Who Is Free from Disbelief (Kufr)?
A position for an imam became vacant at a mosque here in England, so the mosque trustees engaged…
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Language as a Sign: Ibn Taymiyyah’s Insights
Language as Indication: Ibn Taymiyyah and Contemporary Theories of Meaning Dr Muhammad Akram Nadwi Oxford 1 June 2026…
Reflections on Faith and Unity in Islam
"Whoever does not follow my words is an unbeliever." By: Dr. Muhammad Akram Nadwi Oxford 27/5/2026 The morning…
Understanding ‘Abdiyyah’ by Ibn Taymiyyah
"Servitude" by Ibn Taymiyyah Authored by: Dr. Muhammad Akram Nadwi Oxford 16/5/2026 The book "Servitude" by Shaykh al-Islam…
Servitude (‘Ubūdiyyah): Ibn Taymiyyah’s comprehensive vision of worship and human existence
The treatise Al-‘Ubūdiyyah (Servitude) by Ibn Taymiyyah is regarded as one of the most important Islamic works to…
Human identity, responsibility, and the path of self-purification
The question “Who am I?” cannot be meaningfully addressed within the confines of a purely worldly or material…
A Believer and a Disbeliever Are Not Equal
According to Islamic teachings, the true criterion for human rank is faith (īmān). Lineage, colour, language, culture, sect,…
Finitude and divine judgement
The death of a person introduces a decisive ontological and moral transition. While the living remain agents capable…
Probability and the irreducibility of existence: an existential critique
The theory of probability provides a rigorous framework for understanding uncertainty, regularity, and expectation within the natural and…
ʿIlm al-Kalām and the Proof of God
By: Dr Muḥammad Akram Nadwī Oxford 21/1/2026 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Qurʾān’s call to faith is not…