Al-Ādāb al-Baḥth wa’l-Munāẓarah (Based on Rashīdiyyah) Study Notes Al‑Ādāb al‑Baḥth wa’l‑Munāẓarah is the science that teaches how to disagree properly, how to examine a claim and its proof, and how to reach the truth without falling into ego, anger, or confusion. It is one of the classical tools used by scholars to protect the mind…Continue reading Al-Ādāb al-Baḥth wa’l-Munāẓarah
Ribā Is Not What You Think It Is
Most people assume that ribā is simply about excessive or exploitative interest. If the rate is lowered, if the terms are fair, if inflation is taken into account, then perhaps, they argue, the problem disappears. In this framing, the issue is one of ethics within lending, not the structure of lending itself. But this understanding…Continue reading Ribā Is Not What You Think It Is
Your guide to teaching Adults
Teaching itself What is a teacher? A teacher is a person who helps others acquire knowledge, skills, or virtue, typically by working as an educator in schools or other educational settings. They design instruction to facilitate learning, serving as instructors, trainers, coaches, or mentors. Although the reality is we are all teachers of others in some…Continue reading Your guide to teaching Adults
Sajdah Tilawat According to the Four Schools
Sajdah al‑Tilāwah is a special prostration performed when a Muslim recites or hears specific verses of the Qur’an that call for humility, submission, or direct prostration to Allah. These moments pause the recitation and transform it into an embodied act of devotion, mirroring the submission described in the verse itself. The practice of prostrating upon…Continue reading Sajdah Tilawat According to the Four Schools
Introduction to Islamic Finance
What is Finance? Finance is the discipline concerned with how money and wealth is created, managed, and made use of; this would include how it is raised, spent, saved, lent, borrowed, circulated and invested. What is Islamic Finance? Islamic Finance is the application of Shari’ah principles to these financial dealings. Now, don’t think of Shari‘ah…Continue reading Introduction to Islamic Finance
Type of Instructors
1. Mentor An experienced individual who provides guidance, advice, and support to someone less experienced, often in a professional or personal development context. Example: A 9-to-5 office worker looking to progress into management might meet with a mentor monthly to get advice on leadership, office politics, and career planning. 2. Coach A professional who helps…Continue reading Type of Instructors
Understanding Identity: Why It Matters and Why It’s Complicated
In an increasingly multicultural world, identity is a word that often surfaces in conversations about belonging, representation, and self-perception. But what exactly is identity, and why does it matter so much? For many of us, especially those with immigrant backgrounds or mixed heritage in the West, identity can be both deeply personal and deeply complex.…Continue reading Understanding Identity: Why It Matters and Why It’s Complicated
Meeting the Prophets during the Meraaj
The context of the Meraj is that the messenger was in a state of sorrow. He is being persecuted by the people of his community, no one wants to accept Islam anymore, people are dying from the Muslim boycott, his protector, his uncle Abu Talib dies and his beloved wife Khadija who supported him for…Continue reading Meeting the Prophets during the Meraaj
Counsel by Ahmed Zarruq
Know – may Allah give you and us success, rectify our worldly and otherworldly lives, and grant us adherence to the way of the Truth in our journeys and our sojourns – that repentance (taubah) is a key, piety (taqwa) is vast, and uprightness is the source of rectification. Furthermore, a servant is never free…Continue reading Counsel by Ahmed Zarruq
Imam Nawawi’s 40 Hadith Summarised
A one line summary of Imam Nawawi’s famous hadith collection, the Arabeen Nawawi.