Kamil Ahmad – Remaining Firm in Times of Fitnah

The age we live in today is an age of fitnah (trial and tribulation), especially for the Muslims living in the non-Muslim societies of the West. The Prophet (ṣallallāhu `alayhi wa-sallam) said, “There will come a time where a Muslim holding fast to his deen (religion) is like he who is holding onto a hot coal.”

Lecture delivered at Salaheddin Islamic Center in Toronto. Date: January 30, 2013.