Articles
Women and Ḥijāb
A clear fatwā by Shaykh Ibn Bāz explaining the permissibility of permanent hair removal in accordance with the Sunnah and the principles of Islamic law.
Prayer
A serious scholarly warning from Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān on the ruling of persistently neglecting the Fajr prayer and its impact on faith and marriage in Islam.
Marriage
Shaykh ʿUbayd al-Jābirī advises a husband struck by his wife, discussing honourable divorce and the conditions under which reconciliation may remain possible.
Islamic History
The reported biography of Fayrūz ad-Daylamī, his Persian ancestry, the killing of the false prophet al-Aswad al-ʿAnsī and the scholarly legacy of his son.
Parents and Children
Ibn al-Qayyim explains the good found in daughters and relates Imām Aḥmad’s words of reassurance to fathers.
Ramaḍān and Fasting
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān discusses three scholarly explanations of why Allah singles out fasting in the ḥadīth qudsī “Fasting is for Me”.
Living in Non-Muslim Countries
In correspondence with ʿAbd al-Laṭīf Abū Samḥ, al-Hilālī expresses his preference for Egypt and limits residence in Europe to necessity and its duration.
Christianity
Al-Hilālī discusses the expression “Son of God” in Matthew, with Rabīʿ al-Madkhalī’s commentary and Qurʾānic passages rejecting claims of divine sonship.
Ashʿarīs and Māturīdīs
Historical reports on al-Bāqillānī, ad-Dāraquṭnī and Abū Dharr al-Harawī, and how the article traces the transmission of Ashʿarī doctrine to North Africa.
Seeking and Teaching Knowledge
Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhalī warns students against showing off and seeking fame, explaining that sincere knowledge must be joined to righteous action.
Daʿwah and Invitation to Islam
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ Āl ash-Shaykh discusses the relationship between intellect and revelation, responding to doubts and the limits of reason concerning the unseen.
Foundations of Faith
Shaykh Ibn ʿUthaymīn explains the wisdom of sending messengers, the meaning and benefits of prophetic signs, and the Qurʾān and miracles of Muḥammad.
