Life and Services of Maulana Muhammad Isa Mansoori
Mawlānā Muḥammad ʿĪsā Manṣūrī (raḥimahu llāh) belonged to that circle of active and thoughtful scholars of our age who devoted their lives to daʿwah…
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Shaykh Saeed al-A’zami al-Nadwi – His Life and Contributions
Book authored by: Dr Muhammad Furman al-Nadwi Article written by: Dr Mohammad Akram al-Nadwi – Oxford بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Book Launch at Dār al-ʿUlūm On the evening of Wednesday, after the Maghrib prayer,…
Alas! Maulana Isa Mansuri (May Allah Have Mercy on Him)
In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. Today, Saturday, 7 November 2026, after returning home from the Fajr prayer, I…
A Memorable Morning at Madrasa Al-Islah
Love, in an age, can scarcely find one who will share its pain; For years the mountains may continue to lament, yet there is…
Reflections on Timeliness and Academic Integrity
Nearly ten years ago I found myself recalling a journey to Ireland. I had flown with Ryanair, and, upon landing, the cabin crew announced…
Reflections on Timeliness in Travel and Publishing
On the night of 11 October 2026, I departed from London Heathrow for Bengaluru on an Air India flight. The scheduled time of departure…
An Era of Nadwat al-Ulama Has Passed Away
The finest flower in the whole garden, Whose radiance illumines the colourful air, Which never witnessed the tyranny of autumn, Which spring nurtured with…
Reflections on Friendship and Learning at Nadwa
At times I find myself upon the playing-field. Our earnestness with regard to games was itself a matter worthy of record. Any sport in…
A Luminous Beacon of Divine Love
At this moment I am on a plane, travelling from England to Turkey to attend a conference. I was occupied with some academic work…
Reminder: How Admirable Is Shibli’s Intellect, and How Admirable His Prose!
I said: How admirable is Shibli’s intellect, and how admirable his prose! They asked me: Why do you praise Shibli’s mind and extol it…
A Silent Custodian of the Nadwah Tradition
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم I received the following message concerning Mawlānā Aʿẓam Sharqī Nadwī from my dear friend Mawlānā ʿAbd al-Jī Nadwī, currently resident…
Surojni Did Not Debate, Yet She Triumphed
Oxford, 31 December 2025 *A Scholar Remembered* Nearly twenty years ago, an Indian scholar and researcher came to England. I had the opportunity to…
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq Muḥaddith Dihlwī
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq b. Sayf al-Dīn al-Dihlawī al-Bukhārī, an eminent Indian scholar and author in both Arabic and Persian, was born in Delhi in…