Does a Lioness Lay Eggs?
1. The Question of Authority They said: It’s a common saying here that the leader is always right,…
Spirituality
Spirituality, in this tradition, is the inward dimension of a faith lived outwardly. This large collection gathers Shaykh Akram Nadwi’s writing on the heart, sincerity, restraint, and the ordinary struggles of the soul. The articles keep the inner life tied to knowledge and conduct, treating spiritual growth as inseparable from how a person thinks and behaves.
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Formation of thoughts: an inquiry into the pre-discursive
Human cognition, though commonly associated with rationality, linguistic structure, and the articulation of concepts, is rooted in layers of experience that precede reflective thought altogether. Before cognition becomes available to introspection or deployable as inferential…
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The Meaning of Wealth Being a Trial
Dr. Syeda Hina Fatima from Mumbai is an Arabic language professor, and she is deeply engaged in spreading…
Action must follow faith
Let me begin by qualifying the claim that actions must follow faith, that actions are rewarded rather than…
Limits and Scope
Without limits there can be no real possibility, only theoratical and abstract possibility. All that God has given…
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…
The successful life
The successful life as measured in this world does not secure safe passage into the favor of God…
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
They asked: What is the worst stupidity? I replied: It is to associate with Allah. The polytheists are…
When I had to reverse my car
There is a large population of South Asian Muslims in East London. Situated near Whitechapel station is the…
Questions & Answers on Spirituality
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…
Seeking help, crowdfunding, and mortgage
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh Shaykh. I pray you are well in sha Allah. I have a question. Can we apply for crowdfunding, or can we raise fund through such platforms once end up in financial hardship? Is it…
The nature of waswasah
Assalamu Alaykum Shaykh, My question is about how Shayatin can adversely impact our lives with their waswasahs? Do all mental health issues, such as overthinking and panic attacks, emerge from waswasah? How can we stop it? Are they signs of…