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  • The Methodology of the ‘Ulamā of Deoband

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    Many people – those with an educational background stemming from the subcontinent and others alike – are unaware of what exactly is meant by being affiliated to Deoband, or what being a Deobandi actually means. In light of a concise chapter penned by Qārī Muḥammad Ṭayyib رحمه الله…

  • Why Did the Prophet ﷺ Say, “I cannot read”?

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    A common question that arises in the minds of many students of Sīrah is that when Jibra’īl first came with revelation to the Prophet ﷺ, and commanded him to read, the Prophet ﷺ replied with: ما أنا بِقارِئ, which literally means, ‘I am not a reader’. It is…

  • Why Only the ‘Ulamā of Deoband?

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    A question that lingers in the minds of many is, ‘Why the repeated phrases of ‘Our ‘Ulamā’, ‘the ‘Ulamā of Deoband’, and ‘our akābir (pious predecessors) of Deoband’’? Why not mention the ‘Ulamā that are serving and have served the Dīn in other parts of the world? In…

  • The Reality of Dreams

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    Abū Nu‘aym رحمه الله mentions a narration in his book Ḥilyah-Al-Awliyā’, that when a person would ask Ibn Sīrīn رحمه الله regarding [the interpretations of] dreams, he would say, “Fear Allāh whilst you are awake; whatever you see in your dreams will not harm you.”[1] [1] روى أبو…

  • Amongst the Banū Sa‘d

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    Ibn Hishām, a famous scholar of sīrah, narrates from Ḥalīmah As-Sa‘dīyyah رضي الله عنها that she, together with her husband and baby son – whom she was breast-feeding, left with a few women of the Banū Sa‘d tribe in search of children to be suckled. She says: “It…

  • Taʿwīdhāt: Contravening the Essence of Tawḥīd

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    Shaykh Ashraf ʿAlī At-Thānwī رحمه الله writes: ‘Some people are very extreme in their belief that a ta‘wīdh is in itself effective. This contravenes the very essence of tawḥīd.’[1] [1] Husnul Azīz, Aghlātul ʿAwām