Have you always found Tajweed to be mind-numbingly boring and dry? Are you confused by the concept of the Qir’aaat (variant recitations)? And can the Qur’an...
From the MuslimMatters Bookshelf is a monthly column from MM staff members on their latest reads – the good, the bad, the intriguing, and the Islamic....
“At the beginning of every century, Allah will send to this Ummah someone who will renew its religious understanding.” [Narrated in Sunan Abi Dawood] We are...
Introducing ShaykhaTalk – a new MM podcast mini-series with female Islamic scholars! This first episode is with Shaykha Umm Jamaal ud-Din, where she explores her journey...
Shaykha Aysha Wazwaz’s series on fiqh of fasting for women rounds off with this final video! In this class, Sh Aysha discusses rulings related to intercourse...
Muslim women’s spirituality in Ramadan is a topic that never grows old! Why do we only talk about parenting in Ramadan when it has to do...
Shaykha Aysha Wazwaz continues her series on fiqh of fasting for women, with a class on demystifying purification (tahaarah). She clarifies many issues, especially with regards...
The subject of female Islamic scholarship has slowly begun to gather more attention over the last decade or so, spearheaded in many ways by the incredible...
Earlier this month, the Markfield Institute, where I teach undergraduate Islamic studies, was host to a lecture by Dr Shuruq Naguib of Lancaster University. Dr Naguib...