A Ruling on Music & Chess
There are issues of contention that tend to invoke some quite unusual or even polarising responses. Music and chess are of this category. Often there tends to be quite a skewed approach to such issues,...
Category: Scholarship
Exalted is He who holds all dominion
Presented below is a complete translation of the Tafsir of chapter 67 from the Qur’ān, which is entitled Surah Mulk. The translation is rendered from the acclaimed Tafsir of the grand Imām, the scholar’s scholar,...
Selected issues from: The Book of Prayer
Seek help with steadfastness and prayer– though this is hard indeed for anyone but the humble; who know that they will meet their Lord and that it is to Him they will return [Qur’an, 2:...
The majority of the hypocrites
Presented below is translation of a short piece written by Professor Muḥammad ibn Abdullah al-Mas’ari which covers the sourcing for the ḥadith: ‘The majority of the hypocrites from among my Ummah are (to be found...
Attendance at Friday prayers
Introduction With several mosques, particularly in London, closing their doors despite any government injunction to do so, several questions have been raised about the viability of convening Friday congregational prayers, Jummah, in other locations. Many...
