Surat al-Kahf
This surah was revealed in Makkah at a time when the hostility of the Quraysh, and their fear and hatred of Islam and of…
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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…
How to benefit from the Qur’an
Today I will be talking about different aspects of how we, as believers, can get from the Qur’an the benefit that, by the grace…
Informal notes for a tafsir class on Surat al-Qiyamah
The theme of this surah is the raising of the deadfor the Judgement. Its two opening verses forcefully negate the unbelievers’ denial that there…
Surat al-Insan/al-Dahr
This surah can be paired with the one before it. Al-Qiyamah ended with a brief account of the lowly first stages of a human…
Authenticating the Ascription of Ṣaḥiḥ al-Bukhārī to its Author
A chance meeting A venerable shaykh had taken residence in a quiet corner of the city, renting a modest apartment after journeying from the…
Ibrahim’s Supplication(s) in the Qur’an
The first element is an appeal to Allah for provision and security. In the fuller version, this appeal is combined with an appeal to…
Hajj
The hajj represents for Muslims all the hopes and aspirations, all the testing and hardships, and all the consolations, of worship. It combines all…
Ibrahim, `alayhi al-salam:
This man, whom God Himself has praised in the Qur’an as His ¬khalil, is the exemplar of perfected determination to know God, to be…
Benefiting from our differences
The clear command of God is that when the believers are in dispute over a matter, they should defer it to God and His…
Forty hadith
There is a reason why, when you read a very technical text, you don’t understand it. Even if most of the words used are…