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…
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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Jaʿfar Bhai – My Brother!
The pain of grief was already profound, but his passing has magnified it into an extraordinary tragedy. Today, on 15th January 2025, the heart-wrenching…
Is Jaʿfar the One Who Has Departed?
I shall never forget the man who walked upon this earth, whose loss I mourn today (Wednesday, 15th Rajab, 1446 AH, corresponding to 15th…
The Miracles of Two Christian Women
When an extraordinary event occurs involving Muslims, it is referred to as a karamah (miracle), but if it happens to non-Muslims, it is termed…
Studying Arabic Literary Works
Today, the students of Al-Salam Institute asked me about the sequence they should follow in studying Arabic literary works. I responded: Those who have…
There Are No Limits to Praising Allah
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Maulana Syed Muhammad Wazeh Rashid Nadwi (may Allah have mercy on him) was…
Has the Sun Risen?
If your family members differ on whether the sun has risen or not, splitting into two groups—one asserting the sun has risen and the…
Cook Well and Serve with Elegance
There is a dear friend and benefactor of ours—whose name, for reasons of discretion, will remain undisclosed—who is a Mufti of the Age. In…
Scientific Evidence
People frequently use the term “scientific evidence,” but its meaning is often ambiguous and poorly defined. In fact, this term is frequently employed without…
A Message from Mount Uhud
An Address to Mount Uhud O symbol of strength and grandeur! Your plains and valleys bear witness to the courage and unmatched bravery of…
Eloquent Discourse on the Rulings of Tabligh
Allama Muhammad Farooq Itarani (d. 2000 CE), may Allah have mercy on him, was a graduate of Darul Uloom Mazahirul Uloom Saharanpur, a disciple…
The Names, Attributes, and Actions of Allah
Dr. Janan Yousuf Bastaki from New York University Abu Dhabi, one of my distinguished students, authored a book on the names of Allah in…
Do Not Call Him a Nameless Deceased
Dr. Mohammed Akram Nadwi Written — “When I died, I became disgraced—why did I not drown in a river? Neither was there a funeral,…