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…
Quran
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…
The Quran, Text of Life
ONE OF THE handiest blessings of…
Sunnah
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…
Mustalah Al-Hadith | Lesson 3 | Accepted Ahad Narrations Accompanied by Additional Evidence
WHAT A KIND of additional collaborative evidence…
Allowance for Movement in Salâh: An Explanation Based on Ibn Hajar Al-ʿAsqalâni’s Fath Al-Bâri
AL-AZRAQ IBN QAYS said: “We were…
Discover Islam
Special Places Where One’s Du’a is Accepted
Inside the Ka’bah Usamah bin Zaid radhi allahu anh narrated that the Prophet…
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…
Character
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…
Translation from Ibn Al-Jawzi’s Sayd Al-Khatir (Quarry of the Mind) | Management of the Self
THE STRUGGLE WITH one’s nafs, or self, is the strangest of things. This…
Translation from Ibn Al-Qayyim’s Madarij Al-Salikin (Steps of the Seekers) | The Station of the Sought (Al-Murad) | Part 2
EDITOR’S NOTE: IN Part One of The Station of the Sought, Ibn Al-Qayyim states that…
Translation from Ibn Al-Jawzi’s Sayd Al-Khatir (Quarry of the Mind) | The Nobility of Man
I NEVER CEASE to marvel at those who think that the angels are…
Translation from Ibn Al-Qayyim’s Madarij Al-Salikin (Steps of the Seekers) | The Station of the Sought (Al-Murad) | Part 1
The Seeker and the Sought Among the stations of iyyâka naʿbudu wa iyyâka…
Translation from Ibn Al-Qayyim’s Madarij Al-Salikin (Steps of the Seekers) | The Station of Remembrance (Thikr) | Part 4
Heedlessness and Remembrance Dhikr Said The author of Manâzil Al-Sâ’irîn, Shaykh ʿAbdullâh Al-Anṣâri]…
Advice
Advice and Guidelines for those Performing Hajj
Know, my fellow brother, that there are certain etiquettes to the Hajj, which…
Du‘a’ As A Goal-Setter
DU ʿÂ’ IS WORSHIP, said the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and then he recited…
How To Fear | Part I
FEAR IS A common emotion, and “scared” is a word we often hear.…
Da'wah
So You Think Muslims Are Being Tried?
By Ekram Haque If you think Muslims are being tried, you have company.…
God Knows History
AS I WAS reading the history of the Dravidian religion of India that…
The Ansar and Us
THE NAME OF Anṣâr never fails to evoke undertones of sacrifice, submission, and…
Monotheism In Interfaith Exchange – Part 7 | Linda Thayer
We ended our previous Part 6 noting that if the Church had not…
Monotheism In Interfaith Exchange – Part 6 | Linda Thayer
In previous parts of this series, we concluded that Paul’s ‘gospel’ differed dramatically…
Monotheism In Interfaith Exchange – 4 | Linda Thayer
WE HAVE BEEN looking at Dr. James D. G. Dunn’s study of the…
Fiqh
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…
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…
Thoughts
Advice and Guidelines for those Performing Hajj
Know, my fellow brother, that there are certain etiquettes to the Hajj, which…
JESUS: Was He More Than a Rabbi, a Prophet, a Messiah? | Part 2
Jews say that Jesus was not the ‘Messiah-son of David’; but, one thing…
Du‘a’ As A Goal-Setter
DU ʿÂ’ IS WORSHIP, said the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and then he recited…
How To Fear | Part I
FEAR IS A common emotion, and “scared” is a word we often hear.…
JESUS: Was He More Than a Rabbi, a Prophet, a Messiah? | Part 1
If Jesus was a just a rabbi, his religious knowledge would be limited…
RESURRECTION: From May Be to Certainty
While the resurrection of the dead is mentioned less than a half dozen…