Tafsīr, taʾwīl, and tadabbur
Within the long and sophisticated tradition of Islamic scholarship, several technical terms have emerged to describe the processes through which the Qurʾān is understood,…
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Who Is Free from Disbelief (Kufr)?
A position for an imam became vacant at a mosque here in England, so the mosque trustees engaged one of our friends to serve. For some time he led the prayers, taught the children, and delivered talks. When the mosque’s governing council became satisfied with his abilities, they asked him…
Nadwa’s Lentils
It is often said that whoever has not lived in the hostel of Nadwa cannot truly be a Nadwi. At first glance, this sentence…
The Earliest Manuscript of Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim in the Handwriting of Ibn al-Khāḍibah
The book Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim by the Imām, ḥadīth master Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj al-Naysābūrī (d. 261 AH) is regarded as one of the most eminent…
Reminder: Despair is more hideous than the fire of hell
O soul! Beware, beware of despairing of the Spirit of God, and beware, beware of losing hope in His mercy. Truly, the heart’s turning…
See the World Through the Eyes of Mawlānā Abū al-ʿIrfān Nadwī
In the history of human societies there is a strange yet repeatedly recurring tragedy: when a weakness becomes widespread, people begin to regard it…
Reminder: How ignorant you are of the beauty of Joseph!
How ignorant you are of the beauty of Joseph! You imagined that Joseph’s beauty was confined to the image, and you assumed that the…
Reminder: I made the Scale ashamed
When I presented my deeds on the Scale of God on the Day of Judgment, my soul trembled with shame, and the Scale itself…
Reminder: The stranger who loses the path of his journey
I was born in Paradise, beside the Lord of all worlds, and it was for me a homeland untouched by decay, a dwelling unchallenged…
Reminder: Do not be angered if you are called ignorant
Do not be angered if you are called ignorant; for does a person truly resent a title that he deserves? Indeed, the acknowledgement of…
Reminder: Then—death
What is life but a fleeting moment between dawn and sunset: it begins with a cry and ends in silence, passing like a drifting…