The Usūlī

How to Study Islam: A Guide

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم This started as a replacement for some of my outdated articles on studying Islam, and a means to answer questions about books and study tips I […]

Mental Health

17 Benefits of Adversity & Affliction

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم I noticed this very small text by Izz-ul-Din ibn Abdis-Salam (~577AH – ~670AH) being taught and explained by members of the global Muslim community, and liked […]

Fiqh

Taqlīd often gets a superficial treatment from Muslim figures who are lacking in their knowledge of either epistemology or usūl-ul-fiqh and fiqh. To properly understand taqlīd, there are numerous factors […]

Mental Health

The Value of Struggle

An advice I give my high school students is to toughen up and start preparing mentally and spiritually for what looks to be a rocky future. Although I usually do […]

Learning Tips

Studying Islam: Traditional vs. Modern Academic methods

It is understandable why some Muslims view the modern/Western academic […]

Learning Tips

Epistemic Responsibility in Da’wah

So it should be no secret that I’m not fond of du’āt overstepping their abilities and authority. Some people interpret this as me trying to discourage people from doing da’wah. […]

Mental Health

A Student of Knowledge and Mental Illness

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم I am sharing this story because firstly, I know how lonely it is for those suffering from mental illness and how comforting it is for us […]

Society

Should I send my kid to an Islamic school?

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم This has become a popular topic of discussion among Muslims in my local community, with some very impassioned perspectives. I want to offer a more nuanced […]

Fiqh

The Mu’tamad

Do the ‘relied upon’ or mu’tamad/mashhur positions of the madhhabs have any epistemic significance? This question is an interesting one that I have been reflecting over for a while. You […]

Kalam

Traditionalists vs. Traditionalism

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم This is a very important piece that I should have written a long time ago, but in the end Allah’s will is supreme. Traditionalism as understood […]

Kalam

The problem with ‘Brute-Force’ polemics

Learning Tips

“To understand the Qur’an, you only need tafsir”

This is a fallacious belief that is common among quite […]

Fiqh

Fiqh Naturalism

Along with an academic, traditional and formalist study of fiqh, It is important to have a natural understanding of fiqh as well. What is a natural understanding of fiqh? It […]

Society

Does Wahhabism = Terrorism?

This is something I’ve wanted to write for a few months now. Although I have begun to lean in very strongly towards understandings that would be typified as ‘Sufi’ over […]

Kalam