Proof of the Cow against the Lion
In a remote countryside, there lived a simple farmer. He possessed nothing of this world’s riches but a modest home, a small patch of…
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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…
Learn to Awaken the Question
It is said that Alexander the Great, in the prime of his youth, was an exceptional and intelligent young man, sharp of mind and…
Cold is cold, and heat is heat
The history of passion is that, in every age of reason, we ourselves have fashioned the scaffold of persecution. From the early days of…
Fir’awn in the Qur’an
The Qur’an is a rahmah for mankind because it is the guidance for them that can, if they will (and their will is not…
Scientific Argument
Dr. Mohammed Akram Nadwi, Oxford بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم This article clarifies what is meant by “scientific argument,” and distinguishes it from other forms…
Orientalism
Orientalism can refer to the whole approach of Western countries to the orient. The orient usually means the Islamic world. Orientalism also can refer…
The Meaning of “Indeed, Allah has ninety-nine names”
Al-Bukhārī and Muslim narrate from Abū Hurayrah that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Indeed, Allah has ninety-nine names, one less than one hundred. Whoever enumerates…
The Three Foundational Disciplines of Traditional Education
Education is the lofty foundation upon which the intellectual, spiritual and moral edifice of generations is raised. It not only refines the character of…
The Intellectual Decline of the Educated Class
Although the intellectual, cultural and ideological atmosphere of the modern age may appear bright on the surface, a strange darkness confronts us when we…
The Aim of Education
How widespread are the misconceptions people harbour about education, and how grave is their error when they imagine it to be merely a path…