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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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Mixed classes for men and women
Some people from India, where I used to teach, have put to me the following question: Why now do you teach classes in which…
The Soundest Book
They asked: What is the greatest book? I replied: After the Book of God, the greatest book undoubtedly is the Ṣaḥīḥ of Imām Bukhārī,…
Two questions regarding congregational prayer
Following the imam via live broadcast Many people have asked me: As we are compelled to pray in our homes, can we follow an…
The pandemic and Ramadan
Only a week remains to prepare, before we welcome the month of Ramadan. With the covid-19 pandemic ongoing, so is the lockdown, and it…
Contagion
The coronavirus is spreading rapidly throughout the world. The most effective means to stop its spread that is being considered is for people to…
Coping with the Covid-19 outbreak
Covid-19 is spreading at great speed throughout the human population of the world. While Europe and the USA are reporting the highest number of…
Funeral Rites for Those Who Died of Coronavirus
Some community workers have put to me some questions concerning those who have died as a result of infection by the coronavirus: Your question:…
Guidance on Muslim Gatherings During Coronavirus
At this present time, the Coronavirus has spread to almost every country in the world, and is continuing to spread very rapidly. There is…
Reduction (Qaṣr) in the Prayer
By this link: What is the default regarding performing prayer (ṣalah)? I said: The default concerning the prescribed prayers is that they be performed…
Principles and applications
Both general principles and concrete applications must be learnt together for creation to fulfil its Creator’s purpose. If you don’t learn how to interpret…
Settling disputes between Muslims in the UK
The primary function of courts in any jurisdiction, Islamic or otherwise, is to settle disputes according to rules that both disputing parties know and…
Dajjal
There is no reliable information about Dajjal that is sufficient responsibly to change your behavior or your policies. What, then, is the point of…