Suhaib Webb - Ramadan, The Month of Progress

Suhaib WebbMarch 14, 20240 comments

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Ramadan Death & Afterlife Worship Social Justice Taqwa Fasting Purification of the Soul Usul al-Fiqh

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In this lecture, Suhaib Webb frames Ramadan as a month of spiritual progress centered on taqwa — arguing from the principles of Usul al-Fiqh that taqwa, unlike popular explanations of fasting, is the one purpose of Ramadan accessible to every believer regardless of wealth, race, or circumstance. He explores how fasting serves as a shield against the nafs, Shaytan, and heedlessness of death, and offers a powerful framework for staying spiritually balanced and purposeful amid global suffering. Grounded in classical Islamic scholarship and delivered with humor and personal storytelling, this lecture is an essential preparation for anyone seeking to enter Ramadan with clarity and intention.

Imam Suhaib Webb is an American scholar who embraced Islam in 1992 in Oklahoma after a youth spent as a hip-hop DJ. He studied under Senegalese Shaykh Muhammad Shareef, memorized the Qur'an, and graduated from Al-Azhar University's College of Shariah in Cairo. He served as imam of major communities including the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC) — one of the largest mosques in New England — and as scholar-in-residence institutions in New York and Washington DC. Known for his fluency in both classical scholarship and American culture, he pioneered online Islamic education through virtual mosque platforms and his SWISS institute, and speaks on fiqh, spirituality, and Muslim-American identity.

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