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TheologyThe Six Pillars of Iman (Faith)

The articles of faith in Islam: belief in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and Divine Decree.

WorshipThe Adhan — Call to Prayer

The history, words, method, and virtues of the Islamic call to prayer that echoes across Muslim lands five times daily.

WorshipSadaqah — Voluntary Charity

Beyond zakat: the unlimited reward of giving, types of sadaqah, sadaqah jariyah, and the best forms of giving.

TheologyQadr — Divine Decree and Predestination

Belief in Allah's pre-knowledge, recording, will, and creation of all things. Reconciling free will and destiny.

JurisprudenceMaqasid al-Shariah — Objectives of Islamic Law

The five essential objectives: preservation of religion, life, intellect, lineage, and wealth.

FinanceWaqf — Islamic Endowment

The institution that built Islamic civilization: how waqf funded mosques, schools, hospitals, and public services.

ScienceIbn Sina (Avicenna) and the Canon of Medicine

How Ibn Sina's al-Qanun fi al-Tibb became the standard medical textbook in both ...

ScienceAl-Khwarizmi: The Father of Algebra

...and whose book al-Kitab al-Mukhtasar fi Hisab al-Jabr wal-Muqabala founded algebra.

WorshipLaylat al-Qadr: The Night of Decree

The night better than a thousand months, when the Quran was first revealed, and how to seek it in the last ten nights of Ramadan.

SpiritualityTazkiyat al-Nafs: Purification of the Soul

...e diseases of the heart, and the path toward a sound heart (qalb saleem).

JurisprudencePrayer of the Traveler: Qasr and Jam

The concessions Allah grants travelers in shortening and combining prayers, with the conditions and scholarly opinions.

TheologyThe Punishment and Bliss of the Grave (Adhab al-Qabr)

What happens after death and before resurrection: the questioning by the angels, and the experience of the grave.

TheologyAl-Qadr: Divine Decree and Human Free Will

...Islamic understanding of predestination, the four levels of Qadr, and the relationship between divine decree and human cho...

EducationIslamic Education: From the Halaqah to the Modern Madrasa

The history and evolution of Islamic educational institutions, from the Prophet's mosque to contemporary Islamic schools.

SpiritualityIhsan: The Pursuit of Excellence in Islam

The highest level of faith as defined by the Prophet: to worship Allah as though you see Him, knowing that He sees you.

SpiritualityMuraqabah: Self-Awareness Before Allah

The spiritual practice of cultivating constant awareness of Allah's presence, a key concept in Islamic spirituality.

WorshipSalat al-Istisqa: The Prayer for Rain

The congregational prayer performed during drought, its description, the Prophet's practice, and the supplication for rain.

FamilyTarbiyah: Raising Children in Islam

The Islamic framework for child-rearing, from naming and aqiqah to teaching prayer, instilling moral values, and preparing...

HistoryThe Battle of al-Qadisiyyah (636 CE)

... Muslim victory over Sassanid Persia led by Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, the exchange with Rustam, and the fall of the Persian Emp...

HistoryIbn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah: Scholar of the Heart

The life and works of Ibn al-Qayyim, his relationship with Ibn Taymiyyah, his contributions...

HistoryIbn Hajar al-Asqalani: Master of Hadith Sciences

The biography of the author of Fath al-Bari, the most authoritative commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, and his contributions to hadith criticism.

JurisprudenceDarurah: The Principle of Necessity in Islamic Law

When necessity permits the otherwise prohibited, the five levels of need (daruriyyat, hajiyyat, tahsiniyyat), conditions, and classical examples.

CommunityFiqh of Muslim Minorities (Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat)

Legal opinions addressing the unique challenges of Muslims living as minorities, including prayer accommodations, halal food access, and civic participation.

QuranQasas al-Quran: The Methodology of Quranic Storytelling

How the Quran tells the stories of previous prophets and nations, its narrative techniques, the moral lessons embedded in each story, and how it differs from bi

QuranHuruf al-Muqatta'at: The Disjointed Letters

The mysterious letter combinations that open 29 surahs of the Quran, the various scholarly interpretations offered, and why they remain among the Quran's enigma

QuranSurah al-Baqarah: Themes and Structure

An overview of the longest surah in the Quran, its major themes including faith, law, and the stories of previous nations, and its structural coherence.

QuranSurah al-Kahf: The Four Stories and Their Lessons

...Cave, the two men with gardens, Musa and al-Khidr, and Dhul-Qarnayn, and the trials each addresses.

HistoryIbn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah: Scholar of the Heart and Mind

The prolific student of Ibn Taymiyyah whose works on spirituality, theology, and jurisprudence remain widely read, especially his Madarij al-Salikin.

HistoryIbn Khaldun: The Father of Sociology and Historiography

The 14th-century North African scholar whose Muqaddimah pioneered the study of history as a science and laid ...

HistoryFatimah al-Fihri: Founder of the World's Oldest University

The story of the woman who founded al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco, in 859 CE, recognized as the oldes...

SpiritualityMuraqabah: Living in Awareness of Allah

The spiritual practice of being conscious that Allah sees and knows everything, its basis in the hadith of Jibreel, and how it transforms daily behavior.

SpiritualityTypes of Dhikr: A Guide to Remembrance of Allah

...emembrance including tasbeeh, tahmeed, tahleel, takbeer, hawqalah, and their specific virtues mentioned in the prophetic t...