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Featured: The Etiquette of Differing: twenty short passages from the scholars on how to disagree well, in Arabic with English beneath.
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What Would You Do?
Three everyday situations, each with a choice of responses. Pick one, then read what the scholars said about it, in Arabic and English.
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The Balance
Ten scholars, one scale. Set each scholar’s virtues against his slips, then read the verdict of the scholar who judged him, in Arabic and…
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The Conversation
The Etiquette of Differing Scroll to read the conversation, line by line. العربية English Both RomansSindhIndiaTurksRegions are approximate, drawn on a modern coastline. وَقَالَ…
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‘Indeed the Eyes Weep and the Heart is Saddened…’
One of my favourite ḥadīths is reported by Al-Bukhārī on the authority of Anas ibn Mālik, who narrates that he along with a group…
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A Scathing Critique
Allah does not create a human isolated from others; He expects them to live with and among others. This means that a human will…
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Major Deobandi Personalities Poster
A2 sized colour poster that plots the years in which major Deobandi personalities passed away.
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A Family Tree Full of Nuts
The family system is a phenomenon inherent to our very being. No human is born without a mother (with the exception of Ādam and…
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Hearts Come to Life
Hearts come to life when his good qualities are readLike the earth comes to life when the rain falls;His natural disposition is delightful, his…
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‘Surely We will be sufficient for you against the mockers.’ (15:95)
An few thoughts on the recent attempt at mocking the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ https://www.knowledgethroughthepen.com/post/surely-we-will-be-sufficient-for-you-against-the-mockers-15-95
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‘You Must Be a Millionaire By Now Anyway!’
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم I briefly met one of my former students today, and he began by asking about my car. It’s funny how…
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A Few Islamic Teachings Regarding ‘Īsā (Jesus) عليه السلام
He was born miraculously without a father. (Sūrat Maryam) He was the slave and Messenger of Allāh, not His son. (4:171) He was not…