Do not search for a magical night
Translated by Hala Akram and Aisha Akram. I moved to Oxford in January 1991 and stayed near a…
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قال ابن الجوزي – رحمه الله –
تأملت عجبًا، وهو أن كل شيء نفيس خطير يطول طريقه، ويكثر التعب في تحصيله. فإن العلم لما كان…
The successful life
The successful life as measured in this world does not secure safe passage into the favor of God…
When should the fast of Arafah be observed?
Translated by Hala Akram and Aisha Akram. Someone asked me that in India, the Islamic months usually begin…
Purpose of Islam
The purpose of Islam is not to create an Islamic social or political system; rather the point is…
Writing for one’s time
There have been many great Muslims who did not commit their religious wisdom to writing. We know about…
The Qur’an should not be valued as merely a sacred object
1. Allah says in the Qur’an about the Qur’an, that it is a self-consistent, coherent message from the…
My late father, May Allah have mercy on him
Translated by Mohsina, Fatima and Aisha Akram Yesterday (Friday 4th Ramadan 1442 / 16th April 2021) my father,…
The worst stupidity
Translated by Hala Akram and Aisha Akram They asked: What is the worst stupidity? I replied: It is…
When I had to reverse my car
Translated by Hala Akram and Aisha Akram There is a large population of South Asian Muslims in East…