# The Romantic Salafi Sermons, Book Reviews, Ideas and Experiences from a Muslim Chaplain Page: Feed: --- ## [Be a Guardian and Conveyor of the Divine to Someone!](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/be-a-guardian-and-conveyor-of-the) _2026-04-06 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ Between Arrogance and Despair on the Path to the Garden: Khutbah at Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) Chicago, IL March 26, 2026 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193307648/4a23b05000af99fa5415b6045d549821.mp3) ## ["We are the Muslims: A Message for Anyone Who Has Ever Felt Beat Down"](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/we-are-the-muslims-a-message-for) _2026-03-21 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ Eid ul Fitr Khutbah March 20, 2026 American Islamic Association (Frankfort, IL) [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191649022/5a11165c2ed5eddbb050a759b4b2c3f6.mp3) ## [Khutbah: What to do when the world is ending](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/khutbah-what-to-do-when-the-world) _2026-03-11 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ A reflection on an eclipse, the murder of children and what to do when the world seems to be ending. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190655341/dd972397af6daa49e2ae4aa5589a69e4.mp3) ## [Preparing the Heart for Ramadan](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/preparing-the-heart-for-ramadan) _2026-02-24 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ Talk at Downtown Islamic Center [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/189042378/e4acf597ac7dc8859def7fedd84e57be.mp3) ## [Seasons of Renewal for a Weary World (Mission Monday)](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/seasons-of-renewal-for-a-weary-world) _2026-02-16 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ (an historic and unexpected visit to prisoners in the Regina Coeli (“Queen of Heaven”) prison in Rome.) ## [The Sunnah of Liberation](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/the-sunnah-of-liberation) _2025-06-23 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ A Khutbah for Juneteenth (Delivered at IMAN) [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/166674728/32ecff707c4641610e02735b14c88f77.mp3) ## [King, Vincent and the Courage to Persevere](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/king-vincent-and-the-courage-to-persevere) _2025-01-21 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ Mission Monday for January 20, 2025 ## [The Merits of Suhbah (Companionship)](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/the-merits-of-suhbah-companionship) _2025-01-18 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ Khutbah delivered at DePaul University UMMA Jumu’ah Salah on January 17, 2025. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/155052491/4ff3861c608c0cf6dbb515c078de98f4.mp3) ## [Every Life is a Whole World: Living through a Year of Sorrow](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/every-life-is-a-whole-world-living) _2024-10-07 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ “In the Qur’an we find the promise that “God does not burden any soul with more than it can bear.” \[3\] Many readers do find reassurance in this, that whatever they are struggling with, or whatever losses they are dealing with, they can make it through. ## [All Praise Be To Allah In Every Situation !!!](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/all-praise-be-to-allah-in-every-situation) _2024-10-01 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ Khutbah DePaul University (September 27, 2024 CE) [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/149641319/1797510ce5522bf42aa687009829e239.mp3) ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NEJquh17eglN) _2024-10-01 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [Dreams, Visions, and Inspiration (Mission Monday)](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/dreams-visions-and-inspiration-mission) _2024-09-11 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ “In sacred texts and in artistic narrative of all types, I have long been struck by the role and nature of dreams and visions. \[1\] We refer to what we experience while asleep as “dreams,” but we also refer to the conscious visions and hopes we have for the future with the same word. ## [Leading by Listening (Mission Monday)](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/leading-by-listening-mission-monday) _2024-05-13 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ Pragmatic Vincentian leadership is characterized by action, but listening is an important action itself — one that is vital even when it can be difficult. ## [Embracing Eid in a Time of Suffering](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/embracing-eid-in-a-time-of-suffering) _2024-04-10 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ Eid ul Fitr Khutbah Shawwal 1, 1445/April 10, 2024 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/143456634/d4825ec1cbd7040f58293eae6a8f8b37.mp3) ## [A Punk Spirit in the Service of the Most High and for the Most Vulnerable](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/a-punk-spirit-in-the-service-of-the) _2023-08-07 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ A Khutbah (Islamic Sermon) celebrating the life of Shuhada Sadaqat Sinead O'Connor [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/135802416/2da057194b7ae0252c55c098e4038617.mp3) ## [Allah is with us in Every Moment!](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/allah-is-with-us-in-every-moment) _2023-05-22 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ Khutbah on the Quad before UMMA BBQ May 19, 2023. Also includes message from DePaul VP Fr. Memo Campuzano, CM [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/122988214/c1ba55a6b5cc6d8bf76ce63f1d9a2368.mp3) ## [The Joy of Reunion](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/the-joy-of-reunion) _2023-03-08 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ On longed for and unexpected reunitings ## [Stories of Life Made New](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/stories-of-life-made-new) _2022-09-20 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ Mission Monday Reflection September 19, 2022 ## [IMAN taught me....](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/iman-taught-me) _2022-09-17 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ Ten things I learned from the Inner-City Muslim Action Network ## [Coming soon](https://abunoor.substack.com/p/coming-soon) _2022-07-02 · Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan_ This is The Romantic Salafi, a newsletter about Sermons, Book Reviews, Ideas and Experiences from a Muslim Chaplain .