‘Science’, i.e. the new mathematical physical sciences of Galileo, Descartes, and Newton et al which were to serve as the inspiration and model for all the other sciences, arose during the horrific civil strife of the Reformation during a part of which, the Thirty Years War, a third of the population of Europe died. More …
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An appreciation of the life and teachings of Shaykh Dr. Abdalqadir as-Sufi
Assalamu ‘alaikum. At this difficult time I would like to share with the fuqara and faqirat some of what I learnt from our beloved Shaykh Dr. Abdalqadir as-Sufi. With the pain of longing for Allah we came to Shaykh Abdalqadir and he healed our hearts by showing us how we can get near to Him. …
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IZ interview
Question: Dear Hajj Abdassamad Clarke, you are one of the selected group of European born Muslims translators who translate essential Islamic texts into a European language. What are the necessary qualifications for this task? There is perhaps no need to repeat the obvious, the need for a good knowledge of Arabic, its idioms and usages, …
The Desert Return
Worthing mosque, May 2008 This Symposium is intended as an antidote to the mode of debate that more often than not leaves the participants none-the-wiser. Instead we hope to recover the ancient tradition of interested parties thinking together towards the truth in an atmosphere of convivial discussion.
Mawlid 1440/2018
Allah says, “Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The likeness of His Light is that of a niche in which there is a lamp, the lamp inside a glass, the glass like a brilliant star, lit from a blessed tree, an olive, neither of the east nor of the west, its …
An Overview
The beginning of the human story is with the Adamic individual, the single nafs (which is feminine in Arabic) from which its spouse is created (zawj is masculine in Arabic). The next stage, after the destruction of the first generations, is at the time of Ibrahim (Abraham), peace be upon him, during the age …
New Tales for Old – And Why Not?
The story And Why Not? from the book New Tales for Old. Available in the US here, and in the UK here. 2-3
New Tales for Old – Robin Nuruddin Hood
The first pages of Robin Nuruddin Hood from the book New Tales for Old. Available in the US here, and in the UK here. 12-13
The Prophetic Economy
1. The Prophetic Economy Jakarta Singapore 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP7n2wUz4d4&t=98s 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ELD4HOHJcA
Pre-madhhab fiqh – Aisha Bewley
Title: Pre-Madhhab Fiqh Author: Hajja Aisha Bewley Reader: Uthman Ibrahim-Morrison Publication date: 16/2/2013 Assalamu alaykum. Welcome to the Muslim History Programme of the MFAS. This is the third of 12 sessions which make up the Madhhabs of Islam module. Today’s lecture on pre-madhhab fiqh has been prepared by Hajja Aisha Bewley who, unfortunately, is not available …