والنفس كالطفل إن تهملهُ شبَّ علــــى حب الرضاعِ وإن تفطمهُ ينفطــــم The self is like an infant; if you neglect its proper care, it will grow up still loving to suckle; But once you wean it, it will be weaned فاصرف هواها وحاذر أن توليــــــــــه إن الهوى ما تولى يصم أو يصـــــم So dismiss its…
“After last week’s attack on a British soldier in London, the story of Dr Abdul Rahman would serve as a reminder of the good that British Muslims were doing in the world. To donate, readers can visit: www.justgiving.com/for-Isa” Dr Isa Abdur Rahman was a true hero and a reminder of how great the Muslim community in…
The people of Greater Syria have a beautiful quality, namely that they love the men and women of sacred knowledge. With this merit also comes a shortcoming in that many of them do not become aware of their scholars until after they have passed. Before our tears had yet to dry for our dear brother and teacher, al-Ḥāfiẓ…
There a few scholars who understand Islam and the West as well as Dr. Sherman Jackson. His insight into the challenges western Muslims face and the remedies he is proposes are not necessarily revolutionary. As you read his works, the thought that most comes to mind is “that’s what I was thinking” as opposed to “aha!”. What…
Time to see what this Sufism thing is all about: … And for those of you who are thinking “what the…??”, as it says in the background: keep calm and carry on 😉 objectivity is the key to understanding. Before I begin, note the question mark in the title. The book is written to explore…
Its been a while since I last wrote a blog post. Initially I thought of discontinuing the blog after returning from egypt, feeling it had served its purpose in giving people an insight into what life is like for a travelling student of knowledge. However, in many ways the more important part of the journey…
One of the most important things to do whilst studying is to strike the right balance between work and relaxation. Many people who come here end up on one side or the other, burned out from over working or scarcely benefiting because of wasting too much time. For the first two months of my stay…
On the Path of Knowledge 