God’s account of reality

In the digital world ideological battles rage, whilst in the real world matters informed by faith…


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Understanding “Muhammad is the Messenger of God”

4 min read Q: Shaikh, I'm not sectarian and I find that neither the sufi nor salafi appellation…


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Maturing Beyond Sectarianism

It seems to be the growing sentiment of many Muslims that a maturation of Islamic thought that…


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We don’t have to justify what is halal, we have to justify what is haram

5 min read There is a very well known shar’ī maxim that goes: The default in matters is…


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Motives on God rather than people

For reasons that I'd say were mostly political, a response or argument for justifying particular…


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Dealing with the shari’ah on its own terms

There are many ways in which the shariah ought to be dealt with on its own terms, and in this…


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Understanding the shari’ah properly leads to overarching positive outcomes

4 min read I hold that a sound understanding of the shariah should include at least the…


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God is not an ideologue

6 min read People tend to be very quick to impose their interests and aspirations on others, and…


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God engages humans rationally

4 min read Here are some fundamental positions (none of which should prove controversial) from…


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Three current approaches to religion

3 min read Studying the variant approaches people take in their religion, on the ground and in…


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Is Alif-Lām-Mīm proof that you don’t need to understand the Qur’an?

Following my article on the importance of understanding revelation (rather than concentrating on…


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Ashura and the Hebrew Exodus

On the 10th Muharram we are encouraged to fast, not simply because Muhammad, the final messenger…


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