The Qur’an’s Engagement with Christian and Jewish Literatureبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionThe Qur’an is God’s final revelation and the ultimate source of spiritual guidance for humanity. One of the primary ways [...]
Do You Really Believe in Angels? | In Pursuit of ConvictionDo You Really Believe in Angels? | In Pursuit of Conviction
Do You Really Believe in Angels? | In Pursuit of Conviction بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionThe in Pursuit of conviction ‘series aims to instill confidence in the core pillars of the [...]
Etiquette as Spiritual Nourishment: The Adab of the Student According to al-Ghazali and al-IsfahaniEtiquette as Spiritual Nourishment: The Adab of the Student According to al-Ghazali and al-Isfahani
Etiquette as Spiritual Nourishment: The Adab of the Student According to al-Ghazali and al-Isfahaniبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroduction This essay is devoted to the etiquette (adab) of the student as understood [...]
Tracing Transmissions: The Accuracy of Sahih MuslimTracing Transmissions: The Accuracy of Sahih Muslim
Tracing Transmissions: The Accuracy of Sahih Muslimبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionImām Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj’s (d. 261 AH) al-Musnad al-Ṣaḥīḥ al-Mukhtaṣar, better known as Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, has had an indelible impact on [...]
Uniting the Ummah: Strategies to Foster Solidarity with Uyghur MuslimsUniting the Ummah: Strategies to Foster Solidarity with Uyghur Muslims
Uniting the Ummah: Strategies to Foster Solidarity with Uyghur Muslimsبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionConnection to the community is a vital component of thriving religiosity for Muslims1and provides a sense of belonging [...]
Keys to Tadabbur: How to Reflect Deeply on the Qur’anKeys to Tadabbur: How to Reflect Deeply on the Qur’an
Keys to Tadabbur: How to Reflect Deeply on the Qur’anبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِTreasure is spelled tadabburThe Qur’an is the “rope of Allah”;1whoever grabs onto it will be saved, and whoever [...]
Why Is Shirk the Greatest Sin of All?Why Is Shirk the Greatest Sin of All?
Why Is Shirk the Greatest Sin of All?بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِWhy beliefs matterHumanity’s enduring fascination with the same set of existential questions—life after death, the human soul, morality, ethics and [...]
An Introduction to ‘Ulum-al-Qur’an: The Field of Qur’anic StudiesAn Introduction to ‘Ulum-al-Qur’an: The Field of Qur’anic Studies
An Introduction to ‘Ulum-al-Qur’an: The Field of Qur’anic Studiesبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroduction“It does not become worn out by repetition and its wonders do not come to an end.”1One of the [...]
eBook | A Du’a a Day: Prophetic Prayers for RamadaneBook | A Du’a a Day: Prophetic Prayers for Ramadan
eBook | A Du’a a Day: Prophetic Prayers for Ramadanبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِOne of the greatest acts of devotion that we can perform in the blessed month of Ramadan, and [...]
Can the Qur’an Be Recited in Different Ways? The Meaning and Wisdom of Qira’atCan the Qur’an Be Recited in Different Ways? The Meaning and Wisdom of Qira’at
Can the Qur’an Be Recited in Different Ways? The Meaning and Wisdom of Qira’atبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionIf the Qur’an is truly one timeless, unchanged book, how can it be read [...]