JazakAllahu Khairun dear Brother Suhaib Webb for this post. I feel like I am just beginning to grasp
some of the basic lessons of the Qur’an that I had no idea truly existed until just recently. It’s truly a
remarkable journey in trying to apply the Qur’an to life. I spent most of my time trying to call family members to
the book itself ensuring them that the answers are there. The interesting thing Alhamdulillah is that in our discussions,
we find that the lessons we learn from calamities and obstacles we face just living has been in the Qur’an the entire time.
I think sometimes because of that we may feel are experience is more or just as beneficial and that Allah will guide whom He please.
Allahu Allum. I try to argue the point and convince myself as well as my family members that learning from The Reminder inshaAllah
will prevent us from having to learn from so many calamities. You never know which one of those calamities will be your last, or the one that
changes something permanently in your life. Allahu Allum. Why not try to learn and prepare before they come?
I don’t want to say unfortunately,but by the Permission of Allah, I haven’t been able to set aside the time or even find
proper teachers to help me in journey through the Qur’an. Me, being from the Hood, I guess you could call it a halaqqah,
my cousins and I,and my parents, when we do have religious discussion,build upon what we’ve come across in our studies and experiences.
All of which brings us back to worshipping Allah.
The problem that I believe we face is disorganization. We cannot commit and organize properly in order to learn, even from each other
no less an sheik or someone that has more knowledge. And then even if we do that, how do it stop ourselves from
falling into two traps that I see, which are worshipping the Sheik, and or Averting from the Sheik and his knowledge
because ” who is this Sheik?” and “What make what he says right?” Do you understand what I mean?
I’m trying to figure out how to combat our own personal and group arrogance as well as not being to gullable. Maybe
it’s a confidence issue with us(us being my family and I) as African American muslims, who basically had to work our
way through this religion by seeking knowledge on our own,really by the Grace and Mercy of Allah.
We have to stay clear from feeling unworthy and stupid when we are corrected and at the same time stay clear from being
arrogant and foolish as if did it all by ourselves.

Please forgive me Sheikh, I’m rambling but these are my some of my concerns when it comes to the deen and it’s application.
JazakAllahu Khairun

May Allah be pleased with us and guide us all aright inshaAllah

AsSalaamu Alaikum