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Location: Hayward, California, United States

Alhambra Productions produces spiritual teachings from some of the world’s most prominent and respected Islamic scholars. Alhambra Productions also offers material on education, homeschooling, alternative medicine and other quality products to nurture the heart, mind, body and soul.

Monday, November 28, 2005

A meeting with James Yusuf Yee

During the recent Seerah Conference, we had an opportunity to meet with Chaplain Yusuf Yee. Even though we had met him on a few occasions prior to this event, this weekend allowed us to get to know Sidi Yusuf better.

He is humble and his personality exudes strength and fortitude. May Allah continue to bless him and his family.

Yusuf Yee

Alhambra Productions is honored to carry Yusuf Yee’s book in our retail store and on our online store. Visit the product page to see more details.

To read reviews of this book, please visit our forum.

The first 15 people to send an e-mail to blog@alhambraproductions.com will have the opportunity to order an autographed copy!

Yusuf Yee For God and Country

A meeting with James Yusuf Yee

Seerah Conference 2005

Another weekend, another event. This weekend saw some of the Alhambra Productions staff managing a booth at a local Bay Area event. During this long weekend, ISNA West conducted their 11th Annual Seerah Conference. ISNA West was very gracious to provide Alhambra Productions with a prime location for our booth. We would like to thank them for their support and hospitality.

We were pleasantly surprised to see so many familiar faces and new customers. There was a larger crowd than expected. All praises belong to Allah for allowing such a wonderful event.

Both of our teachers, Imam Zaid Shakir and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, delivered wonderful lessons about the life of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him). We were also delighted to hear our dear friends Dr. Hatem Bazian, Chaplain Yusuf Yee and Shaykh Abdullah Idris provide their thoughts on the seerah. Other speakers were also invited to provide some insight on the seerah.

Besides the powerful speeches delivered by Shaykh Hamza and Imam Zaid, another highlight was a visit to our booth by Yusuf Yee. We had a great time meeting with him and listening to his story. We were also blessed with 2 book signing sessions with

Imam Zaid. At the end of the conference, Imam Zaid’s book Scattered Pictures was sold out! Alhamdulillah.

Seerah Conference booth

To see more photos of the event, please visit our photo gallery.

Seerah Conference 2005

Florida Minara - Day Two Evening wrap-up

Alhamdulillah, we have just completed a successful event at the Florida Minara Program. We left the Grande Ballroom at the Tampa East Crowne Plaza with many memories.

We would like to thank all of the volunteers who assisted us and the Zaytuna Institute staff. They have all been helpful throughout the weekend. May Allah bless them for their efforts.

We would definitely like to thank our customers for their comments, feedback and kindness. Their patience was truly amazing. We also had the blessed opportunity to

make new friends. Thank you!

We would like to say a special ‘thank you’ to our new friend Erol from Turkey. He is one of the managers at the Crowne Plaza and he did a wonderful job tending to our requests.

After the event, the Alhambra staff were invited to a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner with Shaykh Hamza and Imam Zaid. We were again blessed to hear more words of wisdom taught to them by their teachers.

Florida Minara Day Two

We can’t wait to visit the Tampa/Orlando area soon. Thanks again to all the organizers, volunteers, participants and customers who attended this blessed event! We truly enjoyed ourselves.

To view more photos, please visit our photo gallery.

Florida Minara - Day Two: Evening wrap-up

Florida Minara - Day Two morning update


The day started with a few of us meeting in the ‘prayer hall’ to pray the dawn prayer in congregation.

Imam Zaid led prayers with his usual gusto. He then proceeded to surprise us with an early morning lesson on the exegisis and translation of the verses he recited in the Fajr prayer.

We were moved by his explanation of the Mercy and Might of Allah. Insha’Allah, we

can give a brief outline of this beautiful lesson at a later time.

To view more photos, please visit our photo gallery.

Florida Minara - Day Two: Morning update

Florida Minara - Day One

We are having such a wonderful time with the Muslim community here in Florida. We were pleasantly surprised to hear that many participants have come from as far away as New York and Chicago. We have already sold out several popular titles. And we still have one more day to go.

The highlight of the day was when Imam Zaid graciously sat at our booth for a book signing session. Immediately, there was a brother ready to have his new copy of Scattered Pictures to be signed.

Then, the announcement was made that Imam Zaid was conducting a book signing

session at the Alhambra Productions booth. The crowd swelled around the booth eager to meet Imam Zaid and have their books and CDs signed.

Imam Zaid book signing

Imam Zaid, always the gentleman and the scholar, answered many questions including civic involvement, fiqh issues and general questions on how to improve one’s deen.

We can’t wait to see what happens tomorrow. Fajr prayers is only 5 hours away.

Insha’Allah, we will be praying in congregation near the Grande Ballroom.

Insha’Allah, we will post more pictures and updates soon.

To view more photos, please visit our photo gallery.

Florida Minara - Day One

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Traveling to Tampa, Florida

We are wrapping our preparation for our Tampa, Florida trip. Alhambra Productions will be onsite for the popular Minara Program. If you are attending the Florida Minara, please drop us a line to let us know if you would like us to bring a particular CD, DVD, video, book or other item.

If you have not registered yet, we highly recommend that you register soon! Our dear friends at Zaytuna, has informed us that the class seats are filling up quickly!

Please stop by our booth. There might be a surprise Minara sale!

For more information about this event, please visit: http://www.zaytuna.org/eventDetails.asp?id=53

Traveling to Tampa, Florida

Sunday, November 13, 2005

Ramadan Contest Answer

We would like to thank all of the participants of our Ramadan 2005 contest. The answer for the contest is:

Scholar: Sidi Ahmed Zaruq

CD: Al-Miraj: A Night of Advice

Tracks: 2 & 3

For more information about the answer, please visit our forum.

We would like to congratulate Lyla M. from Randolph, NJ for sending in the first correct entry. She has won the Grand Prize!

Leather Art

Ramadan Contest Answer

Soon, we will announce the details for our next contest. We hope you will participate!

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

New Items for Eid Gifts

We have just added some new items to our online store. We have added some new audio, some new books and other items. Please be sure to check out:

Imam Ibn Hajar Al Asqalani’s book on Preparing for the Day of Judgement

and

Imam Al Ghazali’s well-known Dear Beloved Son

Other great items include the book, Value of Time by Shaykh Abd al-Fattah Abu

Ghuddah, some nasheeds from Sami Yusuf & Mesut Kurtis and an 11 CD set titled, Mothers of the Believers.

New items for Eid gifts