Lectures By Dr Shomali

This series were delivered as follow up for the series on the same topic during the month of Ramadan in Fall 2004. Both series studied stations of wayfarers to Allah swt according to Manazil al-Sa'irin (Stations of Wayfarers) by Khwajah Abdullah Ansari.

This ziyarah was recited Thursday night the 12th of March, 17th of Rajab during the interfaith trip to Switzerland from the 7th to the 14th of March 2020.

Identity and Belonging, 6th Peace And Unity Conference, Sheikh Dr Shomali, 20th Nov 2019 by Sheikh Dr. M. A. Shomali

This lecture was given on the auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (s) and Imam Sadiq (a) at the Imam Hussein Foundation in Watford.

This lecture was given at Tangaza University in Kenya as the keynote speech in the Inaugural Conference for IRDIS (Institute for Interreligious Dialogue and Islamic Studies).

Divine Universal Laws, Part 13 (final, 12th of Muharram), Sheikh Dr Shomali, 12th Sep 2019 by Sheikh Dr. M. A. Shomali

Divine Universal Laws, Part 12 (11th of Muharram), Sheikh Dr Shomali, 11th Sep 2019 by Sheikh Dr. M. A. Shomali

Divine Universal Laws, Part 11 (Shaame Ghariban), Muharram 2019, Sheikh Dr Shomali, 10th Sep 2019 by Sheikh Dr. M. A. Shomali

المحبه لله تعالی: َعلاماته و آثاره (1) للشیخ الدکتور محمدعلی الشمالی This lecture was given on the 8th Sep 2019 coinciding the 8th of Muharram in London.

Divine Universal Laws, Part 10 (Day of Ashura), Muharram 2019, Sheikh Dr Shomali, 10th Sep 2019 by Sheikh Dr. M. A. Shomali

Divine Universal Laws, Night 9 (Night of Ashura), Muharram 2019, Sheikh Dr Shomali, 9th Sep 2019 by Sheikh Dr. M. A. Shomali

المحبه لله تعالی: َعلاماته و آثاره (2) للشیخ الدکتور محمدعلی الشمالی یوم تاسوعا This lecture was given on the 9th Sep 2019 coinciding the 9th of Muharram (Day of Tasu'a) in London.

This session explored further the need for love for God and went on reflecting on some hadiths about the people that God loves the most.

This session explores the relation between love for God and ability to understand better and gaining wisdom.

Divine Universal Laws, Night 6, Muharram 2019, Sheikh Dr Shomali, 6th Sep 2019 by Sheikh Dr. M. A. Shomali

This session studies further the D.U.L. or Sunnah of aid (al-imdad) along with some reflections on how to approach challenges. Then starts with the D.U.L. of increasing the guidance for those who have appreciated His initial offers of guidance. The lecture goes on explaining the necessity of being patient with the difficulties of performing one's religious duties and refraining from temptations in spiritual journey till one starts tasting the sweetness of love for God. From that point on, everything becomes so much enjoyable and pleasing that one would never be pleased with replacing that experience with anything else in this world. The lecture ends with the example of Qasim, the son of Imam Hasan (a) who despite his very young age had reached the point of realisation that meeting God is sweeter than honey.

This session completes the study of the Sunnah of Testing with studying the verse 12:109&110 and two derivate laws: 1. The limitations of the blessings and resources in this 2. Differences between people. Then the lecture continues with studying the Sunnah of Divine Assistance (al-imdaad) as the first conditional or non-absolute Sunnah. Verses 17:1-20, 11:15&16 and 42:20 have been explained.

This session deals with: 1. The way God prepares psychologically and spiritually people when He sends them Messengers 2. The Sunnah of testing and examining individuals, groups and nations with blessings or with difficulties and losses.

In this session, it has been explained that there are two general types of Divine Universal Laws: 1. The absolute or unconditional ones (al-sunan al-mutlaqah) 2. The non-absolute or conditional ones (al-sunan al-mashutah). Among the first set is the Sunnah of guiding by sending messengers to all nations. In this session, this Sunnah has been discussed referring to the verses: Yunus: 47; al-Nahl:36; al-Fatir: 24; al-Furqan:51& al-Qasas:59. In this lecture, we also studied a derivate sunnah that falls under this one and that is the conformity between messengers and those to whom they have been sent, such as conformity in nature and in language. Reference has been made to the verses al-Israa:95 & Ibrahim:4.

In this session, the concept of Sunnah in the sense of the universal or general laws or patterns that God observes in running the world in both His creation and legislation has been explained. There are 16 cases in 11 verses in which sunnah or its plural: sunan is used. One case refers to the manners of previous generations of believers and that is the verse al-Nisaa:4. All other cases relate to divine universal laws whether they are added to the subject or the object of these laws. Verses Aali 'Imran:137; al-Anfaal:38, al-Kahf:55 and al-Fatir:42&43 have been discussed.