Waiting for a Hero Or
Becoming the Generation That Rises?

If Salahuddin appeared today, would we follow him?

Or would we say he’s too strict, too idealistic, too inconvenient?

The truth is, Salahuddin didn’t save the Ummah. A generation did. He was simply the fruit of a tree that took 88 years to grow planted by scholars who were assassinated before seeing victory, watered by leaders who chose justice over thrones, and rooted in believers who refused to let comfort kill their purpose.

We don’t need to wait for a hero. We need to ask ourselves a harder question: What kind of generation are we choosing to be?

Salahuddin

Faith, Fortitude & the Reclamation

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We've All Felt This Before

In 1099, Jerusalem fell. 70,000 were massacred. The Muslim world wept, marched, demanded action and then went back to normal.

Sound familiar?

We’ve seen the cycle repeat in our lifetimes. Gaza. Syria. Kashmir. The emotional spike hits, the social media posts flood in, and then… life resumes. We wonder: Where is our Salahuddin?

But here’s what history reveals: Salahuddin didn’t appear out of nowhere. He was the fruit of a generation—scholars who planted seeds they’d never see bloom, leaders who chose justice over power, and ordinary believers who refused to let comfort compromise their principles.

The question isn’t “When will a hero save us?” The question is: Are we willing to become that generation ourselves?

Join This Ilmnight!

By the End of This Course, You Will:

  • Understand the anatomy of collapse how the Ummah fell into division, deviation, and dysfunction before the Crusaders ever arrived
  • Learn the 88-year revival blueprint the strategic, spiritual, and educational reforms that transformed a fractured civilization into a unified force
  • Discover the unsung heroes from Imam al-Ghazali’s intellectual revival to Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani’s spiritual reformation to Nur al-Din’s institutional justice
  • See beyond the battlefield how Salahuddin rebuilt Egypt’s economy, education system, and moral fabric before ever marching on Jerusalem
  • Extract actionable principles for today education as the unseen army, character before victory, unity on essentials, and strategic thinking guided by faith
  • Confront the warning of comfort Salahuddin’s greatest fear was that ease would undo everything hardship had built. As the wealthiest Muslim community in history, this lesson is for us.
  • Leave with a 90-day action plan concrete steps for spiritual growth, family transformation, community building, and civic engagement

Meet Your Instructor:
Shaykh Omar Hedroug

Shaykh Omar Hedroug was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and raised in Chicago. He attended The Islamic Foundation School in Villa Park and then graduated from Benedictine University on a Pre-Med track. While in high school and college, Shaykh Omar had the opportunity to study the Islamic sciences under various local scholars.

While in college, Shaykh Omar was accepted as a scholarship student at the Islamic University of Madinah. He completed an Associates Degree in the Arabic language and a Bachelor’s Degree from the College of Shariah, graduating with the highest honors from the faculty of Islamic Law. While in Madinah, he also attended classes at the Prophet’s mosque studying the various Islamic sciences. He recently moved back to Chicago where he resides with his family. He currently serves as the full time youth director at the Islamic Center of Naperville.

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Boston

SATURDAY
12 September 2026

5 PM

Worcester Islamic Center

248 Mountain Street East
Worcester, MA 01606

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Manchester, New Hampshire

FRIDAY
18 September 2026

(New date!)

6:30 PM

Venue

(TBD)

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Chicago

FRIDAY
25 September 2026

6:30 PM

(New time!)

Islamic Foundation North

1751 O'Plaine Road
Libertyville, IL 60048

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Milwaukee

SATURDAY
3 October 2026

7 PM

Masjid Al-Noor, ISM West

16670 Pheasant Drive
Brookfield, WI 53005

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