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The Rays of Cake

By SaqibSaab • Feb 23rd, 2009 • Category: QWasat Corner

To get hyped up for the second weekend of Rays of Faith, I decided to make a cake with my wife’s help for the instructor, Shaykh Waleed Basyouni, for when he came into town the next night. Here’s how it happened.



Suhaib Webb comes to Chicago for MAS Youth Ramadan Revival

By SaqibSaab • Aug 24th, 2008 • Category: Past Events & Pics

2008 seems to have seen its fair share of AlMaghrib Institute instructors coming to Chicago. First in January came AbdulBary Yahya for The Shepherd’s Path, followed by Yasir Qadhi in March for an orientalist conference he spoke at, followed by AbdulBary coming again for Loyola MSA’s IAW dinner, followed by YQ again for Light Upon [...]



Over 2000 Benefit at Sacred Scrolls

By SaqibSaab • Jul 23rd, 2008 • Category: Past Events & Pics

Sacred Scrolls was an awesome experience; in Chicago over 400 students and nationwide over 2000 students benefited from this class and combo of instructors in these past two weekends. Mixing both Imam Suhaib and the platform of AlMaghrib helped this seminar become the Islamic event of the summer.



Free Friday Night For Light Upon Light

By SaqibSaab • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Spotlight

Free Friday Night is on for Light Upon Light! If you’re planning on coming, here’s important some tips on directions, construction, timing, and parking. Oh and don’t forget to tell your family and friends to come, inshaAllah.



Pics From One Year Ago – The Code Evolved in Chicago

By SaqibSaab • May 23rd, 2008 • Category: Past Events & Pics

One year ago, Qabeelat Wasat found a new venue known as Hamburger University to host AlMaghrib’s The Code Evolved: Evolution of Fiqh, a seminar on the history of Fiqh taught by Shaykh Yaser Birjas. The idea of a going to an educational ground founded on meat patties wasn’t the only memorable part of the seminar, however.



Guess where Light Upon Light is going to be held

By SaqibSaab • May 5th, 2008 • Category: Spotlight

June 13th is approaching. FAST. And many AlMaghrib students from Chicagoland and beyond may be wondering, “where is this next seminar with Yasir Qadhi going to be held???”

The answer to your question is here.