Articles
Character and Manners
The ḥadīth promising houses in Paradise for abandoning arguments and lies and improving character, with commentary from Shaykh al-ʿAbbād and Shaykh al-Albānī.
Scholars
Read Abū ʿAlī al-Fārisī’s account of Sībawayh’s wife burning his early manuscripts and the grammarian compiling al-Kitāb afresh.
Ramaḍān and Fasting
Ramaḍān reflections from the Salaf on Qurʾān recitation, fasting, remembrance of Allah and preparing for the Hereafter, collected in Ḥayāt as-Salaf.
Advice and Reminders
Understand rizq, lawful effort and tawakkul through Prophetic guidance and classical commentary on the provision Allah has decreed for every person.
Islamic History
Al-Bayhaqī’s account of al-Ḥākim’s recovery from a persistent facial ulcer after providing water in charity, alongside a statement from Shaykh Muqbil al-Wādiʿī.
Islamic History
Explore Ibn Faḍlān’s account of Norse traders during his Volga journey of 921–922 CE, describing their appearance, hygiene, customs and burial rites.
Parents and Children
Shaykh al-Hilālī compares religious education among American Jewish children with Muslim parents’ priorities and calls for children’s Islamic education and upbringing.
Islamic History
Explore Malcolm X’s relationship with Shaykh Aḥmad Ḥassūn, their connections in Makkah and Harlem, and the account of the shaykh’s role at his funeral.
Tafsīr
Read classical tafsīr reports on Sūrat al-Jinn, the reason for its revelation, Ibn Masʿūd’s account of the Night of the Jinn and the warning to remain within the line.
Virtues and Status of the Qurʾān
Ash-Shawkānī cites a report about the philosopher al-Kindī and the Qurʾān’s inimitability, highlighting the precision and eloquence of Sūrat al-Māʾidah.
Virtues and Status of the Qurʾān
Shaykh Ḥammād al-Anṣārī reflects on Sūrat al-ʿAṣr and its three verses, citing Imām ash-Shāfiʿī on the sūrah’s comprehensive guidance.
Scholars
How a correction in prayer led Ibn Ḥazm to begin studying fiqh at twenty-six, study Mālik’s al-Muwaṭṭaʾ and enter scholarly debate, as related in Siyar Aʿlām an-Nubalāʾ.
