The Qur’anic translations
Mr Haider Ali Nadwi, an `alim from Bhopal in India, wrote to me asking whether I can recommend an English translation of the Qur’an, if so which one?
Questions & Answers
Scholarly answers to contemporary and classical questions, grounded in the Islamic tradition.
Two questions about the Dictionary of women scholars
Two questions about the Dictionary of women scholars
The Most Ridiculous Question
Translated by Dr. Abu Zayd They asked: To atheists, we affirm the existence of God and point to the causes of everything, and then to the causes of those…
Missing jumu`ah without excuse
Question: There is hadith in Abu Dawud that the Prophet ﷺ said: Whoever misses jumu`ah without a good reason should give in sadaqah one dinar (a gold coin); if he can’t find one, then half. Is it obligatory for us…
Issues related to those who have died from the corona virus:
Since the bodies (and the inside and outside of the body bags in which they are delivered) of Muslims who died because of covid-19 are still contagious and there is a high risk of being infected when doing either ghusl…
Two rulings related to present emergency
Some doctor brothers are having issues in hospitals at this critical time. They have been advised to shorten or shave off their beards because face masks do not fit properly and safely with beards and so carry a risk of…
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