Sacrifice and abstention
Question Is undertaking the offering of the Udhiyah (a sacrificial animal) fard (obligated) upon all Muslims during the month of Dhul-Hijjah? If one does perform the sacrifice, is it an obligation to therefore not cut or...
Scholarship
A Triumphant Group
Recently we have had several questions posted asking about the textual evidences regarding a group from the Muslim Ummah, a Ṭā’ifa, who will be steadfast upon the truth. One of the questions posed within this,...
‘Don’t make my grave an idol’
Introduction Previously we have briefly touched upon the most common arguments dominating discourse surrounding the root origins of Shirk (polytheism). Often, this discourse centres around three distinct poles: the story of al-Lāt, the idols worshipped...
Exalted is He who holds all dominion
Presented below is a complete translation of the Tafsir of chapter 67 from the Qur’ān, which is entitled Surah Mulk. The translation is rendered from the acclaimed Tafsir of the grand Imām, the scholar’s scholar,...
Selected issues from: The Book of Prayer
Seek help with steadfastness and prayer– though this is hard indeed for anyone but the humble; who know that they will meet their Lord and that it is to Him they will return [Qur’an, 2:...