How to Return to the Qur’an | Part 1
Trans. by Ghada Khafagy THOUGH AN…
Quran
Why Is The Quran In Arabic? (1)
The Arabic language is the only…
Trouble Memorizing the Quran? Activate Your Own Mode | Maryam Amirebrahimi
WHEN I WAS working on memorizing…
ṬAWWAF: Maximizing Your Hajj Worship – Part 1
As we know, Makkah is the…
Sunnah
Mustalah Al-Hadith (11) | Al-Hadith Al-Mudallas: The Ruling in Regards To Tadlis | Omar Abdl-Haleem
IN THE PREVIOUS installment on Mus…
Mustalah: Takhrij -The Science of Citation and Extraction of Ahadith: A First look at Locating Hadith Based on their First Words (14) | Omar Abdl-Haleem
FEW MUSLIMS TODAY memorize a ḥadîth…
Lesser Known Hadith Compilations: Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah and Sahih Ibn Hibban
Ibn Khuzaymah (223-311 h) of Naysâpûr…
Mustalah Al-Hadith | Lesson 6 | Mu‘allaq and Mursal Ahadith (Missing Links in a Chain of Narrators)
HOW A ḤADÎTH is judged when…
Discover Islam
What is Islam? | Part 5
Belief in Allah’s Names and Attributes To truly be devoted to Allah and…
The Process of Islamization | Part 5
Larger Issues But there are two points to observe here: a. The Prophet…
The Process of Islamization | Part 4
Fundamental Importance of the Islamic State Turning to the Prophets sira, it is…
A Glimpse at some Islamic Etiquettes | Part 4
The Etiquettes of Sleeping When one wishes to sleep, he should mention the…
A Glimpse at some Islamic Etiquettes | Part 3
Manners of Joking Life in Islam is not as some incorrectly believe; that…
A Glimpse at some Islamic Etiquettes | Part 2
Manners of Greeting Islam has encouraged that member of society greet each other…
Character
Translations from Ibn Al-Qayyim’s Madarij Al-Salikin (Steps of the Seekers)
The Proper Way to Contemplate the Quran THREE THINGS AID proper contemplation (tafakkur):…
Ibn Al-Qayyim’s Madarij Al-Salikin (Steps of the Seekers) | The Station of Adab (Etiquette) – 2
Beautiful article on having proper adab with the Messenger (saw): "Abdullah ibn Al-Mubarak,…
Translations from Madarij Al-Salikin by Imam Ibn Al-Qaiyym: The Station of Humility
FROM AMONG THE the stations of worship and reliance on Allah is the…
Translation From Madarij Al-Salikin (Steps of the Seekers) of Ibn Al-Qayyim
The Station of Al-I‘tisâm AFTER THE STATION of repentance (tawba), the heart ascends…
Translation from Ibn Al-Qayyim’s Madarij Al-Salikin (Steps of the Seekers) | The Station of Remembrance (Thikr) | Part 2
The Example of the Focused THE PEOPLE OF remembrance are ahead of all others.…
Ibn Al-Jawzi’s Sayd Al-Khatir (Quarry of the Mind) | Humum Al-Faqr (The Anguishes of Poverty)
Ibn Al Jawzi's take on what happens to scholars when their financial needs…
Advice
The Final Return | Part 2
In Part 1, we noted how life and death are decreed by our…
Misunderstanding Transgender (1)
WITH EVERY PASSING year – indeed, with every passing month – Muslims are faced with…
The Final Return | Part 1
In the physical world returning to the point of origin in a cyclic…
Da'wah
What is Islam? | Part 5
Belief in Allah’s Names and Attributes To truly be devoted to Allah and…
The Process of Islamization | Part 5
Larger Issues But there are two points to observe here: a. The Prophet…
Islam 101 For Western Judaeo-Christians (1) | Munira al-Mawdi
LOOKING FOR A brief and accurate introductory book on Islam? Look no further.…
The Process of Islamization | Part 4
Fundamental Importance of the Islamic State Turning to the Prophets sira, it is…
Priorities of Da’wah (2)
We continue from Part 1… Truth Five Many people err not by dint…
The Process of Islamization | Part 3
Application of the Theory In what way can this theoretical explanation of the…
Fiqh
Why Scholars Disagree? (2)
WE CONTINUE with issues resulting from the collecting and weighing of evidence and…
Rulings Regarding Zakat Al-Fitr: A Cleansing and Enriching Obligatory Charity (part 2)
We continue from Part 1, wherein was discussed the meaning and purpose of…
Seeking Cure with Ruqya and the Quran | (Part 2 of 2)
Various rulings about Ruqyah that is permissible and impermissible
Ṣalah: The Deep Reach of Islamic Prayer Part 3 of 3
Why Ṣalâh? What are the beneficial ends accomplished for the individual Muslim and…
Ṣalâh: The Deep Reach of Islamic Prayer Part 2 of 3
Why Ṣalâh? What are the beneficial ends accomplished for the individual Muslim and…
Ṣalâh: The Deep Reach of Islamic Prayer Part 1 of 3
Why Ṣalâh? What are the beneficial ends accomplished for the individual Muslim and…
Thoughts
Our Monotheistic Revelations: Their Central Focus and Forms
Since monotheistic religions proclaim the existence of the one and only Divine Being,…
Quranic Illumination on the Phenomenon of Sexual Deviance
The rally that was held in Washington D.C. in defense of sexual deviance…
None Too Soon
THE PRACTICES THAT give Islam its most defining character are its religious rites.…
Islamic Views of TAHRIF and Orthodox Judaism’s View Of ORAL LAW
Jews and Muslims can take a cue from the words of Jesus as…
Are You a Complete Muslim? | Part 13
FIRST THINGS FIRST What are the ways and means of our Lord’s Straight…
Shurah and Democracy: A Conceptual Analysis
What is Shurah? Shurah comes from an Arabic word shara whose original meaning,…