Imam Zaid will deliver the Jumu’ah Khutbah at Masjid Qubaa in Minneapolis, Minn. this Friday. His talk will focus on the inaugural address of Abu Bakr and lessons from that seminal address for today’s Mulsims.

Imam Zaid will deliver an address that examines the issue of humility and its importance in Islamic work. This lecture will be based on the Qur’anic verse, Owing to God’s mercy you were gentle in dealing with them... (3:159),

Imam Zaid will conduct a two-day interactive workshop entitled, Islam, Marriage, and the Family at Masjid an-Nur in Minneapolis, Minn. this weekend. The workshop will examine core Islamic teaching relating to the family, how traditional spiritual teaching can be used to enhance our social relationships, and will work through the Seven Secrets of Happy Couples. The cost for this workshop will be $40 per person for the weekend, and $30 for students. The rate for a single day will be $25 for and adult and $15 for a student. 

In this lecture, at Minnesota’s Metro State University, Imam Zaid examine the ethical foundations that buttressed the material accomplishments Islamic Civilization. (free)

This is the second day of Imam Zaid’s, Islam, Marriage and the Family Workshop. See previous day for details.

Ima Zaid addresses the youth at Dar al-Hijra in Minneapolis, Minn. 7:00pm

Imam Zaid joins (via video) Herb Boyd, Prof. Howard Jordan, Marvin X and Prof. Andree McLaughlin, on the 83rd anniversary of Malcolm X’s birth, to discuss the “Ballot or the Bullet” during this pivotal election year. This program is sponsored by the Malcolm X Museum.

Imam Zaid joins Imam Mohamed Magid and Shaykh Muhammad Ninowy in a program that examines the trials of the Messengers, peace upon them, as they struggled to make the Divine Message known to humanity. This program is sponsored by the Al-Madina Institute and will be held at the Islamic Society of Baltimore, May 23, 2008, between the hours of 7:00pm and 10:00pm.