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Authority of Hadith

Preface to Sezgin’s Work on the Sources of Sahih Bukhari

Dr. M. Fuad Sezgin Admin’s Note: We are reproducing the English translation of the late Dr Muhammad Fuad Sezgin’s (1924 – 2018) preface to his

Hadith reports explained

Explained: Hadith about Last Hour in a Boy’s Lifetime

The Qur’an is categorical in stating that none but Allah knows the time of the Last Hour (i.e., the Day of Judgment).[1] It also establishes

Hadith reports explained

Taqra’ or Tuqri’: Are Seven Ahruf not predicated on the Prophetic instruction?

Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Some revisionists twist a narration of the sab‘a ahruf hadith related by Ubayy b. Ka‘b, arguing that a clear Prophetic precedent

Pleasures in the Islamic Paradise: Spiritual or Sensual?

June 18, 2013 1 Comment

Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract There are some misconceptions about what exactly the reward in Paradise will be for Muslims. The critics of Islam have a

Alleged Qur’an Inconsistency: Can I call her mother?

July 13, 2013 No Comments

Download pdf here Gabriel Al Romaani & Abdul Wahab Saleem Abstract There are those who try to attack the linguistic details in the Qur’an, in

What is Islam? Is it only about acts of worship?

December 3, 2014 No Comments

Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani Translated by Adeel Most of us have heard the story of a few blind men coming across an elephant for the

Muhammad Asad on Aisha’s Marriage with the Prophet

Muhammad Asad Following is the reproduction of Muhammad Asad’s (1900-1992), treatment of the subject. Though short in length it is very comprehensive and touches upon