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Samir Hussain

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

Taking Inspiration from the Imams in Addressing Modern Issues

This is a translation of an Arabic post I made […]

Society

Stigma and Beyond: Stop Using Your Anxiety or Depression as a Crutch

Note: I’m not a qualified counselor or psychotherapist, but given […]

Tasawwuf

Beyond Yaqeen – How to Connect With Allah and Not Just Believe in Him

So you’re the cream of the theological crop. You’ve been […]

Fiqh

A Quick Guide to Gender Interactions for Young Muslims

This was a question I was asked via the anonymous […]

Tasawwuf

Barriers to Witnessing Allah’s Presence in this Life

Witnessing the presence of Allah in our actions and worship […]

Kalam

Islamic Thought and the Problem of -isms

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم There are three reasons that have compelled me to write this short article. The first is that of Muslim researchers and academics in social science disciplines […]

Kalam

The Qur’an and the Ex-Muslim YouTuber

So the Surah FaQaf video came up in my social circles, and I want to address it not only because it has almost reached 10k views, but as someone for […]

Kalam

Atharism, Ash’arism and Tradition

I spent an hour or so pondering over the Ash’ari/Athari polemics and realized the massive impact this has on the perception and importance of tradition between these two theological groups. […]

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Author Archives

Samir Hussain

A Student of Knowledge and Mental Illness

Should I send my kid to an Islamic school?

The Mu’tamad

Traditionalists vs. Traditionalism

The problem with ‘Brute-Force’ polemics

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

Fiqh Naturalism

Does Wahhabism = Terrorism?

Taking Inspiration from the Imams in Addressing Modern Issues

Stigma and Beyond: Stop Using Your Anxiety or Depression as a Crutch

Beyond Yaqeen – How to Connect With Allah and Not Just Believe in Him

A Quick Guide to Gender Interactions for Young Muslims

Barriers to Witnessing Allah’s Presence in this Life

Islamic Thought and the Problem of -isms

The Qur’an and the Ex-Muslim YouTuber

Atharism, Ash’arism and Tradition