A parent’s curse and Allah’s justice
Question: If a parent always damns their child and prays that Allah damn them and that he always be angry with them, so they…
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An Era of Nadwat al-Ulama Has Passed Away
The finest flower in the whole garden, Whose radiance illumines the colourful air, Which never witnessed the tyranny of autumn, Which spring nurtured with…
Introduction to Philosophy for Students
Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi Rabb al-ʿālamīn, and blessings and peace upon the Master of the prophets and messengers, and upon all his family and Companions. Philosophy…
If Only Cameras and Loudspeakers Had Remained Forbidden
Yesterday I received a question from a student at a madrasa. He asked for my opinion about a recently published book. The book dealt…
The Harm of Gossip and Its Impact
Munīr, the client of al-Faḍl b. Abī ʿAyyāsh, relates: “I was sitting with Wahb b. Munabbih when a man arrived and said, ‘I passed…
Eating Less: An Agreed-Upon Sunnah
One of the strange tragedies of our religious life is that we continue to debate and argue with extraordinary enthusiasm over issues on which…
Criticism and Derision
Criticism and derision are two behaviours that may appear similar on the surface, but in reality there is an enormous difference between them in…
The Intellectual Project of Imam al-Bukhari’s Sahih
Questions of authentication, interpretation and the practical authority of prophetic tradition: the intellectual project that underlies al-Bukhari’s Sahih.
From Oxford to Sheffield: A Day of Faith, Unity, and Intellectual Fellowship
Some journeys may appear short, yet they return carrying within them many memories, encounters, thoughts, and emotions. A person travels from one city to…
The Psychology of Crowds and Religious Movements
According to Le Bon, the first conspicuous feature of the collective mind is a temporary eclipse of certain dimensions of the individual personality. By…
Gustave Le Bon and Religious Movements in India
Gustave Le Bon, the Psychology of the Crowd, and the Religious Movements of the Indian Subcontinent: A Critical Study While examining the contemporary religious…
The Quran as the Heart of the Nation
Al-Qurʾān is the very heart of this ummah. When the body weakens, physicians hasten to heal it; when wealth diminishes, it can be replenished;…