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…
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Bosnia Journey 2026 — Day 1
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A Day in Mumbai: Reflections and Insights
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Journey to Mumbai and Reflections
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Tribute to Molana Jafar Masood Nadwi
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A Mind for Display
* It is said that in a certain city there lived a scholar whose reputation for knowledge far exceeded his actual knowledge. At the…
Eat Less
Desires are inseparable from the necessities of human life, and there is a peculiar pleasure in their fulfilment. When necessity and pleasure converge, desires…
Malfūẓāt: Contextual Guidance, Not Permanent Sources
Within the Sufi tradition, malfūẓāt have held a particular significance. However, it is essential to understand the nature of this significance in its proper…
Sighting the Crescent
They said: The scholars have differed greatly regarding the sighting of the crescent, dividing the Muslims in determining the beginning of the month of…
The First Eid in Oxford
There was a time when Eid and even Diwali were celebrated together; Now such is the state that people embrace each other in fear.…
Reminder: Iftar unfollowed by suḥūr
Behold, the beloved has resolved upon departure; and between me and him there remains but a breath that falters and a moment that slips…
Reminder: Ramadan takes pride in the fasting and nightly devotions of the Muslims
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Scholarly Disagreement: Limits, Etiquette, and Responsibilities
The very nature of knowledge and research is founded upon disagreement. Among scholars, there is sometimes agreement and at other times disagreement, and this…