Hijab al-Mar’ah-Dr Khalid Yahya Blankinship
While it is clearly desirable for Muslims to apply the sharî‘ah or Islamic law as completely as possible, some provisions in the law require more
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The Raids of the Meccan Caravans
Dr Khalid Blankinship, an Islamic historian and professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa, answers a question about the raids on the Meccan Caravans and
Counsel To Muslim Social Justice Activists
A special appeal to all Muslims who are activists working towards social justice from Muslim-American scholars: Islam is a faith concerned with the wellbeing of
“The New Kalam”-Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans
Ilm al-Kalām, the term applied to theology in classical Islam, occupies an interesting place in our history. Much more than law (fiqh), its intellectual counterpart,
Centering Black Narrative-Imam Dawud Walid
Imam Dawud Walid gives a moving talk on his recent work, “Centering Black Narrative-Black Muslim Nobles Among the Early Pious Muslims”. In this discourse, Imam
Politically Speaking, Who Am I, And What Do I Want As An American Muslim?*- Dr Sherman Jackson
In this moving and very personal essay, Dr. Sherman Jackson provides some reflections on our political, social, and racial identities in the American context. Our
FROM FRAMES TO THE FAMILIAR: Concerning Shaykh Hamza Yusuf (Abdullah Ali)
“Salaam alaykum: I am sorry my interview has generated so much ill-will in our community. My request for those defending me is to recognize the
“Discussing Controversy : Hamza Yusuf at RIS Convention-Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans
At the RIS Convention in Toronto, Canada this weekend, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf’s responses to questions about Black Lives Matter posed by Mehdi Hasan sparked a
The Place of Isnad in Islamic Education: Demystifying “Tradition”-Shaykh Abdullah Ali and Shaykh Muhammad al-Ninowy
“In other words, the fundamental rule of Islamic learning is that one requires a teacher who possesses knowledge of what the Messenger was given by
What’s the Matter With All Lives Matter-Shaykh Khalil Abdur-Rashid
What’s the Matter with All Lives Matter? By: Khalil Abdur-Rashid When former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani stated on Fox News that Black Lives