The Hereafter
Published on: Nov 28, 2024 Human life is inherently complex and difficult to sustain without a sense of intrinsic value. Mere survival—marked by the acts of eating, sleeping, accumulating wealth, and reproducing—is insufficient to fulfill the deeper needs of human...
Visit to the Shrine of Mawlana Jalal al-Din al-Rumi in Konya
Among the most significant artifacts is a handwritten manuscript of the Masnavi, an experience that evoked a sense of profound reverence. While I possess a facsimile of this manuscript in Oxford, witnessing the original illuminated its historical and spiritual significance.
Men don’t own women
Shared Responsibilities of Men and Women “The believing men and believing women are supporters of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, establish prayer, give zakat, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Those – Allah will have mercy upon them....
Al-Jami al-Muin By Dr Akram Nadwi
كتاب الجامع المعين في طبقات الشيوخ المتقنين والمجيزين المسندين د. محمد أكرم الندوي، أوكسفورد صدر لي أخيرا كتاب (الجامع المعين في طبقات الشيوخ المتقنين والمجيزين المسندين (ألف ترجمة أو أكثر في سبعة مجلدات) بطباعة دار الكتب العلمية ببيروت سنة 2023م، فسألني بعض إخواني أن...
Reading the Qur’an During Menstruation
There are two predominant scholarly opinions regarding this issue. In the following response, I will outline these opinions in detail and then offer my reflections and some practical guidance that Muslim women might consider adopting.
Inheritance: a general overview of the laws
Introduction Concepts and arguments related to inheritance are in many respects so finely detailed and entangled that it is difficult to keep in mind the general principles and goals of inheritance laws and customs in Islam. These principles and goals are, as we...
Taysir
Definition of Taysir Taysir means taking the easier path to manage a difficulty. As a term in Islamic scholarship, it means giving advice or a ruling in favour of the easier option, provided the matter is one in which preference between options is allowable. Alignment...
The successful life
Introduction: Success and Virtue in the Hereafter The successful life as measured in this world does not secure safe passage into the favour of God in the hereafter. The good or virtuous life as measured in this world does not secure safe passage into the favour of...