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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Different Approaches to Teaching Arabic Language
The debate within Nadwat al-ʿUlamāʾ Among the pedagogical questions that have occupied the educational mind of Nadwat al-ʿUlamāʾ, and have provoked a profound scholarly…
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,…
Bosnia Journey 2026 — Day 7
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim We set out at eight o’clock, with the breaking of morning, towards Srebrenica. Two coaches carried us, cutting through the mountains of Bosnia…
Bosnia Journey 2026 — Day 2
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim A Morning of Tafsir I woke for the Fajr prayer weighed down by fatigue. After praying, I let myself rest a short while,…
Bosnia Journey 2026 — Day 1
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim This is my second journey to Bosnia. I had shared memories of the first journey in six articles, recording what I saw of…
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The Important Duty of the Time
In 1912, news spread that some Muslims of Shahjahanpur had apostatised. At that time, ʿAllāmah Shiblī was gravely ill. Upon hearing this news, he…
You are the Proof
All praise is due to You that we have known You. It is by Your favour alone that we have recognised You. How did…
We Do Not Know Laylā
The story of Laylā and Majnūn has, since ancient times, been recognised in Eastern literature as a celebrated and authoritative tale of love. For…
Religion, Opinion and Madhhab
Islam is not merely a religious system or a set of rituals and acts of worship. Rather, it is an all-encompassing, divinely revealed way…
The Explanation of a Report from Abū al-Dardāʾ (رضي الله عنه)
This query was received from a sincere and pious teacher: “Al-salāmu ʿalaykum. In Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī there is a statement of Abū al-Dardāʾ (raḍiya Allāhu…
Was It Obligatory upon the Prophet ﷺ to Follow Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq (ر.ض)?
Last time the respected Muftī Ṣāḥib had visited me, he had posed a question: “Tell me, which aspect of intelligence do you most admire?”…
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Wakīl al-Hāshimī – May Allah Have Mercy on Him
A Pillar of Hadith Has Fallen A pillar of ḥadīth has fallen, and a sun from the suns of knowledge has set. On the…
Three Whose Supplications Are Not Answered – An Analysis of the Ḥadīth
A respected query was conveyed to me from Maulana Miṣbāḥ Aḥmad Qāsimī, through the kind offices of Ḥāfiẓ Maḥmūd Karīm Ṣāḥib: Maulana Dr Akram…
Exalting God and His Messenger
A retreat in Leicester Al-Salam Institute arranged a retreat for its students in the city of Leicester, United Kingdom, from 26–29 Shaʿbān 1445 AH.…
Which Aspect of the Intellect do I Admire Most?
Ordinarily, Muftī Ṣāḥib and I engage in debates on a daily basis, and almost every matter becomes a point of contention between us. Yet…
Horizons of Silence: Flight from Heathrow to Chicago
It is the morning of the 28th of August 2025. I am seated in the lounge of London Heathrow Airport. Every passing moment feels…
Tawfīq, not Talfiq
They said: We dislike that you leave the madhhab of Abū Ḥanīfah in some matters in order to follow the opinions of Mālik, al-Shāfiʿī,…