Who Is Free from Disbelief (Kufr)?
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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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The Life of the Prophet: From the Passing of Abu Talib and Khadījah to the Hijrah
Introduction The years that followed the deaths of Khadījah bint Khuwaylid and Abū Ṭālib mark one of the most pivotal and spiritually profound periods…
Releasing the Cage from the Heart of the Bird
Our esteemed friend, Dr Muhammad Salim, once recited a verse in Urdu that still echoes in my ears: “I released a bird from its…
Taqlīd (Blind Following)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم I once said to a distinguished Indian muftī and jurist that some authentic ḥadīths mention the performance of nafl prayers…
Duʿāʾ
An Illustration There is a famous tale from Alf Laylah wa-Laylah (The Arabian Nights): “ʿAlī Bābā and the Forty Thieves.” We have all read…
Is There Blind Imitation in This Too?
You pray — yet your prayer is nothing but hollow movement, empty words devoid of humility and submission, without spirit and without light. You…
The Meaning of al-Shādh and al-Munkar
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم They said: What is the meaning of al-shādh and al-munkar? I said: Which kind of shādh and munkar do you…
Islamic History
Islam is unique in that it is the only religion that established a civilisation according to its own principles and temperament. Islam is unique…
The Methodology of Teaching the Principles of Ḥadīth
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Our esteemed colleague, Mawlānā Ṣafwān Aḥmad Ḥalīmī Qāsmī, has asked: What is the correct method for teaching ʿilm al-uṣūl al-ḥadīth?…
How to progress in Arabic reading and comprehension
My dear students, It has been brought to my attention, through my dear student, Mr Ali Rasul, that many of you at Al-Salam feel…
Surah Sad
Surah Ṣād is a majestic and profoundly reflective chapter of the Qur’an that integrates admonition, warning, and consolation into a coherent discourse. It interweaves…
Shādh and Munkar Reports
These examples should make it clear that shādh and munkar denote erroneous reports. Mistakes, whether in isnād or in matn, remain mistakes in every…
Is Not the Morning Near? Reflections on Hūd 81
“And the ten nights”: These are the seven nights in which ʿĀd perished and the three nights of reprieve given to Thamūd before their…