I wanted to write this a year ago, but chose to delay it to avoid anyone getting called out by name. The purpose of this article is for self-reflection and to improvement, not to attack any scholars by name. I do not wish to cast doubt on the sincerity of scholars, even when they slip…
An Ottoman Era Dilemma In the Ottoman Empire, at the height of its power, the office of the Shaykh al-Islam was the highest position a Muslim scholar could hold. The Shaykh al-Islam’s power and influence rivaled only the Sultan himself. In this position, the Shaykh al-Islam was responsible for overseeing the implementation of Shariah across…
There is a beautiful narration in Sahih Muslim that is not well known. Yet when I first came across it, I immediately realized this is life goals. The first time I discovered this hadith was in the book “Allah Loves” by Dr. Omar Suleiman. This book highlights the qualities that Allah loves from various Quranic…
I recently quit my job to focus fulltime on growing this website. This was not an easy decision. I spent months thinking, planning, strategizing, praying istikharah, and making shura with family, teachers, and elders. After a lot of deep thought and discussion, I pulled the trigger and resigned from my day job. This was one…
Wealth is one of the most misunderstood topics in Islam. Islam encourages us to live a life of zuhd (detachment from this world) and many misunderstand this to mean poverty. Yet many of the most righteous men in history, like Uthman Ibn Affan and Abdur Rahman ibn Auf, were wealthy businessmen. The ummah benefited from…