Ash'ariyyah | الأشعرية

Do the Ḥanafīs really prioritise abrogation over reconciling apparently conflicting texts? An interesting review of Ḥasan Bukhārī’s study of Imām al-Ṭaḥāwī’s (d. 321/933) method for dealing with apparently conflicting scriptural texts. A commonly repeated dist…

As promised, the recording of the webinar, for those who missed it, is available through the following link: https://t.me/+HI7RyWTpzFkwMDJh In sha Allah, this group will also be where I share material from the courses as they go on: clips, beneficial discussio…

The phenomenal thing about Surah Fatihah is that it implicitly answers our existential questions. 1) How did I get here? 2) Where am I heading? 3) Why am I here? 4) What do I need while I'm here? 1) How did I get here? The chapter responds. "All praise is due…

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Penance Before Knowledge/Gatekeeping/Umberto Eco Umberto Eco mentioned in an interview that the first hundred pages to his book “The Name of the Rose” were a “penance” or “initiation”. This was in response to the editors and publisher who wanted him to shorten…

Are We Dumbing Down Muslim Thought? NEVER HAVE WE had so much knowledge at our fingertips, yet never have we been so distracted from being enriched by it. We scroll more, skim more and consume more content, yet seem increasingly unable to sit patiently with a…

Pakistan’s Nukes, Dr AQ Khan, The Game of Nations, Agency Recently spoke with Dr. Hassan Abbas, the author of this book on Pakistan’s nuclear program and Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan. The book is a good overview but it has several glaring omissions… The author was tot…

This is classic divide and conquer. He mentions Turkey as the leader because after Israel, Turkey is the strongest military in NATO. Turkey is also secretly friendly with Israel. Now some simpleton will ask Do yOu rEjeCt ThE AgEncY oF tHe UmMaH? No, brother we…