In the early days of Islam, a lesser-known fact is that the script of the Quran lacked any dots or tashkeel marks to distinguish words or grammatical structures. It consisted solely of plain letters forming words. The intricate system of dots and tashkeel that we are familiar with today developed gradually over centuries. There exists …
We know that the Qur’an was sent down over a period of 23 years. Here is a brief timeline of some of the major Islamic rulings. The information below was taken from Dr. Umar al-Ashqar’s marvelous book History of Islamic FIqh. 1 Year Before the Hijrah (1 BH) Five daily prayers 1 Year After the …
Timeline of Gradual Revelation of Various Islamic Rulings Read More »
By Muhammad al-Khalafi Imam Ahmad never authored a complete work on Fiqh, and this was because of his extreme wara’. Some of his students wrote his Fiqh opinions and compiled it in the small books of “Masa’il”. The most famous of those who did this are: his two sons Abdullah & Sālih, his nephew Hanbal …
Notes from Abu Zahra’s ‘The Four Imams: Their Lives, Works, and Their Schools of Thought’ Overview of Imam Ahmad’s Life Imam Ahmad did not write a book on fiqh (jurisprudence) In the beginning of his career, he refused anything to be recorded from him on the subject of fiqh. He didn’t consider it proper He …
The rightly guided caliphate was the period of spread of Islam to various corners of the world. The companions and the soldiers of Allah fought for the cause of Allah and to spread the revealed word of Allah to the far corners of the world. The four guided caliphs were not interested in worldly interests …
Caliphate of the Rightly Guided Caliphs vs the Umayyads Read More »
Following is an excerpt from our much larger essay entitled: Evidences for the Obligation of a Muslim Woman’s Headscarf (Khimar) & Outer Garment (Jilbaab). If there has always been a consensus over the obligation of a Muslim woman’s headscarf (khimar) and outer garment (jilbaab), then where does the idea of rejecting the Islamic veil as a …
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Following is an excerpt from our much larger essay entitled: Evidences for the Obligation of a Muslim Woman’s Headscarf (Khimar) & Outer Garment (Jilbaab). Today, the idea of covering the head for women has become associated exclusively with Islam. It is seen as something which is derogatory and only practiced within Islam. However, throughout history many …
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