Sins do not Become Good Deeds Based on Intention
Imām al-Ghazālī states: ‘Sins do not change from their nature because of (good) intention. An ignoramus should not (mis)understand this from the general statement of the Prophet (upon him peace):...
View ArticleThe Danger of Insincerity amongst the ‘Ulamā’
While discussing insincerity in Dīnī activities, Imām al-Ghazālī says: ‘The people most subject to this tribulation are the ‘Ulamā’ since the motive for most in sharing knowledge is the delight of...
View ArticleSins and the Danger of Sū’ al-Khātimah (Death upon Disbelief)
Explaining the importance of obedience, avoidance of sins and repentance for the preservation of īmān, Imām al-Ghazālī writes: Īmān is not one door but is over seventy doors, the highest of them the...
View ArticleSpiritual Connection between the Awliyā’ of Deoband and ‘Allāmah Ibn ‘Ᾱbidīn...
The great recent Ḥanafī jurist of Shām, ‘Allāmah Ibn ‘Ᾱbidīn (1783 – 1836), was connected to the Naqshbandī spiritual line via his teacher, Mawlānā Khālid al-Naqshbandī, a Kurdish-Damascene spiritual...
View ArticleMawlānā Manẓūr Nu‘mānī on How his Father’s Opinion about Dārul ‘Ulūm Deoband...
Mawlānā Manẓūr Nu‘mānī (1905 – 1997) describes his father, Ṣūfī Aḥmad Ḥusayn (d. 1949), as someone whose “concern for Ᾱkhirah was greater than his concern for Dunyā, and while fully occupied in his...
View ArticleMuftī Muḥammad Shafī‘: Limits of Interacting with Non-Muslims
The following is the translation of an essay by Muftī Muḥammad Shafī‘ (1897 – 1976 CE)* written in the year 1932 CE. It deals with the subject of personal interactions/dealings with non-Muslims,...
View ArticleMuftī Muḥammad Shafī‘: Limits of Muslim Non-Muslim Cooperation
What is the Islāmic ruling on forming alliances, joining or working together with non-Muslim political parties, or taking assistance from non-Muslim groups or individuals for state administrative...
View ArticleQuestions Regarding a Wife’s Obligations in Sharī‘ah
Question Are wives responsible for housework? Answer The Prophet (ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: “Each of you is responsible and will be asked about his responsibility…The man is responsible for...
View ArticleIs Concern of Contracting the Coronavirus or Transmitting it a Valid Reason...
Some people are asking if it is permissible for men to not attend the masjid for Jamā‘ah or Jumu‘ah on account of fear of being infected by the coronavirus or transmitting it to someone else....
View ArticleThe Issue of Female Rulership – Muftī Muḥammad Rafī‘ ‘Uthmānī
What is Islām’s stance on a woman being made the sovereign ruler of a country? When Pakistan elected its first female prime-minister in December of 1988, many concerned individuals were asking whether...
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