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Reflections on the Qur'an, Hadith, history, and Islamic thought — from our scholars and contributors.
Twelve Insights into Mūsā's Journey of Humility and Wisdom with al-Khiḍr
Al-Imām Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī's twelve principles for those pursuing knowledge, drawn from the encounter of Mūsā and al-Khiḍr in Sūrah al-Kahf.
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Ibn Taymiyya
How Taqī ad-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Taymiyyah challenged 13th-century Islamic theology and left a lasting legacy on Muslim scholarship.
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E Numbers (Food Additives)
A guide to E numbers for Muslim consumers — which are Ḥalāl, which are Ḥarām, and which require further investigation before consuming.
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Classification of Ḥadīth
The grades of Ḥadīth authenticity — Ṣaḥīḥ, Ḥasan, and Ḍaʿīf — and the criteria scholars use to classify every narration.
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Explaining Weak Ḥadīth
What makes a Ḥadīth weak, why weak narrations appear in Islamic literature, and what the scholarly guidance is on whether and how they can be used.
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Hadith — Traditions of the Prophet ﷺ
What Ḥadīth is, why it ranks second only to the Qur'an, and how the science of isnād and matn determines a narration's reliability.
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Legacy of the Final Prophet
Muhammad ﷺ, the final prophet of Islam, was born in Mecca in 570 CE. An introduction to his life, message, and the legacy he left for all of humanity.
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Tackling Sectarianism in Islam
Why sectarianism weakens the ummah, how classical scholarship distinguishes valid disagreement from deviation, and a practical framework for unity.
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What is Fiqh?
Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence — its sources (Qur'an, Sunnah, ijmāʿ, qiyās), the four schools, and the five categories of every human act.
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The Birmingham Manuscript
The University of Birmingham Qur'an manuscript dates to AD 568–645 — among the earliest written textual evidence of the Qur'an in existence.
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Who Was He? — Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
An in-depth profile of Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ — his names, appearance, character, and his immense love for his ummah.
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The Maktabah Shamelah Guide
A complete guide to installing and using al-Maktabah al-Shāmilah — the digital library of over 29,000 Arabic Islamic books — on Windows, Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
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