Imams: to import or not to import?

Purifying the Creed from Secularism III: Exposing the myth in light of president Sarkozy’s comments

President Sarkozy’s remarks about the Burka or the face veil reminds us about the intellectual foundation of France and most of the western nations, including our own country Britain. Since the 1789 French revolution, secularism continues to dominate the political and social intellectual milieu of the country promoting liberalist and capitalist agendas in all spheres of life. “laicite”, a concept that is cemented in the constitution of France believes in, among other things, the separation of church from the state, and the division of the private and public spheres. It is from this paradigm that Mr Sarkozy seeks to alienate a Muslim community reaching a staggering number of five million.

Shaykh Abdul fattah Abu Ghuddah (rahimahullah ta`ala) (1917 – 1997)

Shaykh Abu Ghuddah was one of the few best Islamic Scholars known in this era. He is known all over the world from Brunei to North America for his outstanding achievements in Hadith and Islamic Law (Shari’ah).

Ibn Rajab Pre-Ramadan Retreat with Dr Shaykh Akram Nadwi and Ustadh Shafiur Rahman al Azhari

Fiqh us Sawm [Fasting] – 27/06/09 – Muslim World League @8pm

Honesty: A key ingredient of happiness

Honesty is one of the universal principles which all civilised communities and peoples agree with. Without it individuals and the society at large will be in complete turmoil and live in suspicion of each other. When friends, family, work colleagues and couples are not honest with each other, to create and develop a society that is conducive to the equilibrium that God desires for us, then the life of those and others in the wider society will be in jeopardy.

Traversing Deep Waters A Discourse on Practical Unity Based on Sound Knowledge: Answers by al-Allamah Muhammad al-Hassan Walid al-Dido al-Shinqiti

Q. There are many different sects and madhāhib [Eng. Schools of Islamic law]. When we look at them it is difficult to gauge their relationship with Ahl al-Sunna. Are they close or distant? Let us begin with the Ash’aris.

To sing or to sin?

One of the most heated issues that are debated in fiqh is the permissibility or not of music in Islam. While the majority of the classical scholars, it appears, prohibit the usage of musical instruments in singing [accompanied with licentious activities or not], a minority among them opine the view that music in itself is not unlawful except when it is accompanied with the drinking of alcohol and other prohibited practices, then it is prohibited.

Ijtihad and The Development of Islamic Legal Theory

1. Introduction:

Ijtihad played an important role in the development of Islamic legal theory. However there is a speculation that the gate of ijtihad has been closed at around the fourth Islamic century. The aim of this essay is to discuss the concept of ijtihad in the development of the Islamic legal theory. It will also analyze the ‘so-called’ notion of closing the gate of ijtihad. Before going to the discussion, it will not be out of place to give here a brief introduction of the concept of ijtihad.

Holborn Muslim Circles [HMC]: Sira of Prophet Muhammad – Ust Abdul Malik & Ust Abdullah Hasan

CONTEMPLATIONS

The sun rising in the West?

Q. Some people say that the sun rising from the west means that Islam will rise from the west is this correct and how do we understand this occurrence?

The Permissibility of Zakat for Islamic Dawah Organizations: A Detailed Analysis – Shaykh Tawfique Chowdhury