Orientalists and hadith scholarship: some reflections
Modern Western critical inquiry into texts carrying religious authority has been carried out on the assumption that those…
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Informal notes for a tafsir class on Surat al-Qiyamah
The theme of this surah is the raising of the deadfor the Judgement. Its two opening verses forcefully…
Benefiting from our differences
The clear command of God is that when the believers are in dispute over a matter, they should…
Surat al-Takwir and Surat al Infitar
These surhas compel us to call to mind realities that we accept are true but which we almost-never…
The Meaning of Du’a
The hungry one calls upon Allah to feed him but food does not fall from the sky. The…