Articles & Blog
Writings on jurisprudence, thought, and da'wah
461 articles — page 2 of 20
461 articles — page 2 of 20
Objective-Based Tafsīr
61 articlesA series on reading the Qur'an in light of its higher objectives.
Objectives of Islamic Law (5): Protecting the Offspring
Why Islam protects the offspring as the fourth objective of the Sharia: three reasons for having children, choosing a good spouse, harmony in marriage, and raising a child from birth to prayer.
Dawud and Sulayman: The Ever-Returning Servant Whose Giving Never Ceases
A pause at the words of Allah "And We certainly gave David bounty from Us": the virtue of the oft-returning one who remembers and works, extended in Sulayman, for whom the universe was subjected in the cause of Allah. Hence, whoever sets a limit to his giving for Allah should expect a limit to Allah's giving to him, and all dominion ends with a creature of the earth and a staff that falls.
Objectives of Islamic Law: Why Does Allah Ask This of Us?
Why Allah commands what He commands: a celebration parable, the Quran sent for happiness, and the five purposes of the Sharia (religion, soul, mind, offspring, wealth) as the criterion for halal and haram.
The Concept of the Message through Sūrat al-Baqara
The Qurʾan is one extended address to the patterns of its recipients, and Sūrat al-Baqara is its condensed model: it opens by classifying souls — believer, denier, and hypocrite — then embodies reception in three figures: Adam, the foundational model in whom the instruments of knowledge were completed while the possibility of lapse and return remained; the Children of Israel, the model of obstinacy and broken covenants; and Abraham, the highest model, who fulfilled the words and raised the House. It then turns to the system of obligations by which the believing community lives.
The First Covenant, Blinding, Transformation and Reversal at the End of Surat Yā Sīn
The Shaykh pauses at the verses of effacement and transformation in Surat Ya Sin as a direct warning to whoever violates the first covenant, and links them to the words "And he whom We grant long life We reverse in creation." He concludes that what is required is to fulfil the covenant and remain in Islam.
The Farmer's Tawhid in Surat al-Naml
The Shaykh pauses at the words of Allah "Say: Praise be to Allah" after the story of Lut, then contemplates "Is He not [better] who created the heavens and the earth and sent down for you rain from the sky?" as more eloquent than the theories of tawhid in showing His power and the ordering of provision. He asks why it came in Surat al-Naml.
The Threshold of Peace: A Reading in the Axis of Sūrat al-Baqara
At the heart of the Qurʾan's longest sura stands a gathering call: ﴿Enter into peace wholly﴾. What precedes it founds and builds the pillars; what follows guides, nurtures, and safeguards. A purpose-oriented, structural reading unveils Sūrat al-Baqara as one masterfully woven edifice turning upon entry into the whole of the religion, not its fragments.
Planning for the Future in the Context of Sūrat al-Ḥashr
Reading the words of Allah "Not equal are the companions of the Fire and the companions of Paradise" in the context of Surat al-Hashr and the Most Beautiful Names, and a call to plan for tomorrow from a perspective of faith and to raise a child for Paradise.
Sūrat al-Naṣr: Not Good News That Brings Rest, but a Greater Charge
Surat al-Nasr is not a reassuring glad tiding but a charge for more work: the meaning of glorifying Allah with everything He created in us, and seeking forgiveness for falling short of the best, and its link to what precedes and follows it in the composition. Also, reminding by example and not by word alone, and shame before meeting Allah.
Knowing Souls Before Teaching Texts
Before the Prophet ﷺ entered Medina to build a nation, revelation acquainted him with the types of people he would meet — believers, disbelievers, and hypocrites — a map of souls rather than soil. This study shows that the discernment of human temperaments is no mere virtue but an obligation upon which the success of conveyance itself depends, drawing on the Qurʾan, the Prophetic biography, and a striking comparison with modern psychology — a classification that seeks healing rather than confining people to their types.
Sūrat al-Anʿām: A Refined Society That Knows Its Limits, and the Surah of the Civil State
Surat al-An'am after al-Ma'ida: a refined society that knows its limits, its ending with commandments set out as clauses resembling constitutions, and the Qur'an as the maker of civilization.
‹To Allah Belongs What Is in the Heavens and What Is on the Earth›: The Whole Matter Is Allah's
A pause at the verse "To Allah belongs what is in the heavens and the earth" at the close of Surat al-Baqara: the matter is entirely Allah's, and contentment with the decree comes after exerting effort. From it arises the question: do we do what is upon us, or do we argue from Allah's dominance over His affair?
Reflections on Sūrat al-Qiyāma
Pauses with Surat al-Qiyama: every soul is held in pledge for what it has earned, the human being is a witness against himself, and the reassurance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the preservation of the Qur'an. Your reckoning is measured by the extent of your bond with the great Book, and by your connection to it you reach the heights.
The Secret of the Opening Shared by al-Mulk and al-Furqān
A khatira on the shared opening of al-Mulk and al-Furqan and the purpose of the attributes of the servants of the Most Merciful.
Educational Methods in the Holy Quran
Khatira on the Quran's methodology for building the Muslim character, from the command to read.
Reflections on Sūrat al-Qamar
Quick pauses with the scenes of Surat al-Qamar, from the Qur'an's ease for remembrance to 'Ad, their punishment, and the blaze of the criminals. It alerts us to the "sedatives of conscience" and to making understanding the first concern in life.
From Sūrat al-Ḥajj: Bowing, Prostration and a Chosen Elite
From Surat al-Hajj: the parable of the fly and the reason for its name, bowing and prostrating in humility as the key to worship, jihad, and a closing supplication for those present.
‹Say: I Am Only a Man Like You›: The First Recipient Is the First to Act
From Surat Fussilat: "Say, I am only a man like you," and that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was the first of those who pray and the first of those who give in charity, then zakat and the polytheists.
Khatira on the Ḥawāmīm (4)
Pauses with the story of the believer of Pharaoh's household in Surat Ghafir: how he addressed them with the logic of the rights they themselves proclaim, how Pharaoh responded with a veiled threat, and why the caller to Allah attributes his people to himself even when they wrong him. The speaker ties this to the reality of Muslims in the West, amplification campaigns, and double standards.
Sūrat al-Aḥqāf: Two Models of Receiving the Message
Two models of receiving the message in Surat al-Ahqaf: the people of 'Ad with their arrogance and conceit, and the jinn with their attentive listening and their conveying of what they heard.
Sūrat al-Ḥadīd: The Two Wings of Faith and Strength
A dawn khatira on Surat al-Hadid: the two wings of faith and strength, and that spending is a response, not the initiation of giving.
Sūrat al-Raʿd and the Verses of Majesty
A reflection on the reason Surat al-Ra'd is so named and the verses of majesty and beauty in it, with a comment on the claim of creation in artificial intelligence and a practical direction to seek Allah's help.
An Instrument of Reform
A reflection on the story of Ṣāliḥ and Lūṭ, peace be upon them both: a fragile society divided, a single individual reforming amid a corrupt society, and the Muslim as an instrument of reform wherever corruption passes.
"There Is Not One of You But Will Come To It": Why Does Everyone Pass Over the Ṣirāṭ?
A reflection on the arrival of all creatures at the Ṣirāṭ, why the God-fearing pass over Hell before their deliverance, and how the passage is a completion of justice and a making-visible of the blessing of guidance.