harmony in marriage

December 30, 2015

Footprints on the Sands of Time 4

Ours is an age of unparalleled spiritual pollution and deeply instilled ignorance about the human purpose. It’s an age in which religious practitioners of all faiths are feeling more and more claustrophobic, as society accords them less and less breathing space and loses interest in their concerns. The pressures now brought to bear on Religion to keep chipping away at the Sacred to concede Continue reading

contemporary concerns

blessings in na relationship, harmony in marriage, importance of moral code for society, Islam and martydom, Islam and revolutions, jihad in Islam, manufacturing public consent, Muslims choosing a spouse, piety in Islam, sufis & salafis, true nature of jihad
June 14, 2015

Footprints on the Sands of Time 3

Mixing a little politics with spirituality, and marriage with social activism; and adding a few other meditations and musings about Muslims and the challenges of modernity in the mix, this is the third set of Footprints on the Sands of Time. The first two may be read here and here: ♦ On spiritual intelligence: The intelligent one understands what needs understanding and just goes Continue reading

politics & society

Abrahim monotheism in today’s age, anti-semitism, Arab springs, causes for Islamic extremism, harmony in marriage, provisions on the spiritual path, purpose of knowledge, rebellion against rulers, seeking Islamic knowledge, suhbah, the four spiritual foes, true fiqh and false fiqh, zionism

About Me

My name is Surkheel Sharif (aka Abu Aaliyah). Born and raised in London, England, I began my more formal, but gradual studies of the Islamic sciences around the late 1980s (just a few years after having quit my degree in Astrophysics). I also gained an MA in Islamic Studies from Birkbeck College, University of London, in 2009.

I’ve translated a few Islamic works from Arabic into English; one of them, a short text on Muslim spirituality, called The Exquisite Pearl (2000). I have also authored a few books, including: More Fish Please & the Earth’s Complaint (2011); Fussing Over the 15th of Sha’ban & the Golden Rule of Differing (2011); A Muslim’s Guide to Modernity (2025); and Salafism Reconsidered (forthcoming)

I am the founder and current Director of the Jawziyyah Institute (est. 1999): a non-profit organisation dedicated to cultivating an Islam true to its time-honoured tradition, relevant to its current context, and of benefit to wider society.

harmony in marriage

Footprints on the Sands of Time 4

Footprints on the Sands of Time 3