Spotlight: Imam Asim of Kufa
There is perhaps no single person in our history whose name is as integrally linked to the Quran as that of Imam ‘Asim of Kufah. His name was AbuBakr and he belonged…
Author: Abu Zayd M.D.
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Injustice in Syria
Read article: Injustice in SyriaThe Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: O My servants! I have forbidden injustice to Myself and I have made it unlawful for you, so do not oppress one another.…
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Imam Al-Shawkani: Promoting Evidence Based Religion
Read article: Imam Al-Shawkani: Promoting Evidence Based ReligionIn 1870 a prodigal child named Muhammad was born in the mountains of Shawkani in Yemen to a scholarly family. This child received his Islamic training in the Zaydi school of jurisprudence,…
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Shah Ismail Shaheed
Read article: Shah Ismail ShaheedThe Indian subcontinent boasts a lush history of Islamic revival, scholarship, and activism, and one of its leading figures is Muhammad Ism??l of Delhi, more popularly known as Sh?h Ism??l Shah?d. Born…
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Two of the most undervalued assets by people are health and leisure time.
Read article: Two of the most undervalued assets by people are health and leisure time.Human beings have a stubborn tendency to overlook many things, including those that matter the most. It’s one of our cardinal vices. It’s also a cause of tremendous heartache and regret in…
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Rush to Virtue
Read article: Rush to VirtueThe Prophet Muhammad (saws) said: “You should rush towards virtuous deeds before you are overtaken by turbulent times like a portion of a pitch-dark night, times in which a person may wake…
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Spotlight: Imam Al-Qurtabi
Read article: Spotlight: Imam Al-QurtabiImam Al-Qurtub? [died 671H/1272CE]: Ab? ‘Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ab?bakr al-AnS?r? al-Khazraj? al-Qurtub?, also known as “the Shaykh of the Qur’anic commentators,” was a prolific scholar born and raised in Andalus…
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Prophetic Wisdom for Our Times
Read article: Prophetic Wisdom for Our Times“Verily God honors nations through this Book and debases other nations through this Book.” [Had?th related on the authority of ‘Umar bin al-Khatt?b in Sah?h Muslim 1353, Ibn M?jah 214, Musnad Ahmad…
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Sh. Sayyid Sabiq: A Living Encyclopedia of Fiqh
Read article: Sh. Sayyid Sabiq: A Living Encyclopedia of FiqhThe Scholar Shaykh Sayyid Sabiq was a great Egyptian Muslim scholar who left a profound legacy to the world in the field of fiqh studies, having written one of the most popular…