The Compilation of the Qur’an
Somewhere in the back of our minds, we vaguely know that the Qur'an has been preserved impeccably, to a level unparalleled by any other scripture. However, many Muslim men don't know the exact process by which ...
The Caged Hawk at Toulon-Abdul Qadir al-Jazairi
Abdul Qadir al-Jazairi (alternatively spelled Abdelkader El Djezairi) was an Algerian scholar who led the struggle against French colonization in the mid 19th century. His consistent regard for human rights dre...
A Brief History of Hadith
Some people always love to claim that the Prophet ﷺ prohibited writing down hadith. This is absolutely and unequivocally true……..in the early stage of Islam. We have an authentic narration in Sahih Muslim where...
The Rise of Asharism
In the 3rd century AH, a man named Abul Hasan Ali ibn Ismail ibn al-Bishr, a descendant of the famous sahabi Abu Musa al-Ashari was born in Basra. This was an era when Mu’tazilism was gaining a strong foothold ...
The Rise of Mu’tazilism
The famous scholar of the tabi'een Al-Hasan al-Basri was teaching a halaqah when the topic came up of a Muslim who commits major sins. Al-Hasan said that such a person, although a sinner, is still undoubtedly a...
Book Review: If the Oceans Were Ink
Overall Rating: 5/5-Must read
This is an interesting book to be sure. Written from the viewpoint of Carla Power, this is a semi-biography of Sh. Akram Nadwi. The biography genre is very popular in the Muslim c...
What I Learnt In 25 years of Marriage
“Today is our 25th wedding anniversary.
So what did I learn?
I learnt that a marriage is a game of give and take in which the more you give, the more you take. And that unless you give you can’t take.
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Khutbah at the Conquest of Jerusalem 1187
Eight days after the conquest of Jerusalem, on the 4th of Sha’ban 583 AH, the first Jumu’ah salah in over 100 years was held in Masjid al-Aqsa. The khutbah was delivered by Qadi Muhiy ad-Deen ibn az-Zaki. The f...
Exile toward the Beginning
Someday we are bound to come back to the beginning. Even the most distant pathways always lead us inward, completely inward, into intimacy, solitude between our self and our self—in the place where there is no ...
Ali ibn Abi Talib’s eulogy of Abu Bakr
After the Prophet ﷺ’s death, there was no day more sad for the people of Madinah than the day of Abu Bakr’s passing. Upon receiving the news that his beloved friend had returned to his Lord, Ali ibn Abi Talib...