“La Uqsimu” in the Quran: I Swear or I Do Not Swear?
In a number of places in the Qurān the phrase lā uqsimu has been used. Consider the following verses: 1) Surah Wāqi‘ah…
Month: December 2021
What is the Islamic Proof for Ilm al-Rijal as the Criterion for the Authenticity of Hadith?
Originally posted on Thaqalay.blog | This is a translation of a Q&A posed to Shaykh Hobbollah, original Arabic here. Question: I kindly…
Role of Tribes in the Prophetic Seerah
Reflections & Thoughts | To know more about this format called “Reflections & Thoughts”, please read the first two paragraphs in this post.…
Completion of Religion & Teachings of the Imams
Back in my mid-to-late teenage years, a question would often boggle my mind. If the religion of Islam was completed on the…
Mutahhar b. Tahir al-Maqdisi Commenting on the Impact of Storytellers
Storytellers (al-Quṣṣāṣ) have always remained an important segment of any society. Stories are an excellent way to sway people to a certain…
Part 2: Halo and Horn Effect & Insincerity in Our Critiques
Building off of a previous post regarding the halo and horn effect in the way we observe and interpret historical personalities, another…
Film Review: The Lady of Heaven
Alert: there are tons of spoilers in the post. Got an opportunity to watch the recently released film The Lady of Heaven.…
The Scope of ʿAql in Political Fiqh
The following is a speech delivered by Ustad Mohammad Soroush Mahallati at a conference in commemoration of the late Dr. Davoud Feyrahi…
Revisiting Abu al-Khattab and the Khattabiyya (A Response)
كان أبو الخطاب أحمق فكنت أحدثه فكان لا يحفظ، و كان يزيد من عنده Abu al-Khattab was a fool – I would…
Specification of the Majority – Takhsis al-Akthar
In the Fiqh class of Food & Drinks, lessons 115-117 on March 21st – 23rd of 2020, the principle of Takhṣīṣ al-Akthar…
