*The conclusion or answer to the question of permissibility can be found towards the bottom of this article, after an analysis of the many opinions on...
The Qur’an; A Literary Marvel There is enough academic work on the literary beauty of the Qur’an from grammatical, rhetorical, linguistic & other perspectives to take...
This was quite an interesting Ramadan for me, and one that has personally affected me in a number of ways. What follows is a compendium of...
Whether you are celebrating Eid today, tomorrow or on Saturday, the staff and specialists of MuslimMatters wishes all our readers and friends a blessed Eid. Eid...
This is an old piece that I hastily wrote in regards to the annual disputes about the number of rak`ahs for Tarawih and moonsighting. I am...
Courtesy of Sh. Haitham Hamdan at Multaqa Ahl al-Hadith: Over 250,000 palestinians praying in Al-Aqsa Masjid
The Triangle of virtue- Part II: The Qur’an and Taqwa (Part 1 can be found here) There is no doubt that the Qur’an is the book...
This article seeks to discuss, in moderate detail, the fiqh ruling on giving zakฤt al-fiแนญr in the form of money instead of staple food item. In...
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh, As the last 10 nights of Ramadhan are now upon us, I wanted to share a short and simple yet...
Of the acts of worship special to this month is that of I’tikaf. Allah (ุชุนุงูู) mentions I’tikaf in one place in his book: ุฃูุญูููู ููููู ู ููููููุฉู...
