To the Graduates of Al-Salam Institute
On the occasion of the graduation of students in the Alimiyyah and Ifta programs on Saturday, 13th Jumada al-Thani, 1446 AH Respected Graduates of…
Scholarship and Method
This topic concerns the pursuit of knowledge itself: who counts as a student of knowledge, how the sacred sciences are taught, and the manners and methods that scholarship demands. These articles by Shaykh Akram Nadwi reflect his lifelong concern with sound method, careful questioning, and the transmission of learning from one generation to the next.
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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 debate among its shuyūkh and lecturers, is the question of the…
Praise
Disclaimer This article has been translated by AI for accessibility purposes. For the original Arabic text, please refer to this link: https://t.me/DrAkramNadwi/5731 — Praise…
The Book “Qawaid al-Lugha al-Arabiya” (Arabic Grammar Rules)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate The Book “Qawaid al-Lugha al-Arabiya” (Arabic Grammar Rules) Introduction The book Qawaid al-Lugha…
Reforming the Traditional Approach to Ifta
Dr. Mohammed Akram Nadwi Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem Key Points from the Lecture Delivered on October 26, 2024, in the Madrasa Discourses Program Note: These…
A New Islamic Educational System
Maulana Abdullah Rizwan hails from Mangalore. Along with modern education, he has also completed his Alimiyyah degree and has pursued a course in Iftaa…
Introduction
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all worlds, and may His peace and blessings be upon His Messenger, Muhammad, the truthful and…
The Classical persistent western attitude to the natural world
1- The natural world is world as given. This world includes the human being before it is influenced by other human beings. In other…
The Qur’anic translations
(Revised version) Q. Mr Haider Ali Nadwi, an `alim from Bhopal in India, wrote to me asking whether I can recommend an English translation…
How to convey belief, and so preserve religion
By Dr Mohammad Aram Nadwi The problem for all teachers and students in all subjects from primary level to the highest grades of post-doctoral…
Specialized/technical language
This is a way of using words that fix their meanings for yourself and others. It is useful and necessary to have precise terms…
Writing for one’s time
There have been many great Muslims who did not commit their religious wisdom to writing. We know about them and have some of their…
Authority of God
People cannot reproduce the authority of God and His Messenger; therefore they should not claim it. They should exercise their best just judgement and…
Questions & Answers on Scholarship and Method
View all Q&A →Imām al-Bukhārī and Imām Muslim on the meeting of narrators
Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh Sidi Shaykh Akram I pray this message finds you in good health and I ask Allah SWT to shower you with His favours in both worlds. Beloved Shaykh this is your student Jawed Tarin…
The meaning of ‘ummi’
Dr Amsha Nahid from Australia asked the following question: Assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear Shaykh, I read an article claiming that the word ‘Ummi’ in the Qur’an means “gentile” (non-Jew) or someone unfamiliar with the Law of Musa…
al-Jāḥiẓ on the definitions of balāghah
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…
Books on Scholarship and Method
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Usul al-Shashi
Usul al-Shashi is a well-known compendium on the principles of Islamic jurisprudence according to the Hanafi school. Despite…
Lessons Learned: Treasures from Nadwah’s Sages
I joined Nadwat al-ʿUlamāʾ and felt as if I had been raised from the dusty ground to the…
Foundation to Hadith Science
This primer on understanding and studying hadith was authored by Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi after the realization that…