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Mohammed Nizami
  • Home
  • About
    • About Me
    • My approach
    • This website
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    • Blog
    • In depth
    • Faith
    • Qur’an
    • Shari’ah
    • Politics and Society
  • Media
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    Contemporary IssuesIn depthShari'ah

    “What is the ruling on…?” or “What’s the strongest opinion…?”

    by admin August 5, 2019

    Often, when lay people ask this question they assume there’s simply one objective answer. For those that do, here are some considerations:

    This question usually concerns fiqh issues, the vast majority of which are open to sound interpretations (i.e. within certain parameters). On the majority of issues any response will not be definitive as there will be a number of valid opinions (i.e. ways of looking at it). So when you ask “what is the ruling on x?” what you’re actually getting at is: “what is your opinion on what God might have said on x?” So generally, when someone is asking about a ruling on an issue they’re seeking the scholar’s insight and view on what God might be saying about a specific scenario. One of the reasons fiqh has become so polarising (whilst it wasn’t so in earlier times) is because of fundamental mistakes people make in understanding the nature of fiqh and what jurists actually do.

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  • Current AffairsIn depth

    Sajid Javed, countering extremism, and singling out CAGE/MEND.

    by admin July 22, 2019
    July 22, 2019

    We live in age where it seems no longer to be the norm that politicians and governments, even of the liberal democratic sort,…

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  • In depthPrinciples of Faith

    Where is God?

    by admin May 30, 2019
    May 30, 2019

    Being stuck in a rut is one of many expressions used by Muslims these days. Besides a generally negative outlook it ingrains an…

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  • In depthQur'an

    Meaning IS the reason for reading the Qur’an

    by admin April 19, 2019
    April 19, 2019

    For quite a while, many scholars and preachers have called for believers to understand the scriptures revealed by God and to engage the…

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  • Contemporary IssuesFaithIn depth

    Articulating beliefs in the modern context

    by admin February 2, 2019
    February 2, 2019

    When discussing entities of a metaphysical nature our presentations tend to be abstract, binary and devoid of real-world meaning. Often it is absurdly…

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  • In depthShari'ah

    Are long moustaches haram? The long and short of it

    by admin January 28, 2019
    January 28, 2019

    I frequently highlight the prevalence of shar’i ignorance, and that it’s usually those who believe they’re the vanguards of the shari’ah that cause…

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  • Contemporary IssuesIn depth

    There was no black ‘contribution’ to Islam

    by admin November 3, 2017
    November 3, 2017

    It’s bold to claim there is no such thing as a black ‘contribution’ to Islam, and perhaps intentionally provocative, but for good reasons…

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  • Contemporary IssuesIn depth

    Why scholars are withdrawing from the community

    by admin October 23, 2017
    October 23, 2017

    The first rule for those in Islamic scholastic training, especially that of a philosophical nature has always been to cultivate the ability to…

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  • In depthMethod and Reasoning

    Thoughts for the Contemporary Mufti

    by admin January 24, 2017
    January 24, 2017

    There are personalities who issue fatwas on politicised matters of faith seeking to position themselves as moderate to non-Muslim liberals, or offer everything…

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  • In depth

    Distinguishing Elders from the elderly

    by admin July 18, 2016
    July 18, 2016

    One topic that tends to provoke a one-dimensional response is the role of elderly members of Muslim communities in religious institutions. Very rarely…

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To make the UK a place in which revelation comes to life and believers develop and enhance their literacy and shar’ī competence. My aim is to advocate a lived monotheism, promote faith and godliness, champion the religion of Abraham, contribute to building an inspiring faith community, and intelligently articulate the functionalisation of what was revealed to Muhammad, Abraham’s descendent and God’s final messenger.

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