Making Dhikr Out Loud

Nothing has been mentioned in the texts obligating the manner of which adhkaar must be done, whether silently or audibly. It is a broad matter which must be interpreted in its broadness. It is likewise not appropriate to restrict a general affair to a particular manner except in the existence of substantiating evidence. There are […]

ISLAMIC VIEW ON FIDAU

Fidau which means redemption. Linguistically, it is an act whereby relatives or friends of a deceased gather to invoke Allah with a view to saving the deceased from sins by invoking some prayers, seeking for the forgiveness of his or her sins and giving or doing charitable acts on its behalf. This is undoubtedly an […]

Pandemonium on Protest; where lies your truth?

1: The last time I kept myself worried about uncouth responses to any of my articles was in 2017. Ever since, I always ignore those who feast on controversies with their emotions; and this is a human deficiency which is not exclusive to any tendency. 2: I have seen a lot of posts: some mentioned […]

Resolving The Controversies

We should not turn a blind eye at the fact that some Islamic issues have been made controversial among us. Certainly, we cannot do without controversies; but some subject matters does not worth fighting over. Discussing these issues intellectually will be an appropriate way for we all to learn about values and to study value […]

Are Dogs Considered Impure?

There is a famous hadith narrated by Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet said “If a dog drank from a dish of yours, purify the dish by washing it seven times with dust being the first time”. Based on this hadith, the majority of scholars considered dogs to be impure(najas). The Shaafi’iyyah and Hanabillah considered all […]

THE OBSCURITIES IN MARRIAGE

From the earliest periods of human history, religion and the family have been intimately related. Each has an influence upon the other. Neither can be fully understood apart from the other. This interconnection may explain the apparent gap in conventional studies of the Muslim family structure between two unbalanced approaches: the clearly “normative-moralistic” approach, and […]

IS PROTEST ISLAMIC?

Since December 2010, the Arab world has been in unrest. Ossified political structures that had held for decades have been cracked open. Rapid success of revolts in Tunisia and Egypt helped to dispel the fear of state repression and encouraged largely young people across the region to carry their grievances onto the streets. Against the […]

Is Stoning to Death an Established Punishment for the Married Adulterer?

We have been hearing and reading alot about the Islamic punishment of Adultery. Many controversies surrounding it; should the adulterer be stoned or not, stoning is not part of legislated punishment in Islam and all sort. The major refrence of this discourse is Suratu Nuur(Q:24). A surah unanimously agreed to have been revealed in Madeenah. […]