A Luminous Beacon of Divine Love
At this moment I am on a plane, travelling from England to Turkey to attend a conference. I…
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Reminder: How Admirable Is Shibli’s Intellect, and How Admirable His Prose!
I said: How admirable is Shibli’s intellect, and how admirable his prose! They asked me: Why do you praise Shibli’s mind and extol it with such lavish commendation? I replied: Because he recognised, yes, recognised…
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Reminder: How Admirable Is Shibli’s Intellect, and How Admirable His Prose!
I said: How admirable is Shibli’s intellect, and how admirable his prose! They asked me: Why do you…
A Silent Custodian of the Nadwah Tradition
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم I received the following message concerning Mawlānā Aʿẓam Sharqī Nadwī from my dear friend…
Surojni Did Not Debate, Yet She Triumphed
Oxford, 31 December 2025 *A Scholar Remembered* Nearly twenty years ago, an Indian scholar and researcher came to…
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq Muḥaddith Dihlwī
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq b. Sayf al-Dīn al-Dihlawī al-Bukhārī, an eminent Indian scholar and author in both Arabic and…
Under the Shadow of the Hūmā
I have written a number of articles about Mawlāna Shahbāz, may Allah have mercy on him, and intend…
Shibli Nu’mani: A Legacy of Scholarship and Reform
In the intellectual and cultural history of South Asia, few names stand out with the brilliance and lasting…
Tīmūr Lang – The Final Verdict
This was my third journey to Uzbekistan. The details of the first two trips have been recorded in…
Shaykh Saeed al-A’zami al-Nadwi – His Life and Contributions
Book authored by: Dr Muhammad Furman al-Nadwi Article written by: Dr Mohammad Akram al-Nadwi – Oxford بسم الله…
Remembering Two Pure Souls of Nadwah
From the village maktab to Oxford, I can never discharge my debt to the honourable teachers and masters…
Dr Akram Bangla
A Story from the Life of the God-Fearing Scholar, Qari Siddiq Ahmad Bandawi (May Allah Have Mercy Upon…
Mawlana Maqbool Ahmad Mazahiri
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate — “Those whom we sought in the…