First single by Wietske Merison from her album titled, WITNESS. For more, visit www.usuli.org/music/wietske. Also available on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/DvOG3qce5Ko Full album release date: March 1, 2023.

Lyrics:

I testify
By heart and eye
By the tears I cry
I no longer deny

The blessings in my life that are too numerous to count
My heart I thought was lost but in your mercy it was found
So from this moment onward, ya Hadi be my guide
Till even my darkest darkness is just a shadow of your light

Ashaddu an la ilaha illa Allah, la ilaha illa Allah,
La ilaha illa Allah, la ilaha illa Allah
La ilaha illa Allah, la ilaha illa Allah
La ilaha illa Allah, wa ashaddu anna Muhammadan Rasul Ullah

I witness
I see you are the sight beyond my eyes
I witness
Truth has become apparent beyond lies
I witness
The many different names have become one
I witness
Returning back to where we had begun

Ashaddu an la ilaha illa Allah, la ilaha illa Allah,
La ilaha illa Allah, la ilaha illa Allah
La ilaha illa Allah, la ilaha illa Allah
La ilaha illa Allah, wa ashaddu anna Muhammadan Rasul Ullah

WITNESS

Shahada by Wietske Merison

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl answers questions after his original English language commentary (tafsir) on Surahs Ahzab and Tahrim, part of the Project Illumine: The Light of the Quran series. This comprehensive chapter-by-chapter intensive study of the Quran is the result of this scholar's lifelong relationship with the Quran in which he tries to recapture the ethical message that sparked the passion of early Muslims and apply those lessons to our modern day challenges. Recorded at the Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org) on 10 August 2022. 

The topics discussed in this Q&A include, but are not limited to: Shaykh’s personal journey with the chapters; advice in dealing with relationships anchored around God; more on marital relationships or marriages that rise to the level of eternity; eschatology; the problem with people allowing for law to define ethics — with the example of adoption and breast-feeding; the wives of the Prophet; on multiple marriages for pragmatic purposes; how the male-ego lives out its frustrations on the bodies of women; the sophistication of divine texts; Ashura; Modesty and hijab in Islam; and more.

Surah 33: Al Ahzab and Surah 66: Al Tahrim | Q&A | Project Illumine

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Surah 33: Al Ahzab and Surah 66: Al Tahrim | Q&A | Project Illumine

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