Articles in Reflections
By Shaykh Musa Furber
The horrific and heartbreaking news from India is tragic enough on its own: two alleged victims of gang rape have died, one a 23-year-old woman who succumbed to her wounds and a …
By Shaykh Abdullah Kapodravi
On 7th April 2006, Shaykh Abdullah Kapodravi (db), a prominent scholar from India, made an impromptu speech before Salat al-Jumu`ah Jumma Masjid, Batley, England. He highlighted the dangers facing Muslims in today’s …
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 …
Hadhrat Mufti Muhammad Taqi Uthmani (db) has written regarding his journey to Baghdad:
“Baghdad is that city which for centuries had been at the center of the Islamic world. The mere sight of this city reminds …
Mawlana Yunus Patel (ra) of South Africa passed away in al-Masjid al-Haram of Makkah Mukarramah on Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 while facing the Ka`bah. His Janazah salaah was led in the Haram the following day …
By Shaykh Abu ‘l-Hasan ‘Ali al-Nadwi
Obviously, the world was not a deserted place at the time of the upbringing of the Holy Prophet (upon him blessings and peace). It was not a graveyard. The …
By Shaykh Abu ‘l-Hasan ‘Ali al-Nadwi
The great thinker and savant Shaykh Abu ‘l-Hasan ‘Ali al-Nadwi writes in his book, Western Civilization: Islam and Muslims:
Syed Jamaluddin Afghani had a forceful personality and a mind remarkable …
By Shaykh Mohammed Amin Kholwadia
The Qur’an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (upon him blessings and peace) over a span of twenty-three years. The Prophet recited each verse according to its pre-ordained order in the …
By Khalid Baig
Hajj is obligatory once in a lifetime on those who can afford it, but it benefits the entire Ummah. Islam’s acts of worship have multiple dimensions and they are organized at multiple layers. …
By Shaykh Abu ‘l-Hasan ‘Ali al-Nadwi
Friends have invited me to give a talk on Madinah, describing what I saw there, and I have readily agreed. As a Persian poet has said: “To talk of the …
