Dear Nafs ~ collection #2
(n.b. The “Dear Nafs” series started on 5 February 2020, though there are individual specimens dating back to 2013 [FB]. This collection covers everything between 26 February 2020 and 29 …
Rulings related to following the Imām’s commands
The following passages concern the rulings related to following the commands of the Imām according to the late Shafii school. Many thanks to an Ustaz who supplied several of these …
Response to fiqhtions: Muslim Authorities cannot impose medical treatment without consent
Fiqhtion: The authorities cannot impose medical treatment without consent. Fiqh: The Islamic Fiqh Academy in Jeddah (Majma’ al-fiqh al-islami)—one of the more reputable councils for examining contemporary fiqh issues—mentions several …
Responses to several current Fiqhtions
Fiqh: “Due to the aforementioned verses, hadiths, and unanimous consensus of the Ummah—” Fiqhtion: “I object! That’s not how we do things in America!” Explanation: The primary sources of Islamic …
Comment: Killing for wearing tight clothing in public
According to this article Police in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh say the Taliban killed a young woman for wearing tight clothing and not being accompanied by a male relative. …
Muslims need to have a serious conversation on halalifying preying on self-image insecurities
I think it’s high time for Muslims to have a serious conversation about the halalness of industries and products that so overtly exploit and exacerbate insecurities. Someone interested in īmān …
Comment: Al-Azhar warns against video game which contains demolition of Kaaba
There are articles circulating reporting that Al-Azhar has issued a warning against the popular videogame Fortnite. Here is an example: The renowned Al-Azhar University in Cairo has issued a warning …
Ramadan reflection: Consenting to a thing implies consenting to its consequences and externalities
A legal maxim states that consenting to a thing implies consenting to its consequences, too.* For example, someone who consents to an operation, consents to its consequences, for better or …
Re: “It’s wrong to address the nafs directly”
A search for “O nafs” (“يا نقس”) using (https://al-maktaba.org/search) returns 2237 individual pages where it is mentioned at least once. A search just through books up through the end of …
Parables in the Quran ~ Al-ʿIzz bin ʿAbd al-Salām
The following comes from al-ʿIzz bin ʿAbd al-Salām al-Sulamī’s booklet Nubadhun min maqāṣid al-kitāb al-ʿazīz (“Overview of the Objectives of the Quran”). More of the book is available through Patreon. …