Omar Suleiman - From Bad to Better & Good to Great

Omar SuleimanApril 20, 20210 comments

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Ramadan Hadith Mercy of Allah Self-Improvement Salah Shaytan & Spiritual Warfare Quran Tawbah

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In this khutbah delivered just before Ramadan, Sheikh Omar Suleiman uses two powerful stories from Islamic tradition — the monk Barsisa and the man who killed 100 people — to illustrate how the Shaytan drives people from bad to worse, while Allah's mercy offers a path from bad to better. He calls on the congregation to set concrete Ramadan resolutions: leaving bad company, elevating their worship with ihsan, and never despairing of Allah's forgiveness no matter how far they may have strayed.

Dr. Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research and an Adjunct Professor of Islamic Studies at Southern Methodist University. Born in New Orleans to Palestinian parents, he began traditional Islamic study in 2000, spending years learning in the UAE, Jordan, and Malaysia, and completed a PhD in Islamic Thought and Civilization from the International Islamic University of Malaysia. He served as Imam of the Jefferson Muslim Association in New Orleans, where he led interfaith rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Katrina, and is now resident scholar of the Valley Ranch Islamic Center in Irving, Texas, and Co-Chair Emeritus of Faith Forward Dallas. One of the most influential Muslim figures in America, he is known for his Ramadan series, civil rights activism, and prolific scholarship bridging tradition and contemporary life.

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