The Art of Eloquence and Its Importance
ʿIlm al-maʿānī is that cornerstone of the science of balāghah which grants the speaker an acute awareness that appropriateness of expression shifts with the…
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Yusuf and Zulaikha
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم During our studies at Zia-ul-Uloom, we read Jami’s Yusuf and Zulaikha under the guidance of our respected teacher, Maulana Abdul Ali Sahib (may Allah have mercy on him). Jami, born Nuruddin…
A Synopsis of the Art of Balāghah
A few days ago a student of Nadwat al-ʿUlamāʾ expressed the wish that the foundational discussions of the art of balāghah be presented in…
Different Approaches to Teaching Arabic Language
The debate within Nadwat al-ʿUlamāʾ Among the pedagogical questions that have occupied the educational mind of Nadwat al-ʿUlamāʾ, and have provoked a profound scholarly…
Reflections on Arabic Language Learning
Abī and Akhī—or Abūy and Akhūy When I was nine, I joined the Ḍiyāʾ al-ʿUlūm school in Mani Kalan, Jaunpur—the very school where our…
Language as a Sign: Ibn Taymiyyah’s Insights
Language as Indication: Ibn Taymiyyah and Contemporary Theories of Meaning Throughout the history of human thought, scarcely any theme has held scholars’ attention as…
Understanding Bakra Eid and Its Name
Bakra Eid In India, Eid al-Adha is commonly referred to as “Bakra Eid.” In our villages, the fate of the letter ‘qaf’ is often…
The Strength of Inner Unity
The cotton folded upon itself and became a sturdy rope If we wish to seek a metaphor that brings this image closer to human…
Clarifying Misunderstandings About ‘Turki’
What is “Turki”? I am often puzzled by how misconceptions form in people’s minds and then grow until they seem like undeniable truths, immune…
Bring Me Someone Who Has Himself Fallen from a Roof
The tales of Khwaja Nasiruddin are peculiar. At first glance, they provoke laughter, but if one pauses to reflect, it becomes evident that the…
The Reform of Arab Education: Between What Was and What Should Be
An Address to the Students of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama Dear students gathered in a house intended by its founders to be the intellect…
Reforming Arabic Education: Between What Was and What Ought to Be
_A خطاب (Address) to the Students of Dār al-ʿUlūm Nadwat al-ʿUlamāʾ_ 5 May 2026 O dear students gathered in an institution whose founders intended…
New Arabic Translation of Prophet’s Biography
A Glad Tidings that Delights the Hearts: “The Biography of the Prophet ﷺ” Finally in the Hands of the Arabic Reader There are radiant…
Questions & Answers on Arabic and Language
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Assalamo Alaikum, I pray Almighty to find you in good health. Of late, I was studying up. It was Al-Bayan wa-Al-Tabyeen of Al-Jahiz (775-868 A.D.). An erudite para stuck me up. I was, indeed, at a loss. I could not…
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Respected Maulana Rida ul-Haq, Principal of Jamiat Al-Huda in Nottingham, may Allah preserve him, has a daughter, Ustadha Safiyya Zaid, who is an accomplished scholar, a specialist in Arabic language and Hadith, and also one of my students. She has…