Abdul-Malik Merchant

Husband + Father | Imam + Lead Chaplain @ADAMSCenter_ | MTS from @BUTheology + BA from @UQU | @MWFNational board member

[Abdul-Malik Merchant @AtTajeri]

New Blog!

"Identifying a Mentor: A Guiding Framework"

Discover how a good mentor—grounded in knowledge, experience, and is accessible—can help you grow and navigate life’s hurdles.

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[Abdul-Malik Merchant @AtTajeri]

New Blog!

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[Abdul-Malik Merchant @AtTajeri]

New Blog!

“Twenty pieces of advice surmised from my teachers and mentors on personal commitment, family balance, understanding vocation, seeking mentorship, and fostering spiritual and educational growth.”

https://t.co/80EkAqDABX

[Abdul-Malik Merchant @AtTajeri]

New Blog!

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New Blog!

Khutbah: A How-To Manual

"After a group of brothers asked me to give a khutbah (sermon) training workshop, I decided to write this paper to serve as a record of one method for my community and beyond."

https://t.co/2gzQ3RHmix

[Abdul-Malik Merchant @AtTajeri]

New Blog!

"From the Etiquettes of Mentorship"

The goal of this paper is to reflect upon a twelfth-century poem to glean what adab (decorum) we should have with our teachers and mentors.

https://t.co/PffQvCTUDM

[Abdul-Malik Merchant @AtTajeri]

New Blog!

"Early Marriage?"

This paper aims to provide some advice for young people considering marriage and their families who are inescapably involved in the process.

https://t.co/eARZpKITB2

[Abdul-Malik Merchant @AtTajeri]

New Blog Post!

"Ya Banati (Oh, My Daughters)!"

A love letter to my daughters—of wisdom gleaned from the amazing people I’m blessed to serve—on true beauty, priorities, marriage, mentorship, and death."

https://t.co/nf8xywszJx

[Abdul-Malik Merchant @AtTajeri]

New blog post!

“Halal Rizz”

This paper provides guidance for brothers seeking to start the courting process, InshaAllah (God willing), and exploring a Halal “rizz.”

https://t.co/TPGXQ72Bi3

[Abdul-Malik Merchant @AtTajeri]

New blog post!

“Husband Core Competencies”

The following paper is written intending to provide: (a) men, especially young men, with guiding principles and (b) women information to look for in a potential husband, InshaAllah.

https://t.co/9JRSo7WccD

[Abdul-Malik Merchant @AtTajeri]

New Blog Post!

“The Masjid: Kids + Uncles”

With the masjid at the center of the American Muslim community, we must identify and adopt masjid etiquettes rooted in our tradition that applies to each demographic.

https://t.co/YijIuT2s06

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New blog post.

“Spiritual Holding Patterns”

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New blog post, Al-Humdulillah!

"Presence: A Quranic Framework to Finding Spiritual Harmony" https://t.co/z8c23a9Jnc

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New blog post.

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Bismillah!

Dear Mama

Through Tupac's struggle to be true to his upbringing and disposition, this FX documentary provided a window for introspection, highlighting “the roads to God are as many as the breaths of humanity.”

https://t.co/c6U4Vp7BRy

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@ZShaath Yup! Back home, AlHumdulillah.

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My copy of “Squire” arrived today and I couldn’t put it down. If you’re remotely into graphic novels, I highly suggest @SaraAlfageeh awesome book!

https://t.co/2ukEaWbC4I

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"Passports and Parents"
Featuring @AtTajeri in story with host @KameelahRashad. Imam Merchant is a Practical Theology scholar & Resident Imam at the MAS Community Center in Alexandria, VA. Listen to how a passport helped form his identity. https://t.co/FVOy7neyY5

[Homegrown Immigrant @blackmenwrite]

Praying Janazah 5 times a day really puts life into perspective

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@KameelahRashad Hold up. I’m lost.

How did the original tweet assign gender? From what I understood was it asking for a more comprehensive understanding and teaching of the Prophetic character ﷺ, particularly to brothers.

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