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.…
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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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Using social media
The actual function (not the declared purpose) of all modern media (print media, radio, tv, the film industry and the new so-called social media)…
Gender justice
Gender justice cannot be, and is not deliverable by means of a mechanical conception of gender equality. The differences that are expressed as gender…
The Classical persistent western attitude to the natural world
1- The natural world is world as given. This world includes the human being before it is influenced by other human beings. In other…
Inheritance in Islam and European law
The inheritance laws in Islam are designed to contribute to the re-distribution of property in order to prevent excessive concentration of private wealth while…
The Qur’anic translations
(Revised version) Q. Mr Haider Ali Nadwi, an `alim from Bhopal in India, wrote to me asking whether I can recommend an English translation…
How to convey belief, and so preserve religion
By Dr Mohammad Aram Nadwi The problem for all teachers and students in all subjects from primary level to the highest grades of post-doctoral…
Specialized/technical language
This is a way of using words that fix their meanings for yourself and others. It is useful and necessary to have precise terms…
Purpose of Islam
The purpose of Islam is not to create an Islamic social or political system; rather the point is for individuals, young and old, men…
Writing for one’s time
There have been many great Muslims who did not commit their religious wisdom to writing. We know about them and have some of their…
Modern science seeks power, not wisdom
Modern science is dedicated to explaining events and processes in the natural world, most of the time by means of some degree of mastery…
Over-definition of legal concepts
Many scholars infer from instances of Qur’anic or Prophetic ruling, what they think is the common or universal principle which governs these rulings. For…
Shaykh Ahmad Fahmy Zamzam Nadwi al-Maliki (1959–2021)
This morning (Saturday 23rd Rabi’ al-Awwal 1443 AH, or 10/30/2021), I received news of the passing of Sheikh Fahmi Zamzam al-Banjari al-Maliki Nadwi. Certainly…