We Are Saddened by Your Departure: The Passing of the Honourable Scholar, Muhammad al-Rabey Hasani Nadwi
Today, on the afternoon of Thursday the 22nd of Ramadan in the year 1444H, our honourable scholar, the erudite, and inheritor of the Prophet’s…
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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…
The meaning of ‘inshallah’, ‘mashallah’ and ‘bidhnillah’
They asked: What is the meaning of ‘inshallah’? I replied: Is there any Muslim who is unaware of the meaning of this word which…
Using social media
The actual function (not the declared purpose) of all modern media (print media, radio, tv, the film industry and the new so-called social media)…
Gender justice
Gender justice cannot be, and is not deliverable by means of a mechanical conception of gender equality. The differences that are expressed as gender…
The Classical persistent western attitude to the natural world
1- The natural world is world as given. This world includes the human being before it is influenced by other human beings. In other…
Inheritance in Islam and European law
The inheritance laws in Islam are designed to contribute to the re-distribution of property in order to prevent excessive concentration of private wealth while…
The Qur’anic translations
(Revised version) Q. Mr Haider Ali Nadwi, an `alim from Bhopal in India, wrote to me asking whether I can recommend an English translation…
How to convey belief, and so preserve religion
By Dr Mohammad Aram Nadwi The problem for all teachers and students in all subjects from primary level to the highest grades of post-doctoral…
Specialized/technical language
This is a way of using words that fix their meanings for yourself and others. It is useful and necessary to have precise terms…
Purpose of Islam
The purpose of Islam is not to create an Islamic social or political system; rather the point is for individuals, young and old, men…