The blog
Every article, in one place.
Featured: The Etiquette of Differing: twenty short passages from the scholars on how to disagree well, in Arabic with English beneath.
-
Quranic Wonders: ‘You are the Independent and ‘Ḥamīd’’
Another amazing choice of wording I came across today was in the following āyah of Sūrat Luqmān: وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا لُقۡمَـٰنَ ٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ أَنِ ٱشۡكُرۡ لِلَّهِۚ…
-
Quranic Wonders: Meticulously Amazing Choice of Wording
The Qur’ān is a miracle in many ways. One of these ways is how each word, in each āyah, is so apt and unique…
-
Allah’s Sustaining of His Creation
Allāh’s sustaining of His creation is of two types: (Paraphrased from the tafsīr of Shaykh ‘Abdur Raḥmān ibn Nāṣir As-Saʿdī رحمه الله)
-
Kalimahs – A Concerning Observation
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In many classes I have taken, I found myself probing the students, trying to determine whether they fully understand the…
-
It’s A Sunnah: Feeding People
It is very common these days for people to go out for a meal with friends and/or family; order some takeout and gather somewhere…
-
The Incident of Thumāmah ibn ʾUthāl رضي الله عنه
Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrates that the Prophet ﷺ sent a cavalry towards Najd, and it brought back with it a man from…
-
‘But There’s A Difference of Opinion!’
The Imām of Al-Ḥaram, Shaykh Sālih Āl-At-Tālib حفظه الله made some sterling points in yesterday’s khutbah. He mentioned that one of the biggest doors…
-
Lessons from Sūrah 1 – Sūratul Fātiḥah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Start off any good with the praise/name of Allāh. All praise is due to Allāh, for everything. Allāh is the…
-
Lessons from Sūrah 114 – Sūratun Nās
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh is the true King of the people. He controls them and their hearts. Seek refuge in Allāh from the…
-
Lessons from Sūrah 113 – Sūratul Falaq
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Seek refuge in Allāh from all evil. Seek refuge in Him from the evil of the creation. Seek refuge in…
-
Lessons from Sūrah 112 – Sūratul Ikhlāṣ
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh is one. Allāh needs no-one. Allāh does not give birth; He has no offspring. Allāh was not born; He…
-
Lessons from Sūrah 111 – Sūratul Lahab
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Never cause grief to someone involved in the work of Allāh. Wealth and power are worthless if your actions do…