Pay Attention to Ninety-Nine Percent of Muslims
Many of my students are active in the fields of teaching and daʿwah among Muslims. Their efforts are bearing fruit, but they have also…
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Belief
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…
Journey to America (56)
We prayed Fajr in the mosque of Zaytuna College, perched high upon a lofty hill whose summit greets the first breaths of the morning…
Women’s Education
Among the many problems confronting Muslims today, one of the most critical is the question of “the status of women in Islam.” Serious effort…
The Golden Age of Letter Writing: Faint Memories of a Lost Civilisation
“I called you, but you did not pick up.” “I sent you a WhatsApp message, but you did not think it proper to reply.”…
The Important Duty of the Time
In 1912, news spread that some Muslims of Shahjahanpur had apostatised. At that time, ʿAllāmah Shiblī was gravely ill. Upon hearing this news, he…
You are the Proof
All praise is due to You that we have known You. It is by Your favour alone that we have recognised You. How did…
We Do Not Know Laylā
The story of Laylā and Majnūn has, since ancient times, been recognised in Eastern literature as a celebrated and authoritative tale of love. For…
Religion, Opinion and Madhhab
Islam is not merely a religious system or a set of rituals and acts of worship. Rather, it is an all-encompassing, divinely revealed way…
The Explanation of a Report from Abū al-Dardāʾ (رضي الله عنه)
This query was received from a sincere and pious teacher: “Al-salāmu ʿalaykum. In Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī there is a statement of Abū al-Dardāʾ (raḍiya Allāhu…
Was It Obligatory upon the Prophet ﷺ to Follow Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq (ر.ض)?
Last time the respected Muftī Ṣāḥib had visited me, he had posed a question: “Tell me, which aspect of intelligence do you most admire?”…