A Translation of a Section from Shaykh ‘Alī Jum’ah Muḥammad’s al-Madkhal Ilā Dirāsah al-Madhāhib al-Fiqhiyyah (p. 379-382)   The Sources of Islamic Legislation The word…

Imām al-Suyūṭī transmits from Ibn al-Jazarī that the types of recitation are six: 1. Mutawātir: This is [a recitation] that has been transmitted by such…

﴾إن الذين كفروا سواء عليهم ءأنذرتهم أم لم تنذرهم لا يؤمنون﴿ Indeed, it is the same to those who [kafarū (singular. kafara)] “disbelieve” whether you warn…

In The Radiant Meadow, Mullā Alī al-Qārī (May Allāh have mercy on him) mentions the following narration on the authority of Abū Hurayrah (May Allāh…

The Self & the Universe Before beginning the foundational topics of caqīdah, we must introduce some basic truths upon whose understanding, comprehension, and acceptance rest…

The Shortcoming in Our Tools of Perception: What would we know if we were granted some other sensory organ, besides those that are already within…

The Imagination and Its Limits: Within the makeup of our perceptive ability there is a specific corner capable of imagining things which are nonexistent before…

The Intellect and Its Limits: The intellect is restricted by the realm of the senses [and is not capable of] passing judgement on the realm…

Many years before our prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was born, there was another prophet. He was named Isā. This prophet was not…