Did the Prophet Know that his Grandson al-Hussain was Going to be Martyred?

A young brother sent me the following question a few days ago: A shia brother posted this status:        The Holy Prophet said: Surely,...

Fatwas and the Responsibility of Muslim Scholars in America

by Shaykh Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad Cross-posted from The Lotus Tree Blog Islamic scholars occupy a special place in Muslim society. They are often considered to...

Gems from Sh. Salah al-Sawwy | The Affair of The Believer-Between Gratefulness and Patience

Translated by Ammar Alshukry From the Seerah The seerah of the Prophet gives us consolation in these turbulent times. The Prophet was an orphan, and so...

Fussing Over the 15th of Sha‘ban

Question: Is marking out the 15th night of Sha‘ban (laylat al-nisf min sha‘ban) with extra prayers and devotion sanctioned by Islam, or is doing so judged to...

Terrorism is to Jihad as Adultery is to Marriage | Shaykh Abu Aaliyah Surkheel

For the past four days I had been working on the following article, which I intended to post yesterday evening. However, I then heard about the...

Have Muslims Misunderstood Evolution? | Yasir Qadhi

Ismail Kamdar I Tolerance of Fiqh Issues

Lecture by Ismail Kamdar | Transcribed by Zara T. [The following is the video and transcript of Ismail Kamdar’s lecture “Tolerance in Fiqh Issues”  The transcript includes slight modifications for...

Understanding the Statements of the Illustrious Imams: ‘When a Hadith is Sahih it is my Madhab”

What is the meaning of the statement by the four Imams: Abu Hanifah, Malik, al-Shafi’i, and Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, that ‘when a hadith is found to...

Islamic Political Thought: Sacred and the Secular

A number of classical and contemporary scholars proposed divisions for the actions of the Prophet . Chief among them are Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziah, in several writings...

The Authority of the Mufti

At a time where there are many trying to deconstruct the fundamentals of Islam to suit their whims and desires, who only profess Islam superficially and...