Masjid al-Aqsa will forever be ours
سبحان الذي أسرى بعبده ليلا من المسجد الحرام إلى المسجد الأقصى الذي باركنا حوله لنريه من آياتنا إنه هو السميع البصير Glorified be he, who carried his servant by night from Masjid al-Ḥarām to Masjid...
Scholarship
The good, the bad and the ugly…
Is there a difference between what is considered good and what is lawful? How do these concepts compare with what is deemed impure or malignant? Why were previous nations not prohibited from certain things that...
A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of Sharī’ah?
So you ‘think’ you know what Sharī’ah is? Within Europe and the United States, politicians, thinkers, commentators and a large proportion of the media (mainstream or alternative), have made a concerted effort to depict what...
Dreaded Punishments?
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or the first time in English we present a complete translation of Mas’ala (Issue) 2303 from Al-Muḥalla bil’ Athār, the magnum opus of fiqh (jurisprudence) written by Ibn Ḥazm. Often described as a being free-thinker,...
To vote or not to vote: that isn’t the question
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُونُوا قَوَّامِينَ بِالْقِسْطِ شُهَدَاءَ لِلَّهِ وَلَوْ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوِ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْأَقْرَبِينَ إِن يَكُنْ غَنِيًّا أَوْ فَقِيرًا فَاللَّهُ أَوْلَىٰ بِهِمَا فَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا الْهَوَىٰ أَن تَعْدِلُوا وَإِن تَلْوُوا أَوْ...