Chapter 1 written by Mateen A. Khan, Piscataway, NJ A version of this article was first published in Al-Madania Magazine. She sat erect on the floor cognizant of her heart which had already ceased its motion. An elderly Black woman at this point, her tears streamed behind her veil through the crevices of her face.… Read More Sīrat al-Ḥabīb ﷺ: the Prelude
by Mateen A. Khan, Piscataway, NJ The importance of knowledge to the practice and perfection of Islam is unquestionable. Allah ta`āla says, “Allah exalts in multiple degrees the Believers from among you and those given knowledge” (Mujādalah 11). His Prophet ﷺ made this request of Him, “O Allah, help us learn that which is beneficial… Read More On Choosing Taqwa & Love
by Mateen A. Khan, Piscataway NJ A version of this article was first published in Al-Madania Magazine. In this series so far, we have established the Creator’s existence after a brief discussion on epistemology and then, followed it with an explanation of some of His attributes. Building upon what we’ve covered, we now turn our… Read More On Divine Communication & Messengers
by Mateen A. Khan, Piscataway NJ A version of this article was first published in Al-Madania Magazine. Introduction In the previous article of this series, we established that belief in Allah is to recognize everything must have a Creator. In other words, a Creator must necessarily exist to account for the existence of creation.… Read More On the Attributes of Allah
by Mateen A. Khan, Piscataway NJ A version of this article was first published in Al-Madania Magazine. In the previous articles of this series, we discussed the obligation of recognizing Allah (ma`rifah) and the means of acquiring practical knowledge (asbāb al-`ilm) from the lens of Islamic Kalām scholars. We summarized it by saying: It is… Read More On the Universe and Its Creator
Enter the Sunnah 