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Read MoreMeditations on Marriage: Intimacy, Commitment, Spiritual Beauty [Forthcoming]
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What follows is not intended to be a fully-fledged discussion on marriage, or nikah, in Islam. Instead, I offer some reflections and meditations on certain hadiths, or prophetic utterences, looking at aspects of marriage, meaning, companionship, intimacy and cultural change. A sacred social and legal institution, marriage is seen in Islam as the bedrock of social order and communal harmony, regulating moral, sexual and familial relationships. If the institution of marriage and family crumble, so too does society.
Read MorePutting First Things First
As we settle into the new Islamic year of 1433H, let us renew our hope and trust in God by putting first things first. This reminder by Abu Aaliyah is a timely exhortation to do precisely that.
Read MoreCan The Qur’an Be Read For The Dead?
This talk discusses the question of isal al-thawab - donating the rewards of one's recitation of the Qur'an to the deceased. Is this a legitimate practice in Islam? And do the deceased benefit by it?
Read MoreFair Trade, Sacred Trade & Yunus ibn ‘Ubayd
'A truthful and trustworthy trader will be raised in the company of the prophets, saints and martyrs,' is what one hadith tells us. Another says: 'Traders will be raised on the Day of Judgement as transgressors, except those who were God-fearing, righteous and truthful.' As the anti-capitalist protesters outside St. Paul's Cathedral try desperately to bring the issue of free market inequality to our attention, Abu Aaliyah outlines Islam's teachings on business, trade, equity and justice. The talk concludes with the remarkable life of Yunus ibn ‘Ubayd, a second century pietist whose saintliness wasn't to be found so much in the mosque, as it was the market-place and in his ethics of trade.
Read MorePutting First Things First
The Prophet, peace be upon him, once said that God said: "O son of Adam! Free yourself for My worship and I shall fill your hearts with sufficiency and will remove your poverty. But if you do not, I shall fill your hands with distractions and will not lift your poverty." So as we settle into the new Islamic year of 1433H, let us renew our hope in God and seek to put first things first. This reminder by Abu Aaliyah is an exhortation to do precisely that. For when our trust and hope in God gets eroded, we lose the script of the human story. It is then that we begin to find it hard to say what we are about, what really matters, and why.
Read MoreDhahabi’s Gifts Of Gold: 2
The next instalment from Siyar A'lam al-Nubala, where al-Dhahabi speaks about the rank of Abu Hanifah; the pitfalls of learning from only books; and veneration of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
Read MoreDhahabi’s Gifts Of Gold: 2
This is the second instalment in the series from al-Dhahabi's treasure-trove, Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala. In this instalment, gems are related about the merits and status of Abu Hanifah; the dangers of learning sacred knowledge from only books, without sitting at the feet of living teachers; Imam Malik and the concept of praiseworthy trials; on lovers and limits of love; Imam Ahmad b. Hanbal, spiritual blessings (barakah) and the Prophet's relics; the correct way to understand the divine attributes; and also a concise and just word regarding Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah.
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