The Usūlī

Barriers to Witnessing Allah’s Presence in this Life

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

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. […]

Quran

Brief notes on the miraculous nature (i’jāz) of the Qurān

I originally wrote this to help me deliver a talk […]

Learning Tips

On Salafi ‘Burnout’

As growing numbers of young practicing Muslims (especially students of knowledge or enthusiasts of scholarly discussions) make the decision to abandon Salafism due to either finding it or it’s conclusions […]

Society

Dr. Jordan Peterson: the blind ideologue?

I just watched this latest NBC interview with Dr. Jordan Peterson, and boy do I have a lot to say about it. First of all, I have a lot of […]

Society

Islam & Feminism

This is a little blurb I wrote elsewhere to reply to the question: Is feminism compatible with Islam? I mostly chose to share this here because I found the recent […]

Kalam

Protected: Exploring the differences between the Atharis and the scholars of Kalam

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Arabic

A Sample Study Ladder for Mastering the Arabic Language

From a Facebook group where someone asked about important books […]

Fiqh

Bid’ah: Understanding the Controversy

NOTE: There is a major correction/update pending on this article. بِسْم الله الرحمان الرحيم This piece was originally intended to be much longer, with thorough referencing and detailed examples, but […]

Learning Tips

A Journey in Education

Never let yourself or others determine your intelligence, knowledge and scholastic capability based on your grades in school and university. I hope this brief essay serves as a source of […]

Arabic

How to Learn Arabic

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم Many Muslims are keen to learn the Arabic language as it is the key to unlocking the doors of the knowledge of Qur’an and Sunnah. Most […]

Learning Tips

A Brief Primer to Different Texts in the Islamic Sciences

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم Here is a brief guide to […]

Learning Tips

“I want to study Islam” – The Scholar

Edited by Sister Rhonda Ragab from VirtualMosque.com The contents of […]

Learning Tips

“I want to study Islam” – The Activist

Edited by Sister Rhonda Ragab from VirtualMosque.com As the Informed […]

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