Definition of Isra’iliyaat Any reports that Muslim scholars take from the Jews and Christians. Purpose of doing tafseer of the Quran through such reports To benefit from their reports in clarifying some of the reported words in the Quranic stories or whatever is related to it. It is correct to consider the isra’iliyaat as a source …
Using Isra’iliyaat (Judeo-Christian Material) to Explain the Quran Read More »
My daughter’s around that age now (3.5 years) where we can start introducing religious conepts. There is nothing good out there for 3-4 year olds to introduce religion to them. Most good stuff is geared towards 7+ years. So I decided to do my own book for her age using Google Slides. I’ve read enough …
Story of Prophet Adam (pbuh) for Kids Aged 3-5 (Free Download) Read More »
This is an issue, often referred to as ‘The Problem of Evil’, that I have been thinking about over the past year or so. A number of responses have been written on the topic by Muslims and it is definetly worth a read. Before I share links to those responses, I have the following important …
The Muslim Response to Why Evil Exists Despite a Merciful and All-Powerful God Read More »
On Friday, April 17, 2020, one week before Ramadan, I was doing my Arabic class via zoom and began to feel short of breath followed by pain on my left side. At first, I thought maybe I pulled a muscle or something, but it started to become more and more intense and I knew immediately …
Post Surgery Reflections: God, Family, and Good Friends Read More »
I had the privilege of studying the Book of Prayer and the Book of Fasting from the Hanbali text Akhsar al-Mukhtasarat with Sh. Yusuf bin Sadiq al-Hanbali. I am providing my notes from those sessions with the Shaykh. Ramadan is only a few weeks away so it is best to let ourselves be prepared as …
This is a translation and brief notes on the text completed by Br. Abu Hasan in 1988. It is one of the first books taught to students interested in the sciences of ĥadīth. For those who can understand Arabic, there is a good explanation of it by Sh. Abdullah al-Bukhari that can be found here. …
Ibn Mulaqqin’s Tadhkirah: Brief Notes on Hadith Terminology Read More »
These are my complete notes on the book as taught to us by Ust. Ahmad Zayn al-‘Abidin in Arabic. Sh. Ibn ‘Uthyameen’s work is a very useful book to get an introduction to Hanbali usool. There are not enough good books in the English language on Hanbali fiqh and usool and this is my modest …