The Aim of Education
How widespread are the misconceptions people harbour about education, and how grave is their error when they imagine it to be merely a path…
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The Educational Institution Where the Questioner Is Hunted
The relationship between education and questioning is much like that between a lamp and its light. If a lamp exists but gives no light, one begins to wonder whether it has been placed there merely…
Tawajjuh (Attention)
That which becomes intelligible to a person is, in reality, what enters into their realm of knowledge; and that which remains beyond their comprehension…
The Purpose of Education
Education is the soul of human society and the foundation of civilisation and culture. It is not merely a means to acquire material skills…
A Visit from Al-Huda International
Today, a noble and dignified delegation from Al-Huda International Welfare Foundation, under the leadership of its esteemed head, Dr Farhat Hashmi, honoured my humble…
Do We Truly Know Reality?
Human beings, throughout history, have been on a quest to reach the truth. From ancient times to the present day, people have adopted every…
The Final Academic Day and Farewell Ceremony at Al-Salam Institute
Indeed, today is not merely a formal announcement marking the end of an academic year; rather, it is a moment that calls for reflection,…
Clear Expression is, in Itself, Evidence
Reason is that trust bestowed by the Lord of all creation, which distinguishes man from all other creatures, and it is on account of…
A Scholarly Gathering in Oxford
I returned from the mosque after the ‘asr prayer, as evening cast its veil over Oxford, that city which pulses with knowledge and thought,…
Why Has the Culture of Questioning and Critical Thinking Receded in the Arab and Islamic World?
It is neither surprising nor unnatural that great civilisations are founded upon the shoulders of questioning, nor that advanced nations ascend by virtue of…
Why?
One of the great truths of human history is that questioning and research are the very factors that lay the foundations for any nation’s…
Nadwat al-ulama: As a Project of Ecumenism in the Early Modern Period
In the final decades of the nineteenth century, Indian Muslims confronted a complex array of internal and external challenges that critically undermined their communal…
Nurturing Writing Instinct and Intellectual Awareness in the Students of Nadwat al-ʿUlamāʾ
The Arabic language, ever since its light first shone upon the land of India, was never merely an instrument for speech or writing. It…
Questions & Answers on Scholarship and Method
View all Q&A →Imām al-Bukhārī and Imām Muslim on the meeting of narrators
Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh Sidi Shaykh Akram I pray this message finds you in good health and I ask Allah SWT to shower you with His favours in both worlds. Beloved Shaykh this is your student Jawed Tarin…
The meaning of ‘ummi’
Dr Amsha Nahid from Australia asked the following question: Assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear Shaykh, I read an article claiming that the word ‘Ummi’ in the Qur’an means “gentile” (non-Jew) or someone unfamiliar with the Law of Musa…
al-Jāḥiẓ on the definitions of balāghah
Assalamo Alaikum, I pray Almighty to find you in good health. Of late, I was studying up. It was Al-Bayan wa-Al-Tabyeen of Al-Jahiz (775-868 A.D.). An erudite para stuck me up. I was, indeed, at a loss. I could not…
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Usul al-Shashi
Usul al-Shashi is a well-known compendium on the principles of Islamic jurisprudence according to the Hanafi school. Despite…
Lessons Learned: Treasures from Nadwah’s Sages
I joined Nadwat al-ʿUlamāʾ and felt as if I had been raised from the dusty ground to the…
Foundation to Hadith Science
This primer on understanding and studying hadith was authored by Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi after the realization that…