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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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…
Why?
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…
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…