By Imam Zia Sheikh Is Beer Halal According to the Hanafi Fiqh? You might be forgiven for thinking soย if you believed the recent viral posting of...
Q. When non-Muslims embrace Islam, is ghusl (bathing) obligatory upon them? The process of becoming a Muslim is very straightforward and undemanding. Allah desires ease for...
Over the last two years, Muslim bloggers and writers have published countless articles that challenge or outright reject the traditionally normative Islamic view on social issues...
Today is ‘Ashuraa’, a day we fast in commemoration of our beloved Prophet Musa’s safe escape from Fir’awn and his tyranny. I would like to share...
How doย we distinguish a scholar fromย a daโi,ย motivational speaker or โknowledgeable brother or sisterโ? What areย the proper qualifications forย true scholarship? How serious a sin isย givingย fatwas andย religious rulingsย without...
By Hamza Andreas Tzortzis โAnd We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play.โ[1] [The Qurโan] A popular...
Many โconservativeโ Muslims feel instantly uncomfortable when they hear someone talk about tajdeed (renewal) of the religion. Some of us do this out of fear of...
This article contains many extensive notes, rendered here as end notes. To download a PDF version in footnote format for easier reading and navigation of the...
In verse 77, the final verse of the 25th chapter of the Qurโan; Sลซrah al-Furqฤn, Allah says, โSay, โWhat would my Lord care for you if...
By Dr Hatem Al Haj The issue of slavery may be of the hardest issues to discuss. Our collective conscience as a global community is extremely...
