Numbers appearing in Brackets [] are references and are included below. “Allah is the light of the heavens…
The Re-Formers of Islam The Mas’ud Questions © Nuh Ha Mim Keller 1995 Question 7 Haqiqat al-Muhammadiyya Many…
The Shama’il of Tirmidhi translated by Muhtar Holland (courtesy of Fons Vitae)
Transliterated and translated from the Urdu by Asif Jehangir Selections from the Salam of Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad…
Perhaps the biggest challenge in learning Islam correctly today is the scarcity of traditional ‘ulama. In this meaning,…
I received a letter in Jordan not too long ago from a British Muslim, asking me questions about…
The work of the mujtahid Imams of Sacred Law, those who deduce shari‘a rulings from Qur’an and hadith, has been the…
In the name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate There are few topics that generate as much controversy today…
A translation of the classical manual of Islamic Sacred Law (Shari’ah) `Umdat as-Salik by Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri (d. 769/1386),…
© Nuh Ha Mim Keller 1995 I began translating Reliance of the Traveller in Jordan, out of personal need for…
I would respond by looking to see how traditional ulama or Islamic scholars have viewed it. For the…
The word salafi or “early Muslim” in traditional Islamic scholarship means someone who died within the first four hundred years…
Which of the four orthodox madhhabs has the most developed fiqh for Muslims living as minorities? My first…
The literal sense of being “in the sky” would mean that Allah is actually in one of His…
What is a Madhhab? Why is it necessary to follow one? The word madhhab is derived from an Arabic word…