Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi’s Warning on Feminism
Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, Allah's mercy be upon him, the teacher of my teacher, sounded his alarm against Feminism in 1973, before I was born. Yet the warning and insight are ev
My Critque on Esack’s “The Quran”
Find attached my paper which I wrote in 2018, while studying at the University of Johannesburg. It is a critique om Fareed Esack's "The Qur'an: A Beginner's Guide". Western Academi
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Islam & Slavery – My Research Paper
A discussion on slavery led to requests for my research paper which I wrote for my BA Honours in Religion Studies at the University of Johannesburg in 2018. I thought that I might
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Misconceptions Regarding Hijrī Dating
In view of our practical circumstances, Muslims generally do not use the Hijrī dating system these days. Many are not aware of the year and month except during Ramaḍān. A simple ac
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My Memories of my teacher, Shaykh Ṭāhā Karān
A colleague asked me to share my memories of my late teacher, ʾash-Shaykh Ṭāhā Karān. This is neither an obituary, nor any pretence at a biographical sketch. It is merely what I wa
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Companions Naming Different Children with the same Name
Someone asked me about the sons of ʿUmar (Allāh be pleased with him). It did not seem to make sense that he had three sons called and two called Zayd. Was this even true? Yes, it i
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Animal rights in Islam; kindness to creation; animal abuse; satanic deception. Ibnul Jawzi; SPCA; Udhiyyah; Talbeesul Iblees 14 May, 2021 6 min read
The Deplorable Slander of Calling Saudis Dogs
Muslims are understandably agitated and emotional at present. One avenue of venting their emotions is hurling insults at perceived sources of our problems. As such, some take to ca
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Salutations upon the Prophet (ﷺ) to the Extent of his Worth
Question: Please assist with the vowels, translation and a comment on ʾAllāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Sayyidinā Muḥammadin kamā huwa ʾahluhu Reply: I have not found those exact words. This d
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Bridging the “Gulf” with Israel: A Bedouin’s Tale of “Normalisation”
وَلَن تَرْضَى عَنكَ الْيَهُودُ وَلاَ النَّصَارَى حَتَّى تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى اللّهِ هُوَ الْهُدَى وَلَئِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَاءهُم بَعْدَ الَّذِي جَاءكَ مِنَ الْعِ
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Ertuğrul : Gold, Morality & Delusional Muslims
Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said, “The Anti-Christ will emerge with a water and fire. That which the people see as water, will in fact be a burning fire, whereas the fire will be a cool, s
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