Who Taught You History?
By this link: Why do you always encourage us to study history? I replied: Knowledge of history is a serious and hefty matter, and…
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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…
The Descent of Jesus, the Son of Mary, peace be upon them both
By this link: Will Jesus the son of Mary, peace be upon them both, descend as a just ruler before the Day of Judgement?…
Do You Speak to God?
By this link: What is the meaning of God’s statement: “And to Moses God spoke directly;” His statement: “O Moses! I have indeed preferred…
The Art of Criticism
By this link: What is the true meaning of critique? I replied: Critique1 linguistically means to examine something and distinguish its good from its…
Principles of Ḥadīth in the Ḥanafī School
By this link: We have learned from you ḥadīth and its principles in exhaustive detail. You have laid out for us its rules and…
Who Taught You How to Think? An Introduction to Maulānā Shahbāz Iṣlāḥī
By this link: What is critical thinking? I replied: The faculty of critical thinking is basically the process of analogical deduction, which consists of…
The Sunnah Explains the Qurʾān
By this link: Do you agree with those who say that the entirety of the Sunnah explains the Qurʾān? I replied: Who am I to…
The Prophet as a Teacher
The Enduring Influence of the Prophet’s Example The manners and personal preferences, and also the public judgements and policies, of the Prophet, ﷺ, have…
Da`wah
God says He does not love that men say what they do not do (al-Saff). This means two things. (a) Be careful of the…
The Book is Two Books
To access the original arabic, follow this link Two Basic Categories of Ḥadīth Works1 They asked: The compilations and works of the noble Prophetic ḥadīth…