Hāṣilāt: An Intellectual and Reflective Inquiry
I have had the privilege of meeting Mr Ḥasan Ilyās on a number of occasions. He is a young man refined, courteous and well-educated,…
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Guidance for Muslims living as minorities
An academic recently asked me to reflect on the situation of Muslims who live as minorities and are exposed to systemic injustices, marginalization, and, in some cases, threats to their lives and properties. These circumstances…
The Wisdom of Self-Reflection
How astonishing is the condition of the human being! You see him sharp of sight regarding the manifestations of the universe, penetrating of insight…
The Myth of the Enigmatic Bird ‘Anqa’
They say that the ʿanqāʾ is a talismanic bird of Arab legend, wondrous in form, its feathers shot through with gold. The species is…
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…
Counting Stars All Night
It is our considered opinion that many Urdu idioms are, in fact, fundamentally flawed. One such expression is: “counting the stars all night.” One…
The Sound Heart (qalb salīm)
The concept of the qalb salīm, or sound heart, occupies a central place in the Qur’anic understanding of imān, islām and human salvation. It…
The Blessing of Patience in Trials
Human life resembles an ocean: at times the calm moonlight of tranquillity settles upon its surface, and at other times storms of trial rise…
The Essence of Brotherhood in Islam
One of the gentlemen there delivered so thunderous and pelting an address against the idol-makers of rigidity and the worshippers of elders that it…
The Essence of Unity Among Muslims
Every bird does not receive nature’s training; Few indeed are the fowl who profit from the snare of the cage. For the past few…
Reflections on a Spring in Van
I am presently in the Turkish city of Vān. It is a Kurdish region, situated right next to the border of Iran. I have…
Journey to Turkey
I took breakfast at seven o’clock in the morning with the elders of the Majlis—Shaykh Muṣṭafā Dādāsh, Shaykh Khālid Ḥanafī, Shaykh Amīn al-Ḥazmī, Dr…
Journey to Turkey
In the morning we convened a sitting to review and discuss the fatāwā. It became an assembly in which juristic reflection met scholarly dialogue,…
Questions & Answers on Spirituality
View all Q&A →Prayer of Gratitude for Blessings
Wa-ʿalaykum al-salām wa-raḥmatu llāhi wa-barakātuh! Expressing gratitude to Allah for His blessings is among the essential qualities of a believing servant. When one attains a blessing, receives good news, is relieved of a difficulty, or achieves an important goal, to…
Ijtihad, Gratitude, and Polytheism
Wa ʿalaykum al-salām wa raḥmatullāh wa barakātuh! Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakwān Nadwī has invited me to express an opinion on weighty scholarly themes: the standing of ijtihād, the methodological approach of Mawlānā Ḥamīd al-Dīn Farāhī, the phonetic resemblance between the words…
Knowing oneself through returning to the Dīn
My student, Abu Hanifah Dilawar, forwarded to me the following question: Assalāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu, Shaykh. This is a question from a Bangladeshi reader of the Bangla Facebook page who regularly reads your articles. They wrote: “I could…