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.…
Articles & Research
Explore scholarly writings on Hadith, Islamic jurisprudence, and contemporary questions examined through the classical tradition
Browse by topic
- Arabic and Language 54 articles
- Belief 107 articles
- Biography 13 articles
- Character and Ethics 189 articles
- Community and Society 60 articles
- Contemporary Issues 64 articles
- Education 122 articles
- Family 22 articles
- Finance and Zakah 8 articles
- Fiqh 79 articles
- Hadith 52 articles
- Hajj and Umrah 5 articles
- Health and Wellbeing 8 articles
- Interfaith 8 articles
- Marriage 9 articles
- Obituaries 16 articles
- Prayer 14 articles
- Quran 59 articles
- Ramadan and Fasting 14 articles
- Scholarship and Method 146 articles
- Seerah 11 articles
- Spirituality 205 articles
- Tafsir 55 articles
- Travelogues 38 articles
- Women 29 articles
- Worship 8 articles
Editor's picks
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…
All articles
The Value of Time in the Life of Students
Time is universally acknowledged as the most precious and irreplaceable resource available to humankind. Unlike material possessions or financial assets, which may be lost…
Between Soundness and Truthfulness
The evening was pleasant, the air still, save for a gentle breeze slipping through the windows of the sitting room, brushing our faces, and…
Debts and the Islamic Conception of Death
Integral to the Islamic conception of death is the conscientious fulfilment of financial obligations, particularly the settling of debts. Islam’s emphasis on justice extends…
The Punishment of the Treason of Banu Qurayzah
Introduction The incident of the punishment of the Jewish tribe of Banu Qurayzah, in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of the Trench in…
Insurance
Insurance, in its various forms and manifestations, has become a conspicuous hallmark of our age. Hardly does a person take a step in his…
Some Verses of Akhtal
The poetry of Akhtal stands as a monument to that golden treasury of the Arabic language in which the depths of the human heart,…
Eulogy
Oxford, Britain بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم All praise and glorification are due to that Sacred Being whose eternal light has pierced through the darkness…
Bustān al-Muḥaddithīn
Bustān al-Muḥaddithīn occupies a distinguished and enduring position within the intellectual tradition of ḥadīth sciences in the Indian subcontinent. This celebrated anthology, composed in…
The Book of Sībawayh
Our brilliant teacher, the historian of Islamic sciences, the eminent ʿAllāmah Abū al-ʿIrfān al-Nadwī, may Allah have mercy on him, used to say: “In…
From Quantity to Quality
A memory from childhood, still preserved with freshness and sweetness in the depths of my heart, is that moment when I visited Bhiwandi. At…
Shari’ah and Its Contemporary Challenges: Maqasid al-Shari’ah, Din and Dunya, and the Boundaries of Religious Authority
This essay explores the contemporary challenges facing Islamic law (Shari’ah), particularly focusing on the concepts of Maqasid al-Shari’ah (the objectives of Islamic law), the…
The Literary Language
To consider language merely as a tool for conveying thoughts is a shallow injustice to its true essence. Language is a subtle, veiled reality—custodian…