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Read in the Name of Thy Lord who Created
By this link: Explain the statement of God—”Read in the name of your Lord who created!”— and remove the shrouds of confusion from us,…
A Book Free of Aberration
By this link: You have mentioned in a previous article your particular care to ponder over the Book of God in the blessed month…
Imam Abu Hanifah
Insofar as this talk about Abu Hanifah aims to introduce or present the book, it should pick out its major concerns – to show…
Tarawīḥ Prayer is not Obligatory
By this link: Some people before us have condemned in very severe terms those who don’t perform the Tarawīḥ prayer. I replied: This condemnation…
The Length and Number of Units of Prayer
By this link: What are the obligatory and sunnah prayers (ṣalāh), and what is the number of their units (rakʿahs)? I replied: I have…
Sexual abuse
Sexual abuse, whether of women or men or children, cannot be prevented by law. At most, law agencies can punish abuse after it has…
Who Taught You History?
By this link: Why do you always encourage us to study history? I replied: Knowledge of history is a serious and hefty matter, and…
The Descent of Jesus, the Son of Mary, peace be upon them both
By this link: Will Jesus the son of Mary, peace be upon them both, descend as a just ruler before the Day of Judgement?…
Do You Speak to God?
By this link: What is the meaning of God’s statement: “And to Moses God spoke directly;” His statement: “O Moses! I have indeed preferred…
The Art of Criticism
By this link: What is the true meaning of critique? I replied: Critique1 linguistically means to examine something and distinguish its good from its…
Principles of Ḥadīth in the Ḥanafī School
By this link: We have learned from you ḥadīth and its principles in exhaustive detail. You have laid out for us its rules and…
Who Taught You How to Think? An Introduction to Maulānā Shahbāz Iṣlāḥī
By this link: What is critical thinking? I replied: The faculty of critical thinking is basically the process of analogical deduction, which consists of…