Medicine Men
Introduction ‘Anyone who practices medicine but is not known as a practitioner, and injures a person or inflicts harm on him, will be held liable.’ This statement, purportedly referred to as a Prophetic ḥadith has...
Sunnah
Attendance at Friday prayers
Introduction With several mosques, particularly in London, closing their doors despite any government injunction to do so, several questions have been raised about the viability of convening Friday congregational prayers, Jummah, in other locations. Many...
Abandoning the Sunnah
Following the mass deprivation of liberty enacted by the government in March 2020, places of congregational worship including mosques have been closed. As some of the broader draconian restrictions are beginning to slightly ease,...
The ‘Dhikr’ is Protected
Executive Summary How do we know that the revelation that has reached us has been protected? Does that protection only extend to the Qur’ānic text? If it does, then what of the Prophetic Sunnah? Is...
The Sunnah: a source of law
Executive Summary What is the legal status of the Prophetic Sunnah? In the modern age, many both within and outside the Muslim world have sought to question the nature of the Prophetic Sunnah. Whether...