The virtue of Sabr
First, we must understand the meaning of the word, that is, look at its application in different contexts and situations. After that, we can…
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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…
Ramadan: what is it for?
There is, for the moment of breaking the fast, a famous du`a that most Muslims learn as children. It is famous because the Prophet…
Taqwa
Taqwa is the root of all the virtues that adorn religious life, and the virtues in turn strengthen the root from which they grow.…
Questions & Answers on Spirituality
View all Q&A →Prayer of Gratitude for Blessings
Wa-ʿalaykum al-salām wa-raḥmatu llāhi wa-barakātuh! Expressing gratitude to Allah for His blessings is among the essential qualities of a believing servant. When one attains a blessing, receives good news, is relieved of a difficulty, or achieves an important goal, to…
Ijtihad, Gratitude, and Polytheism
Wa ʿalaykum al-salām wa raḥmatullāh wa barakātuh! Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakwān Nadwī has invited me to express an opinion on weighty scholarly themes: the standing of ijtihād, the methodological approach of Mawlānā Ḥamīd al-Dīn Farāhī, the phonetic resemblance between the words…
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…