Questions about the Dictionary of women scholars
The two questions put to me since the publication of the full Dictionary are:1- Among the entries in the book, how many women are narrators of hadith and how many are scholars of hadith, muhaddithat? Why are they not distinguished?2- What is the total number of women narrators and scholars of hadith?
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Three questions related to the on-going pandemic
Being vaccinated while fasting. Women attending funeral prayers. Women visiting graves. The three questions I have just responded to do have something in common. Behind each of them is a worry that, because someone somewhere at some time may abuse a permission…
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Al-Muhaddithat has been published!
Breaking News! Shaykh Akram’s magnum opus, Al-Muhaddithat, has been published! Over a decade has passed since the initial publication of Shaykh Akram Nadwi’s ‘Al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam’ (2007). Today, we are honoured and excited to announce that the...
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The Most Ridiculous Question
Translated by Dr. Abu ZaydThey asked: To atheists, we affirm the existence of God and point to the causes of everything, and then to the causes of those causes until we arrive at the cause of all causes, the Prime Mover, God, who is the creator of the...
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Practices on the Days of Dhu al-Hijjah
It is recommended that one give special attention to the day of `Id al-Fitr and the ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah by remembering Allah and glorifying Him. `Abdullah ibn `Abbas reports that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “No good deeds done on other days are superior to those done on these days.”
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Passing of Shaykh Salman al-Mazahiri
الشيخ سلمان المظاهري في ذمة الله تعالى بقلم: د. محمد أكرم الندوي توفي مساء اليوم (يوم الاثنين تاسع عشري ذي القعدة سنة إحدى وأربعين وأربعمائة وألف)، شيخنا المجيز المربي الجليل الشيخ السيد محمد سلمان المظاهري الكاندهلوي، رئيس جامعة مظاهر العلوم بسهارنفور، الهند، وهذا...
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Questioning your studentship – an address to the students of Al-Salam Institute
Translated by Hala Akram and Aisha Akram Today (5th July, 2020) is the last day of this academic year at Al-Salam Institute. God willing, we will meet again in October. Just like every year, I have something to say to you today…
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Missing jumu`ah without excuse
Question: There is hadith in Abu Dawud that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Whoever misses jumu`ah without a good reason should give in sadaqah one dinar (a gold coin); if he can’t find one, then half. Is it obligatory for us to give this amount if we miss…
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