Reviewed by Dr. Mahmood Ghazi
The dawn of the colonization of Afro-Asian world in general and the Muslim world in particular brought in its wake efforts by the western academia to justify colonization in a variety …

Reviewed by Shaykh Mansur Ali

There are three types of people with regards to their attitude towards the Quran and Sunnah: first of all there is the literalist who does not see beyond the ink, secondly …

By Bilal Ali

Query: There has been some debate at my masjid regarding the permissibility of eating the food of Ahl al-Kitab. My Imam says that the verse prohibiting the eating of food on …

By Bilal Ali
ʿAllāmah ʿAbd al-Ḥayy al-Laknawī divided the Ḥanafīs into three distinct categories in accordance with the age in which they lived and the importance of their legal opinions:

Salaf/Mutaqaddimīn
Khalaf/Mutawassiṭīn
Mutaʾakhkhirīn

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By Kamil Uddin, Student of Islamic Studies at the Institute of Islamic Education

The carnival is a fun family event for most Americans. There are games, rides, food, and enticements for people to come and have …

By Bilal Ali
Hanafi legal rulings are divided into distinct categories which are utilized by jurists (fuqaha’) when issuing rulings and identifying superior opinions in case of apparent contradiction. Ibn ‘Abidin mentions three categories of rulings …

By Shaykh Zahir Mahmood
The quintessence of Islamic teaching is the Qur’an and Sunna, and the means of understanding these primary sources is accurately crystallized through the science of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). Fiqh is the eyesight whilst …

By Kamil Uddin
The Prayer is the second pillar of Islam and occupies a distinguished position among the duties placed on every Muslim. In the hadith of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him …