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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Eulogy on Moulana Farahi
Written by Allamah Syed Suleman Nadwi Translated from Arabic into English by Syed Huzaifah Ali Nadwi This world is an astounding place. And perhaps the most startling occurrence is when what one fears most transpires - the unimaginable. We submitted this treatise...
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Settling disputes between Muslims in the UK
The primary function of courts in any jurisdiction, Islamic or otherwise, is to settle disputes according to rules that both disputing parties know and agree. One of the main functions of the state is to uphold the authority of the courts…
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مجلس سماع وعلم
عقد معهد السلام مجلس سماع للحديث الساعة الخامسة إلى السابعة مساء الأحد سابع رجب سنة 1441هـ بلندن عاصمة المملكة المتحدة، حضره العلماء والطلاب رجالا ونساء في عدد كبير، قرأ فيه الشيخ العالم المسند المحقق محمد زياد التكلة جزء الحسن بن عرفة بن يزيد العبدي (150-257)، وجزء الاعتقاد للإمام محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري (ت 256)، والقصيدة الوضاحية في مدح أم المؤمنين عائشة رضي الله عنها للشيخ الإمام أبي عمران موسى بن محمد بن
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The role of ‘ulama’
The fact is that the `ulama’ are not a respected group in society. The respect that they are given is primarily sentimental because of the emotional attachment that all people have to their religious and cultural background. That background in all societies without exception, until the last century…
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How to engage with what is happening in our time
I generally avoid commenting on political issues, because in my experience doing so only serves to complicate and multiply the weaknesses of my fellow Muslims. I prefer to focus on matters which can waken people to a strong realization that they have…
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Islamophobia
Any phobia has two directions from which it arises. One direction is from the person himself who is suffering the phobia, some cause in him, psychological or cultural. The other direction is from that which the phobia is about. In this case, Muslims should realise and admit to…
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