By Dr. Mohammad Akram Nadwi and translated by Hala Akram and Aisha Akram Today (5th July, 2020) is the last day of this academic year at Al-Salam Institute. God willing, we will meet again in October. Just like every year, I have something to say to you today. Farewell speeches are cherished, everyone values them and tries to act upon them. Today I will not talk to you about Al-Salam Institute, nor will I remind you of the responsibilities of your teachers, or complain about the circumstances or anything else.Today I must criticise you. This is a question of your…
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Preparing for the questions that will be asked on the Day of Resurrection
By Dr. Mohammad Akram Nadwi and translated by Hala Akram and Aisha Akram Faith, submission, righteous deeds, piety, benevolence, patience, gratitude, asceticism, humility, contentment, truthfulness, trustworthiness, compassion, encouraging in good deeds etcetera are the true values that we will be questioned about on the Day of Resurrection. Based on these, the decision to enter heaven and hell will be made. This worldly life has been given to us so that we may adopt and develop these qualities in ourselves. The correct way to attain these qualities is found in the Qur’an and Sunnah. In order to gain knowledge of these…
View More Preparing for the questions that will be asked on the Day of ResurrectionPrayer in the mosques during the easing of the lockdown
By Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi The covid-19 pandemic has caused massive disruptions in the lives of millions of people all over the world. There is, first of all, the personal suffering of those who have had to cope with the loss of members of family and other loved ones –– the officially recorded death toll is close to half a million people, but the true figure is probably double that. Then, the livelihoods of countless millions, and especially of the world’s poorest, have been ruined or severely damaged. Moreover, the restriction of social gatherings has made it very difficult, for…
View More Prayer in the mosques during the easing of the lockdownMixed classes for men and women
By Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi Some people from India, where I used to teach, have put to me the following question: Why now do you teach classes in which men and women students share the same space? [By ‘the same space’ is meant a space without any sort of physical partition.] Since the question addresses my own practice, I am obliged to answer for myself. This I do briefly in section 2. First, at more length, I want to state the general principles that we should have in mind when thinking about this matter. In section 3, by way of…
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