Calling to Islam – with the Qur’aan, The Sunnah and upon the Understanding of the Salaf as Saalih
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Healthy Competition In Pursuit of Virtue
Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allāh have mercy upon him, stated regarding praiseworthy competition: Every competitor competes the other and is happy when joined, as the companions of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him, used to compete in good and they were pleased when others joined them; rather they used to encourage […]
The Correct Manner of Calling to Allāh (Part 4) – Shaykh Rabīʿ bin Hādī ‘Umayr al-Madkhali
The Imam, the Muhaddith, the Carrier of the Flag of al-Jarh wa at-Tadil (1) in our time, Shaykh Rabīʿ bin Hādī ‘Umayr al-Madkhali (2) delivered a lecture entitled “The Correct Manner of Calling to Allāh” in the year 1422h, corresponding to 2001. This lecture was later transcribed and released in the year 1431H/2010. The translated […]
Problematic Eight Discussion Behaviours
Problematic Eight Discussion Behaviours Wherever the problematic discussion behaviours described in this article are found, they can gradually and subtly give rise to performative advocacy, self-aggrandisement, informal power-building, rhetorical escalation, collective pronoun ambiguity, uncritical conformity, experiential overreliance, gatekeeping, assertion of epistemic superiority, zero-sum self-interest, confirmation bias, judge-shopping, procedural inconsistency, retaliatory framing, and covert unprincipled disengagement—all […]
Beyond Fear-Mongering and Stereotypes
Allah, The Most High, said: وَلَا تُجَٰدِلُوٓا۟ أَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِلَّا بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ وَقُولُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَأُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَإِلَٰهُنَا وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ وَٰحِدٌ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُسْلِمُونَ And argue not with the people of the Scripture, unless it be in (a way) that is better (with good words and in good manner, […]
The Root of Self-Oppression
Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: When a person does not act upon the truth he needs – neither affirms nor loves it, he becomes an oppressor of himself. When he affirms falsehood or loves it, pursuing his own desires, he oppresses himself. This self-oppression stems from following conjecture and […]
The Usury of the Tongue: Blaming People More Than Their Deeds
Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Verily, the worst act of usury is to attack the honour of a Muslim without a just cause”. (1) Meaning: The greater in evil and the more strictly prohibited is to unleash your tongue against the honour of a Muslim by insulting him, acting […]
