Ibn Faḍlān’s Encounter with the Vikings (267 AH / 881 CE)
A rare first-hand Muslim account of the Vikings by Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān (d. 921 CE), detailing their physical appearance, customs, hygiene, and funerary rites.
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Article The Family and Women
How American Jews Raise their Children in America
May 1, 2023
Article Islamic History
Malcolm X and his Salafī Mentor in Harlem, New York
April 27, 2023
Article Explanation of Quran
The Night of the Jinn – Do Not Cross This Line Ibn Mas’ud!
A classical tafsīr-based study of Sūrat al-Jinn (72:1), exploring its reason for revelation and the Prophet’s ﷺ encounters with the jinn.
April 25, 2023
Article About the Quran
The Inimitability of the Qurʾān: A Report Cited by Imām al-Shawkānī
A striking report cited by Imām al-Shawkānī illustrating the inimitability of the Qurʾān, even in the eyes of leading philosophers. It highlights the unmatched structure, precision, and divine eloquence of Sūrat al-Māʾidah.
March 21, 2023
Article Biography of the Scholars
Ibn Ḥazm and the Beginning of His Study of Fiqh
A formative moment in the life of Ibn Ḥazm, illustrating how a simple correction in prayer led him to the disciplined study of fiqh and a lifetime of scholarship.
March 5, 2023
Article Fasting
Does it Break the Fast? And Important Questions About Fasting in Ramadan
March 26, 2022
Article Innovations and It’s People
Praying Behind an Imām Involved in Innovation
Clarification from Shaykh Ibn al-ʿUthaymīn on praying behind imāms involved in innovation
August 20, 2021
Article Innovations and It’s People
Official Correspondence from the Office of the ibn Bāz to Shaykh Rabīʿ ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī
An official letter from the Grand Muftī Shaykh Ibn Bāz to Rabīʿ ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī calling for the refutation of incorrect interpretations of Allah’s Attributes
February 28, 2021
Article Day of Judgment
The Digging of Yaʾjūj and Maʾjūj and Its Harmony with the Qurʾān
An authentic prophetic narration on Yaʾjūj and Maʾjūj, explained by Shaykh al-Albānī and reconciled with Qurʾānic verses, demonstrating the harmony between revelation and sound ḥadīth scholarship.
July 15, 2020
Article Biography of the Companions
The Claim That al-Ḥusayn or Ibn al-Zubayr Rebelled
A detailed clarification by Shaykh Rabīʿ al-Madkhalī refuting the claim that al-Ḥusayn or Ibn al-Zubayr rebelled, and outlining the historical realities surrounding the events of that period.
June 30, 2020
Article Biography of the Salaf
A Clarification Exonerating the Two Ḥāfiẓs – al-Nawawī and Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī – from the Beliefs of the Ashʿarīs
A detailed scholarly clarification demonstrating the sound Sunni creed of Imām al-Nawawī and al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, refuting their misattribution to Ashʿarī kalām theology through their own explicit statements and the transmitted consensus of the Salaf.
June 9, 2020