli Numani

(https://a.co/d/asRyoC2)

  • Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources, Martin Lings

(https://a.co/d/jgCxCW2)

Pearls of Wisdom:

  • Nahj al-Balagha, Imam Ali Ibn Abi Taleb

(https://a.co/d/3x22fJ9)

  • Sahih Al-Bukhari Arabic-English Summarized, Imam al-Bukhari

(https://a.co/d/i256VAT)

  • The Translation of the Meanings of Summarized Sahih Muslim, Imam Muslim

(https://a.co/d/1HPIosu)

  • Riyad-us-Saliheen, Imam Al-Nawawi

(https://a.co/d/7Cdf2gU)

  • The 40 Hadith of Imam al-Nawawi

(https://a.co/d/axFHZr0)  

  • The Path of Worshippers to the Paradise of the Lord of the Worlds (Minhaj al-abidin ila jannat rabb al-alamin),Imam Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazzali

(https://a.co/d/8kKvOIM)

  • The Kashf al-Mahjub: the ‘Revelation of the Veiled’, Ali al-Hujwiri

(https://a.co/d/7pWK6di)

  • The Summary of Religious Knowledge (Mukhtasar fi Ilm ad-Din), Sheikh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani

(https://a.co/d/5fFWq7O)

  • The Secret of Secrets, Sheikh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani

(https://a.co/d/8I7KsFZ)

  • Treatise For The Seekers: Risalah al-Mustarshideen, Imam al-Harith al-Muhasibi

(https://a.co/d/cBMBqC1)

  • The Awarif Ul Ma’arif, Sheikh Shahabudin Suhrawardi

(https://a.co/d/b7tZqIj)

  • Al-Ghazali’s Path to Sufism: His Deliverance from Error (al-Munqidh min al-Dalal), Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali

(https://a.co/d/4aqsqup)

  • Ringstones of Wisdom (Fusus al-hikam), Ibn Al’Arabi

(https://a.co/d/3r94yeV)

  • The Disease And the Cure (Jawab al-Kafi), Imam Ibn al-Qayyim

(https://a.co/d/fVgxgD1)

  • Dalail Arifin, Hazrat Khaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki

(https://a.co/d/7ZR4nF5)

  • At-Tadhkirah the Reminder, Abu ‘Abdullaah Muhammad Al-Qurtubi

(https://a.co/d/8K1S77m)

  • The Flashes Collection (Risale-I Nur Collection), Bediuzzaman Said Nursi

(https://a.co/d/0RH17wQ)

  • Tears of Love (Shams-i Tabrizi)

(https://a.co/d/iCKp3qA)

  • Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam, A. Helwa

(https://a.co/d/a5P6DwO)

  • Allah Loves, Omar Suleiman

(https://a.co/d/8C4bR5y)

  • Meeting Muhammad, Omar Suleiman

(https://a.co/d/8L2tlAx)

  • Because You are Allah, Ali Jaber Al-Fayfi

(https://a.co/d/jm1GRan)

  • Healing the Emptiness: A guide to emotional and spiritual well-being, Yasmin Mogahed

(https://a.co/d/dAAseMQ)

  • The Principle of Patience, Ibn Taymiyyah

(https://a.co/d/7GUBq77)

  • Reflecting on the Names of Allah, Dr Jinan Yousef

(https://a.co/d/bHRNdx2)

Meditation Guidance:

  • Hudur Institute

(https://www.hudur.org/)

  • Living Presence: The Sufi Path to Mindfulness and the Essential Self, Kabir Edmund Helminski

(https://a.co/d/9ybJiFk)

  • The Book of Contemplation: Book 39 of the Ihya’ ‘ulum al-din, Imam al-Ghazali

(https://a.co/d/eBhFAd2)

  • The Meditations of Khawaja Muinuddin Hasan Chishti

(https://a.co/d/9ovYJgq)

  • Sustenance of the Soul: The Cognitive Behavior Therapy of A Ninth Century Physician, Abu Zayd al-Balkhi

(https://a.co/d/7jJU5zZ)

Poetry Collections (Sufi, Islamic Intellectual tradition/spirituality):

  • The Essential Rumi, Jalal al-Din Rumi

(https://a.co/d/cjMQSIc)

  • Death before Dying, Sultan Bahu

(https://a.co/d/9FSU45l)

  • Divan of Mu’in ud-din Chishti, Moin ud-din Chishti

(https://a.co/d/fCct8YO)

  • Baba Farid Poetic Sayings, Farid ud-din Masud Ganjshakar

(https://a.co/d/23pku4t)

  • Sultan Bahu: Life & Poems

(https://a.co/d/2dLI1wK)

Islamic Institutes:

  • Jannah Institute

(https://www.jannahinstitute.org/)

  • Qalam Institute

(https://www.qalam.institute/)

  • Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

(https://yaqeeninstitute.org/)

  • Bayyinah Institute

(https://bayyinah.com/)

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