Who Is Free from Disbelief (Kufr)?
A position for an imam became vacant at a mosque here in England, so the mosque trustees engaged one of our friends to serve.…
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The Educational Institution Where the Questioner Is Hunted
The relationship between education and questioning is much like that between a lamp and its light. If a lamp exists but gives no light,…
Guidance for Muslims living as minorities
An academic recently asked me to reflect on the situation of Muslims who live as minorities and are exposed to systemic injustices, marginalization, and,…
Faith, Family & the Future: Navigating Chaos with Purpose
The religion of Islam is not merely a set of rituals but a comprehensive way of life that prepares the believer for the Last…
Women’s Travel: a balanced perspective on freedom and safety
The faculty of discerning between what is righteous and what is reprehensible has been bestowed equally upon both men and women. This moral faculty…
How to benefit from the Qur’an
Today I will be talking about different aspects of how we, as believers, can get from the Qur’an the benefit that, by the grace…
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Reminder: I am a flower, and I rejoice in the spring
My neighbour said to me one morning, as he stood contemplating my face for some time: “Why do I see you today radiant of…
Reminder: Do not praise yourself
Do not exalt yourself, for there is no servant whose record is free of both good deeds and sins. All sins arise from the…
Reminder: I long to enter the garden of bliss
My soul said to me: I long to enter the Garden of Bliss. I replied: A noble longing indeed. To aspire to God’s mercy…
Prophet Ibrāhīm 20.02.2026
*Prophet Ibrāhīm ʿalayhi as-salām and the Wisdom of the Five Daily Prayers* This paper is based on a talk delivered by Shaykh Dr Mohammed…
Reminder: I am not the master of the day of judgement
I saw one praying eight rakʿahs of tarāwīḥ and said, “He is lazy.” I saw another praying twenty and said, “He hastens and does…
Over-definition of legal concepts
The phenomenon of over-definition in legal reasoning represents a critical challenge within Islamic jurisprudence. It arises when jurists, in seeking to extract universal principles…
Reminder: Magnify your Lord
Do not boast of yourself, your lineage, your teachers, or your affiliations. Do not let reverence become blind partisanship, nor belonging turn into pride.…
Reminder: Think well of fellow Muslims
Cherish a good opinion of your Muslim brother, for the bond of Islam is the firmest of ties, the noblest of lineages, and the…
The Arrival of God’s Guest
*A Community in Waiting* The people of faith stand upon the heights of their homes and mosques. Even if their feet cannot reach the…
Living Ramadan well
Students often ask how Ramadan may be inhabited so as to produce lasting transformation rather than a fleeting intensification of religious sentiment. This question…
The Quran: A Living Dialogue of the Contemporary Age
The Quran: Historical Text or Living Address? Regarding the understanding and interpretation of the Holy Quran, the most fundamental question is whether this book…
Are you God?
A chance meeting A venerable shaykh had taken residence in a quiet corner of the city, renting a modest apartment after journeying from the…