Quantum Islam: How Physics Confirms the Qur’anic Worldview
THE QURAN, IT has been argued,…
Quran
ʻUlum Al-Qur’an (Qur’anic Sciences) | Lesson 3 | The Sequence of the Quran’s Revelation to Prophet Muhammad
What of the Quran Was Revealed…
Qawama: The Essence of Masculinity | Part 2
WE CONTINUE OUR exploration of the…
Qawama: The Essence of Masculinity | Part 1
AMONG THE SEVERAL âyât that are considered…
Sunnah
The Pagan Deities Al-Lat and Al-‘Uzza | An Explanation of Hadiths 4859 & 4860 of Sahih Al-Bukhari
The Heading Have you not seen…
The Fast of the Prophet
THE NINTH MONTH on the Islamic calendar—twenty-nine…
The Hadith of Heraclius | Part 1 | Abu Sufyan Enters the Roman Court
The Narrators (1) Abû’l-Yamân Al-Ḥakam ibn…
Mustalah Al-Hadith | Lesson 4 | The Sahih Hadith
IN ORDER TO appreciate the underpinnings of…
Discover Islam
ATHEISM: A Giant Leap of Faith | Part 7
Has science been hijacked by atheism? Because of some very vocal contemporary atheists,…
ATHEISM: A Giant Leap of Faith | Part 6
What about good atheists? Does our discussion (in Part 5) mean that all…
ATHEISM: A Giant Leap of Faith | Part 5
No, it is not enough to be good. Some people say we do…
ATHEISM: A Giant Leap of Faith | Part 4
How can God allow bad things to happen? (continued) We know from experience…
ATHEISM: A Giant Leap of Faith | Part 3
If God created us and the universe, then who created God? Even if…
ATHEISM: A Giant Leap of Faith | Part 2
How did it all start? There are three possibilities for explaining the beginning…
Character
Translation from Ibn Al-Jawzi’s Sayd Al-Khatir (Quarry of the Mind) | From the Stories of Life
The Wages of Youth I STUDIED THE conditions of people who attain glory…
Translation from Ibn Al-Jawzi’s Sayd Al-Khatir (Quarry of the Mind) | The Struggle Against Desirous Whim
I HAVE SEEN that the inclination of the ‘self’ toward what it desires…
The Inward Requirements of Fasting | Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali
PRAISE BE TO Allah who has thwarted the hopes of Satan and frustrated…
Translation from Ibn Al-Jawzi’s Sayd Al-Khatir (Quarry of the Mind) | The Veil of Life
A THOUGHT OCCURRED to me in a religious gathering—when the sitting became pleasurable,…
Translation from Ibn Al-Jawzi’s Sayd Al-Khatir (Quarry of the Mind) | Judging with Deliberation
THE MOST IDIOTIC of people is the one who acts according to the…
Translation from Ibn Al-Qayyim’s Madarij Al-Salikin (Steps of the Seekers) | The Station of the Sought (Al-Murâd) | Part 3
EDITOR’S NOTE: THE Station of the Sought is one of the advanced states…
Advice
“YA ALLAH!” or “OMG!” | Part 3
IN PART 2 we looked at the matter of taking on oaths, “swearing…
Islamic Tradition (3) | Modernity | Dr. Uwaymir Anjum
WE CONTINUE DISCUSSING reasons why Islamic Tradition has been neglected, especially in our…
“YA ALLAH!” or “OMG!” | Part 2
IN PART 1 we stated that human beings have a practice of attesting…
Da'wah
Islam 101 For Western Judaeo-Christians (5) | Munira al-Mawdi
IN THE PREVIOUS segment, in appraising Dr. Dirks’ 400-page book, Understanding Islam: A…
Islam 101 For Western Judaeo-Christians (4) | Munira al-Mawdi
HAVING SURVEYED THE life and times of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Part 3), Dr.…
Quantum Islam: How Physics Confirms the Qur’anic Worldview
THE QURAN, IT has been argued, is unique among the scriptures of the…
Islam 101 For Western Judaeu-Christians (3) | Munira al-Mawdi
FOR THE MODERN, non-Muslim reader who has already read the 64-page Concise Introduction…
Islam 101 For Western Judaeo-Christians (2) | Munira al-Mawdi
JERALD F. DIRKS’ slim 64-page volume, A Concise Introduction to Islam (Amana Publications,…
Da‘wah: An American Thing? | Uwaymir Anjum
Is DAʿWAH AN American thing? The answer is, yes. Absolutely. We must insist…
Fiqh
The Inward Requirements of Fasting | Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali
PRAISE BE TO Allah who has thwarted the hopes of Satan and frustrated…
Learning Fiqh: Practical Steps | Abu Aaliyah Surkheel Sharif
ACCORDING TO IMAM Al-Nawawi (d.676 H/1277 CE), there are two opinions as to…
Contemporary Nullifiers of Fasting | Part 1
In recent decades many developments in medical testing and treatment have posed fiqh…
Deconstructing Riba
DEEP DOWN INSIDE, we all want something for nothing. We love delicious fruits…
Qur’anic Interpretation | Part 2 | Tadabbur and the Need for Scholarly Explanation
IN PART ONE of this series, we addressed the basic misconceptions that cause…
Allowance for Movement in Salâh: An Explanation Based on Ibn Hajar Al-ʿAsqalâni’s Fath Al-Bâri
AL-AZRAQ IBN QAYS said: “We were in Al-A ḥwâz [a district near Al-Ba…
Thoughts
“YA ALLAH!” or “OMG!” | Part 3
IN PART 2 we looked at the matter of taking on oaths, “swearing…
Islamic Tradition (3) | Modernity | Dr. Uwaymir Anjum
WE CONTINUE DISCUSSING reasons why Islamic Tradition has been neglected, especially in our…
“YA ALLAH!” or “OMG!” | Part 2
IN PART 1 we stated that human beings have a practice of attesting…
Islamic Tradition (2) | The Nishapur and Ummayyad Syndromes | Dr. Uwaymir Anjum
HAVING CHARACTERIZED THE “heart of our Tradition” as those curators, patrons and supporters—and…
Time for Islam
HUMAN EXISTENCE IS a struggle with time—for time—in time. Time should end—will end—must…
How Much Do We Know
TWO ÂYAHS THAT run together in the Quran “film” for us the arresting parable…