The Miracles of Two Christian Women
When an extraordinary event occurs involving Muslims, it is referred to as a karamah (miracle), but if it happens to non-Muslims, it is termed…
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Guidance for Muslims living as minorities
An academic recently asked me to reflect on the situation of Muslims who live as minorities and are exposed to systemic injustices, marginalization, and, in some cases, threats to their lives and properties. These circumstances…
There Are No Limits to Praising Allah
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Maulana Syed Muhammad Wazeh Rashid Nadwi (may Allah have mercy on him) was…
Has the Sun Risen?
If your family members differ on whether the sun has risen or not, splitting into two groups—one asserting the sun has risen and the…
Cook Well and Serve with Elegance
There is a dear friend and benefactor of ours—whose name, for reasons of discretion, will remain undisclosed—who is a Mufti of the Age. In…
Do Not Call Him a Nameless Deceased
Dr. Mohammed Akram Nadwi Written — “When I died, I became disgraced—why did I not drown in a river? Neither was there a funeral,…
My Question Got Lost
The following translation of an article by Dr. Mohammed Akram Nadwi has been generated using AI. While every effort has been made to ensure…
Intercession
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful The esteemed son of my respected teacher, Mawlana Muhammad Zakariyya Sambhali, Mawlana Ilyas…
O Angel of Death!
O Angel of Death! Every creature cherishes its identity; every human being loves their name. Surely, you too must love your name, and why…
Who is the one I like the most?
It is not the radiant glow of a moon-like forehead, Nor the flowing dark tresses cascading gracefully on shoulders. It is not the essence…
The Puzzling Mind: A Call to Contemplative Inquiry
The natural world and all its phenomena present themselves as intricate puzzles, each requiring contemplation and understanding. To approach these puzzles superficially is to…
The Hereafter
Human life is inherently complex and difficult to sustain without a sense of intrinsic value. Mere survival—marked by the acts of eating, sleeping, accumulating…
On the Concept of Tay al-Makan wa al-Zaman (Folding of Space and Time)
Imam Abdul Wahhab al-Sha’rani, in his book Lawaqih al-Anwar fi Tabaqat al-Akhyar, narrates about his Shaykh, Ali al-Khawas. He recounts that Shaykh Ali would…
Questions & Answers on Character and Ethics
View all Q&A →Knowing oneself through returning to the Dīn
My student, Abu Hanifah Dilawar, forwarded to me the following question: Assalāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu, Shaykh. This is a question from a Bangladeshi reader of the Bangla Facebook page who regularly reads your articles. They wrote: “I could…
“A bedding for a man, a bedding for his wife, a third for a guest, and the fourth is for the shayṭān”
Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith 4142, narrated by Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah. The hadith says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned bedding and said: “There should be bedding for a man, bedding for his wife, and a…
Balancing birr, patience, and self-protection
My student Dr Areeg asked me the following question: Assalamu alaykum Shaykh Akram, Islam places great emphasis on maintaining family ties and showing birr al-walidayn. However, I struggle to understand how this can be reconciled with situations involving abusive parents,…