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Concerning the Dates of Eid al-Adha and Hajj Concerning the Dates of Eid al-Adha and Hajj

By Mawlana Qari Abdullah Saleem
Concerning the different rituals of worship of Salat and fasting in Islam, one may not be made to depend on the other. Similarly, Eid-ul-Adha and Hajj are two separate rituals of …

Orientalists and Hadith Scholarship: Some Reflections Orientalists and Hadith Scholarship: Some Reflections

By Shaykh Mohammad Akram Nadwi
In this article, Shaykh Akram Nadwi discusses the shortcomings, while also recognizing the value, of an “outsider’s” perspective on Islam, which in this case refers to Orientalists. One of the shortcomings …

Gender Bias in Fiqh Rulings? Not Really Gender Bias in Fiqh Rulings? Not Really

By Areeba Baig

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Is it possible that Muslim scholars and jurists throughout the centuries past have been gravely mistaken as far as the laws regarding women are concerned?  While not many will make …

For Effective Da’wah in the West For Effective Da’wah in the West

By Shaykh Abul Hasan ‘Ali an-Nadwi (ra)
This is a transcription of a speech delivered in Dewsbury, UK in 1982 at the opening of the Dewsury Markaz.
I am filled with happiness by your reception. I would …

The Virtues of Fasting in the Summer The Virtues of Fasting in the Summer

By Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (ra)
An excerpt from Lata’if al-Ma’arif
“…And from the acts of worship whose reward is multiplied during the heat is fasting, and this is because of the thirst that one experiences in …

The Objectives of Fasting The Objectives of Fasting

By Shaykh al-’Izz al-Deen ibn ‘Abd al-Salâm (ra)
A partial translation of Maqasid al-Sawm

 
The Obligation of Fasting
Allâh, Exalted is He says,
“O you who have faith! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those …

How Hadith Came to India How Hadith Came to India

By Shaykh Abu’ l-Hasan ʿAli al-Hasani Nadwi (ra)
Taken from his foreword to Shaykh al-Hadith Mawlana Muhammad Zakariyya’s Awjaz al-Masalik, the acclaimed multi-voluminous commentary of Mu’watta Imam Malik.
Praise belongs to Allah Lord of the worlds, and blessings and …

Ruh & Nafs – The View of Qadi Thana’ullah Panipati (ra) Ruh & Nafs – The View of Qadi Thana’ullah Panipati (ra)

By Mufti Muhammad Shafi Usmani (ra)
و إذ قال ربك للملائكة اني خالق بشراً من صلصال من حما مسنون. فإذا سويته و نفخت فيه من روحي فقعوا له ساجدين
And (remember) when your Lord said to the …

Guidance Regarding the Celebration of Lailat-ul-Mi’raj on the 27th of Rajab Guidance Regarding the Celebration of Lailat-ul-Mi’raj on the 27th of Rajab

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (db)
Extracted from The Month of Rajab, Part 1 & Part 2
Rajab is the seventh month in the Islamic lunar calendar. This month was regarded as one of the sacred months …

The Virtue of Reading Books The Virtue of Reading Books

By Imam Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr (ra)

Jami’ Bayan al-’Ilm wa Fadlih

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
2414: Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad bin Isma’il al-Bukhari was asked:
“What is it that strengthens one’s memory?”
He …