Ramadan Mubarak! May Allah, the Most Generous, accept from all of us, all our fasting, our standing, our recitation, our gathering, our presence, and may He make it a cause of healing for the Ummah of His beloved, peace be upon him, in all our state and affairs. Amin.

Allah the Exalted says, "Alif-Lām-Rā. ˹This is˺ a Book which We have revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ so that you may lead people out of darkness and into light, by the Will of their Lord, to the Path of the Almighty, the Praiseworthy." [Quran 14:1]

O believers! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was for those before you, so perhaps you will become mindful ˹of Allah˺. (Quran 2:183)

﷽ We are excited to announce that registration for the 2024 Al-Maqasid Summer Family Retreat will launch on Sunday, April 14 at 12pm EST.

﷽ *SPECIAL EVENT THIS WEEKEND!* "Journeying Back to the Quran: Living Quran in the Prophetic Light." This seminar will take place on Saturday, May 25th, from 11:15 am to 5:15 pm, inshaAllah. Register here: tickettailor.com/events/almaqas…

“No good deeds are better than what is done in these first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah.”

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever among you wakes up secure in his property, healthy in his body, and he has his food for the day, it is as if he were given the entire world.” (Tirmidhi)

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Al-Maqasid Seminary Now Accepting Applications We invite you to embrace the path of sacred learning and embark on this journey with us. Apply today at almaqasid.org/seminary

Finding Quran Recitation Difficult I find it difficult to recite the Quran, so during Ramadan, I read a translation of the Quran. Will I be rewarded for this? Answered by Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

On Disciplining the Soul A study of Book 22 of Imam al-Ghazali’s Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din 📅 Friday, April 18 – Sunday, April 20 📍 Location: Al-Maqasid Register today: almaqasid.org/book22

Aisha (radiAllahu anha) reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, if I know which night is the Night of Decree, what should I say during it?” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Say: O Allah, You are pardoning. You love to forgive, so forgive me.” (al-Tirmidhī)

Al-Maqasid Outreach is happy to announce the first Al-Maqasid Regional Retreat in Trinity, Texas. Registration opening soon InshAllah. To find our more about our regional retreats, please visit: almaqasid.org/outreach

Eid Mubarak! May Allah ﷻ accept our fasting and good deeds, grant relief to the Ummah of our Prophet ﷺ, and shower us all with His infinite mercy!

The Prophet ﷺ said: "A person is upon the religion of his close friend, so let one of you look at whom he befriends." (Tirmidhi)

Al-Maqasid Texas Regional Retreat Join us for a spiritually transformative experience at the Al-Maqasid Retreat: On Disciplining the Soul*, taking place from *Friday, May 23rd to Sunday, May 25th in Trinity, TX (90 mins from Houston). 🔗 *Register here:* buytickets.at/almaqasid/1656…

وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ And He is with you wherever you are (57:4)

"It is not the knowledge which should come to you, it is you who should come to the knowledge." -Imam Malik ibn Anas

The Prophet ﷺ said: "Prayer is light." (Muslim)

The Prophet ﷺ said: “The most virtuous days in this worldly life are the ten days,” referring to the first ten days of Dhul-Hijja.