Do they not then ponder on the Quran, or are there locks upon their hearts?
Surah Muhammad (47:24)
Permissibility or Impermissibility of Food
Don’t make my grave an idol
Kitab al Tawheed
Lat Lies and Mythology (Kitab al-Tawheed) part 1
A brief overview of the period of the ‘Sunnah recordation’
Thus do We explain the signs in detail for a people who reflect.
Surah Yunus (10:24)
Do they not reflect within themselves? Allah created the heavens and the earth and everything between them in truth and for an appointed term. Yet many people deny they will meet their Lord.
Surah Ar-Rum (30:8):

Q&A Sale and purchase of Cats

Question What is the ruling concerning the sale of cats? I understand that there is a difference of opinion on this matter, but couldn’t decipher why and what the actual ruling upon it is. Answer...

Q&A Caliphate in Jerusalem

Question Is the following tradition Sahih, authentic?  I have read that it is reported that the Messenger of Allah said: In the book of Ibn Asakir entitled the “Great history of Damascus,” Yunis Ibnu Maysara...

Q&A: The Frontier at Ashkelon

Question Is the following ḥadith recorded by al-Ṭabarāni and narrated from Ibn ‘Abbās authentic, Ṣaḥīḥ?  I have received a post concerning this and it says that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon...

Destructive hopes

  Question What is the authenticity of this narration? From Abdullah ibn ‘Amr he said the Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be upon him said: The rightness in the beginning of this nation was...

An angelic word?

  Question What is the sourcing for the following tradition, is it Ṣaḥīḥ (authentic)? عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ جَاءَ جِبْرِيلُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ عِشْ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّكَ مَيِّتٌ...

Hearts of Devils

Question Many people quote this narration, which is found in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, upon the authority of Ḥudhayfah that he said the Prophet peace be upon him said: ‘You will listen to the Amir and carry...

Virtue of Monotheism

Presented below is a selected translation of chapters (7 through to 10) from Part 8 of Kitāb al-Tawḥeed (Book of Monotheism) by Professor Muḥammad ibn Abdullah al-Mas’ari.  These chapters focus upon the virtues of Tawḥeed,...

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Shahada (1): there is no god or deity except Allah

This is a translation of a chapter from Part 1 in Volume 1 of Kitāb al-Tawḥeed by Professor Muḥammad bin Abdallah al-Massari It unpicks the precise meaning behind the first portion of the testimony of...

Law of the previous Prophets

Whether it be amongst scholarly circles, students of knowledge, or even amongst the laity, there is a view that seeks to maintain: ‘the law of the previous Prophets is also our law too.’ Perhaps it...

Ruling of Basic Permissibility

Three chapters are presented here in translation from Volume 1 of Kitāb ut-Tawḥeed (The Book of Monotheism) by Professor Muḥammad ibn Abdullah al-Mas’ari.  The chapters are titled as follows: The Prohibition relating to excessive questioning In...

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Questions on kingship

Executive Summary [dropcap]F[/dropcap]ollowing the posting of the article, ‘There is no king but Allah,’ a series of five-questions were submitted in response.  The questions have sought to challenge a large number of findings that were...

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There is no king but Allah

Presented here is a short translated excerpt entitled ‘There is no king but Allah’.  This is taken from chapter six (Significant issues concerning Ruling in Islam) from the book entitled Ḥakimiyah & the Sovereignty of...