religion
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New PDF Download: Islam’s Five Big Life Questions
Here is a concise 19 page booklet that addresses five of life’s most key questions and presents Islam’s response to each. It addresses themes such as who we are, where we come from, why we are here, and how we should live, it is an excellent summary of the Islamic worldview and how we can articulate… Continue reading
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Free PDF Download Page Added
This is something I’ve intended to do for a long while now, to add a dedicated page for some of the free booklets and papers that I have written or translated. The menu bar now includes the Books & Papers page. The first of these books is called: Footprints on the Sands of Time, and… Continue reading
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Salafism Reconsidered
Salafism Reconsidered is a forthcoming publication from the Jawziyyah Press & Turath Publishing, which we hope will be available for purchase between mid to late July, inshallah. The book explores the beliefs, practices and claims of contemporary Salafism across forty-two chapters, four appendices, and 372 pages, and asks if today’s Salafism actually represents the path… Continue reading
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Islam is A Corrective Religion
Let me start by explaining what I mean by the title. What do I mean by Islam being ‘corrective’? The answer is something about which no two Muslims will disagree. Islam being a corrective religion simply means that an essential aspect of Islam as din, or way of life, is that it was sent by… Continue reading
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New Q&A Listing on the Blog
Over the years, I’ve had a number of requests and suggestions about making a list of the Q&A content on the blog, so as to make it more user friendly. Finally, here is that list of Questions & Answers that have been directly or indirectly responded to on this site. And whilst, over the years,… Continue reading
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“There Are Times Where My Heart Feels Clouded”
‘There are times where my heart feels clouded (innahu la yughanu ‘ala qalbi); and I seek Allah’s forgiveness a hundred times a day,’ said the Prophet, peace be upon him.1 Istighfar or “seeking forgiveness” of Allah is not simply confined to when we commit sins. Rather, courtesy (adab) towards Allah requires us to feel a sense… Continue reading
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The Rabble, the Ruwaybidah & We the People (Pt 2)
This is the second part of the blog piece I wrote for http://www.islamicate.co.uk (the first part may be read here). After the battle of Hunayn, a delegation from the Hawazin clan came to the Prophet, upon whom be peace, requesting the return of their wealth and captives. They were given a choice between one or… Continue reading
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Golden Chains, Blessed Names
Imam Muslim records the following hadith in his esteemed Sahih, no.2880: Sufyan b. ‘Uyaynah narrates from al-Zuhri; from ‘Urwah; from Zaynab b. Umm Salamah; from Habibah; from Umm Habibah; from Zaynab b. Jahsh that the Prophet, peace be upon him, woke-up from his sleep and exclaimed: ‘La ilaha illa’Llah! Woe be to the Arabs for an evil that… Continue reading