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,…
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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 Aim of Education
How widespread are the misconceptions people harbour about education, and how grave is their error when they imagine it to be merely a path…
Tawajjuh (Attention)
That which becomes intelligible to a person is, in reality, what enters into their realm of knowledge; and that which remains beyond their comprehension…
The Purpose of Education
Education is the soul of human society and the foundation of civilisation and culture. It is not merely a means to acquire material skills…
A Visit from Al-Huda International
Today, a noble and dignified delegation from Al-Huda International Welfare Foundation, under the leadership of its esteemed head, Dr Farhat Hashmi, honoured my humble…
Do We Truly Know Reality?
Human beings, throughout history, have been on a quest to reach the truth. From ancient times to the present day, people have adopted every…
Dhikr
The human being is the subtle secret of the world of creation—one that cannot be comprehended merely through the light of reason, nor reached…
O My Soul, Preoccupy Yourself
I said to my soul—seeing it wandering aimlessly, unsure of where to set its steps, glancing about without finding any refuge, seeing before it…
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq Muḥaddith Dihlwī
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq b. Sayf al-Dīn al-Dihlawī al-Bukhārī, an eminent Indian scholar and author in both Arabic and Persian, was born in Delhi in…
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,…