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Shaykh Yahya Rhodus gives a khutbah on the importance of prioritizing when pursuing worldly ends as means for the Ultimate Ends.

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Shaykh Yahya Rhodus was born in Kansas City, Missouri. At the age of 19, he embraced Islam in Santa Clara, California. He began his study of Islam with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and visiting Mauritanian scholars such as Shaykh Khatri wuld Baybba and Shaykh Abdullah wuld Ahmadna. In 1998, Ustadh Yahya traveled to Mauritania to pursue a full-time course of study, where he learned from some of Mauritania's greatest scholars, including the distinguished, Murabit al-Hajj. He also spent an interim period in Damascus, Syria where he received formal education in the Arabic language, grammar, and Qur’anic recitation. 

In 2000, Ustadh Yahya moved to Tarim, Yemen to continue his studies at the prestigious learning institute, Dar al-Mustafa. There, he spent his formative years studying with the renowned scholars, Habib 'Umar bin Hafiz and Habib ‘Ali al-Jifri, along with other local scholars. He studied various sciences including Tafsir, Hadith, theology, jurisprudence, legal theory, the Prophetic biography, and Arabic poetry.

In the latter part of 2005, Ustadh Yahya returned to the U.S. and served as a full-time teacher at Zaytuna Institute. He subsequently returned overseas to further his studies while he also participated in religious programs worldwide, lecturing, teaching, and translating. In 2008, he was the official translator for Habib ‘Ali al-Jifri at the Common Word Conference held at Yale University and he has translated for Habib 'Umar bin Hafiz at speaking engagements internationally. 

In 2010, Ustadh Yahya returned to California and completed his Bachelor of Arts in Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He travels regularly teaching, lecturing, and conducting weekend seminars with institutes such as the Deen Intensive Foundation. He also offers on-line instruction through SeekersGuidance.

(Biography from SeekersGuidance.org)

Shaykh Yahya Rhodus - On Ends And Means - 18/10/2013

A short lesson given by Sh. AbdulKarim Yahya on the benefits of saying "Hasbunā Allah wa na'm al-wakīl," which is highly recommended, especially during difficult times.

Sh. AbdulKarim Yahya on "Hasbunā Allah wa Na'm Al-Wakīl"

Thomas Edison one said:  "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Tom Kelley, partner at IDEO and co-author of "Creative Confidence," tells us that, in order to innovate, you have to be willing to try—and fail.

Creativity, Failure, and Innovation

Habib Ali al-Jifri explains "The Blameworthiness of Status & Ostentation - Part Two" from Habib Umar bin Hafiz's abridgement of the Ihya Ulum al-Din of Imam al-Ghazali.

Knowledge Retreat at RIS Convention,
Saturday 21 December,
Toronto, Canada.


Class 1 - "The Blameworthiness of Status & Ostentation - Part Two"

Event held in California on May 18 2013 called "Thinking Outside the Cube"

Thinking Outside the Cube - Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

Productive & Negative Stresses: Stress Versus Overstress

Religious Education by the Muslim Students’ Association at the University of Toronto focuses on enhancing students’ knowledge about Islam as well as providing more information to those who wish to learn more about it. Islamic education paired with students’ degrees gives context for application of both sources of knowledge.

Shaykh Yahya Rhodus - On Ends And Means - 18/10/2013

UofT MSA Education

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