Friday Sermon: Tauhid / Shahadah - Sh. Mohammed Salam
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"Gender Ethics Men and Women in Islam";s:12:"thePermalink";s:71:"https://www.islamicity.org/series/gender-ethics-men-and-women-in-islam/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Muzammil Siddiqi";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:48:"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yOatusSGSfY/hqdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOatusSGSfY";s:11:"theCategory";s:39:"Faith & Spirituality|/explore/faith";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"friday|/topics/friday";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 20 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 21, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Muzammil Siddiqi|/by/muzammil-siddiqi";s:5:"theID";i:82123;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"0 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"Friday Sermon
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"Preservation of the Quran";s:12:"thePermalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/series/preservation-of-the-quran-dr-muzammil-siddiqi/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Muzammil Siddiqi";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:48:"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GOKYIbl_Ymc/hqdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOKYIbl_Ymc";s:11:"theCategory";s:39:"Faith & Spirituality|/explore/faith";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"friday|/topics/friday";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Mar 9 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 10, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Muzammil Siddiqi|/by/muzammil-siddiqi";s:5:"theID";i:82102;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"0 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:182:"Friday Sermon February 10, 2023
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:26:"Begin with the End in Mind";s:12:"thePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/series/begin-with-the-end-in-mind/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Asim Buyuksoy";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:48:"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fwiCNpwKwBE/hqdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwiCNpwKwBE";s:11:"theCategory";s:39:"Faith & Spirituality|/explore/faith";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"khutbah (sermon)|/topics/khutbah-sermon";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Mar 7 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"February 3, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Asim Buyuksoy|/by/asim-buyuksoy";s:5:"theID";i:82077;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"0 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:165:"Friday Sermon February 3rd, 2023
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:27:"What The Qur'an Means to Us";s:12:"thePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/series/what-the-quran-means-to-us/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Hassan Zeeni";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:48:"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nsBTGs0qK38/hqdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsBTGs0qK38";s:11:"theCategory";s:39:"Faith & Spirituality|/explore/faith";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"khutbah (sermon)|/topics/khutbah-sermon";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Mar 2 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"January 31, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Hassan Zeeni|/by/hassan-zeeni";s:5:"theID";i:82069;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"0 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:108:"Friday Sermon January 2023
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:29:"Blessings and Virtues of Rain";s:12:"thePermalink";s:64:"https://www.islamicity.org/series/blessings-and-virtues-of-rain/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Ahson Syed";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:48:"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_irVj0BLt8c/hqdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_irVj0BLt8c";s:11:"theCategory";s:39:"Faith & Spirituality|/explore/faith";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"khutbah (sermon)|/topics/khutbah-sermon";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 18 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"January 20, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:25:"Ahson Syed|/by/ahson-syed";s:5:"theID";i:82020;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"0 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:144:"Friday Sermon January 2023
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:68:"Life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is not a story but example to follow";s:12:"thePermalink";s:49:"https://www.islamicity.org/series/small-blessing/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Ahmad Almutawa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:48:"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/deOUoi4-If4/hqdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deOUoi4-If4";s:11:"theCategory";s:39:"Faith & Spirituality|/explore/faith";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"khutbah (sermon)|/topics/khutbah-sermon";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 4 2022";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 28, 2022 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Ahmad Almutawa|/by/ahmad-almutawa";s:5:"theID";i:81735;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"0 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Friday sermon October 2022
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:16:"Hope not Dispair";s:12:"thePermalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/series/friday-sermon-hope-not-dispair/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Shakeel Syed";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ShakeelSyed.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti-18KPtbWo";s:11:"theCategory";s:39:"Faith & Spirituality|/explore/faith";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"khutbah (sermon)|/topics/khutbah-sermon";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 28 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 27, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Shakeel Syed|/by/shakeel-syed";s:5:"theID";i:91384;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"0 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Discussing the enduring suffering experienced by Palestinians over the course of 75 years poses a poignant challenge for us as Muslims when it comes to extending our support.
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:33:"The Four Distinguished Companions";s:12:"thePermalink";s:68:"https://www.islamicity.org/series/the-four-distinguished-companions/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Ahmed Gabalawy";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:48:"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IEtcIMTBQsM/hqdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEtcIMTBQsM";s:11:"theCategory";s:39:"Faith & Spirituality|/explore/faith";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"friday|/topics/friday";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Apr 8 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 21, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Ahmed Gabalawy|/by/ahmed-gabalawy";s:5:"theID";i:82190;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"0 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:145:"Friday Sermon
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:32:"Ramadan - The Time of Good Deeds";s:12:"thePermalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/series/ramadan-the-time-of-good-deeds/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Muzammil Siddiqi";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:48:"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6EwChONqXYA/hqdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EwChONqXYA";s:11:"theCategory";s:39:"Faith & Spirituality|/explore/faith";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"ramadan|/topics/ramadan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 30 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 10, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Muzammil Siddiqi|/by/muzammil-siddiqi";s:5:"theID";i:82160;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"0 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:164:"Friday Sermon
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"Connecting with The Quran";s:12:"thePermalink";s:62:"https://www.islamicity.org/series/connecting-with-the-quran-2/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Furhan Zubairi";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:48:"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zBQBc6PF2IU/hqdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBQBc6PF2IU";s:11:"theCategory";s:39:"Faith & Spirituality|/explore/faith";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"khutbah (sermon)|/topics/khutbah-sermon";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 24 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"March 3, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Furhan Zubairi|/by/furhan-zubairi";s:5:"theID";i:82146;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"0 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"Friday Sermon, March 3, 2023
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:21:"Lesson of Isra Mi'raj";s:12:"thePermalink";s:55:"https://www.islamicity.org/series/lesson-of-isra-miraj/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Hassan Zeeni";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:48:"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-AyRihjaWw4/hqdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AyRihjaWw4";s:11:"theCategory";s:39:"Faith & Spirituality|/explore/faith";s:6:"theTag";s:67:"night journey (isra and miraj)|/topics/night-journey-isra-and-miraj";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 21 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 25, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Hassan Zeeni|/by/hassan-zeeni";s:5:"theID";i:82134;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"0 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:108:"Friday Sermon February 24th, 2023
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"Gender Ethics Men and Women in Islam";s:12:"thePermalink";s:71:"https://www.islamicity.org/series/gender-ethics-men-and-women-in-islam/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Muzammil Siddiqi";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:48:"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yOatusSGSfY/hqdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOatusSGSfY";s:11:"theCategory";s:39:"Faith & Spirituality|/explore/faith";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"friday|/topics/friday";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 20 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 21, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Muzammil Siddiqi|/by/muzammil-siddiqi";s:5:"theID";i:82123;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"0 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"Friday Sermon
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