Monthly Archives: April 2010
Imam al-Ghazali on Studying Science
by Imam Musafa `Umar A thousand years ago, Imam al-Ghazali wrote in his autobiography Deliverance from Error: “A clumsy and stupid person must be kept away from the seashore, not the proficient swimmer; and a child must be prevented from … Continue reading
Filed under Aqidah/Belief, Islam, Religion, Seeking knowledge
Subjecting All Aspects of Life to Fatwā
Sheikh Salman al-Oadah Mon, 03/15/2010 There is more to Islamic Law – the Sharī`ah – than the issuing of religious verdicts (fatwā). Islamic law embraces the Qur’an in all of its subtleties, the life-example found in the Sunnah of the … Continue reading
Yaqin – Certainty
Allah Does Not Disappoint In one of Shaykh Muhammad Mukhtar al-Shanqiti’s tapes on ‘Yaqin’ (certainty), he mentions the story of a scholar who was once afflicted with poverty… The scholar had just completed writing the tafseer of the Qur’an but due … Continue reading
Filed under Aqidah/Belief, Character, Quran, Religion, Tasawwuf
