14.02.2020
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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02.02.2020
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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01.02.2020
Maturing Beyond Sectarianism
It seems to be the growing sentiment of many Muslims that a maturation of Islamic thought that…
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25.01.2020
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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22.01.2020
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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19.01.2020
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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17.01.2020
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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14.01.2020
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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11.01.2020
God engages humans rationally
4 min read Here are some fundamental positions (none of which should prove controversial) from…
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07.12.2019
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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04.11.2019
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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01.09.2019
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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