Reviving the Lost Art of Al-Tawaqquf
Al-Tawaqquf is when a researcher admits to having insufficient reason to justify holding an opinion concerning a specific matter. For example, a jurist might mention an issue and then abstain …
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Accuracy is essential when reporting and transmitting knowledge
When reporting and transmitting knowledge, accuracy is an essential value for anyone who works with Islamic scholarship or speaks about Islam. It isn’t an obstacle to avoid or an inconvenience …
Why my focus is on fiqh instead of adab
I don’t see the shortage of books, classes, interest, and literacy in adab that I see when it comes to fiqh. Imam al-Ghazali’s Ihya, Bidayat al-hidayah, and many other adab-centric …
Tinnitus and dhikr
Tinnitus is very frustrating and aggravating. Someone shared an article on /r/tinnitus about how mindful meditation can help reduce tinnitus problems. The explanation it offers about learning to separate one’s …
Fiqh arguments and the Toulmin model of argument
Ever since I read about the Toulmin model of argument, I have wanted to use it as a vehicle for presenting fiqh arguments and, perhaps, explain why the arguments aren’t …
Monday Morning Musing: More on separating [unIslamic] culture from Islam
Apropos yesterday’s musing on separating [Islamic] culture from Islam: The culture of feeling good about desiring & performing blameworthy acts needs to be separated from Islam—not the culture of feeling good …
Sunday Evening Musing: Separating [Islamic] culture from Islam
Whenever someone brings up the topic of the need to separate the practices of centuries-old Muslim communities from Islam, I can’t help but wonder why brand new cultural practices are given …
Infamy #42: Lack of vigilance ~ with commentary
From Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami’s Infamies of the Soul: Among the infamies of the soul is neglecting to demand more from one’s self concerning one’s actions and statements, and being …
Comment: “Air pollution is the ‘new tobacco’, warns WHO head”
The Guardian has run a few articles concerning the World Health Organization’s findings on global pollution [1, 2]. There’s a discussion on reddit’s /r/futurology that is quite informative and scary. …
On Islamic vegetarianism
From my Intensive Animal Farming: Wrongs & Responsibilities paper: Completely eliminating the consumption of animal products is neither a viable or desirable option for Muslims, since animal sacrifice is involved in …