Who Is Free from Disbelief (Kufr)?
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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…
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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,…
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Shaykh ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq Muḥaddith Dihlwī
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Description of the Creation of Woman in Certain Indian Myths
It is claimed that a certain Indian philosopher, seated one gentle evening among his students and companions—his mind matured by the passage of time,…
The Final Academic Day and Farewell Ceremony at Al-Salam Institute
Indeed, today is not merely a formal announcement marking the end of an academic year; rather, it is a moment that calls for reflection,…
Clear Expression is, in Itself, Evidence
Reason is that trust bestowed by the Lord of all creation, which distinguishes man from all other creatures, and it is on account of…
A Scholarly Gathering in Oxford
I returned from the mosque after the ‘asr prayer, as evening cast its veil over Oxford, that city which pulses with knowledge and thought,…
Why Has the Culture of Questioning and Critical Thinking Receded in the Arab and Islamic World?
It is neither surprising nor unnatural that great civilisations are founded upon the shoulders of questioning, nor that advanced nations ascend by virtue of…
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One of the great truths of human history is that questioning and research are the very factors that lay the foundations for any nation’s…
Nadwat al-ulama: As a Project of Ecumenism in the Early Modern Period
In the final decades of the nineteenth century, Indian Muslims confronted a complex array of internal and external challenges that critically undermined their communal…
Dīn, Opinion and School of Thought
Islam is not merely a religious system or a collection of rituals and acts of worship, but a comprehensive, divinely-revealed code of life that,…
The Prophets and the Philosophers
They said: We study the views and doctrines of the philosophers, and their brilliance captivates us, their subtleties astonish us, and we almost feel…
Nurturing Writing Instinct and Intellectual Awareness in the Students of Nadwat al-ʿUlamāʾ
The Arabic language, ever since its light first shone upon the land of India, was never merely an instrument for speech or writing. It…
The Serious and Honest Pursuit of Truth
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Research is the serious and honest endeavour to attain truth and correctness. It is precisely this quality that distinguishes the…