I think most of us recognise the importance of the Arabic language as the language of the Islamic revival.

The reasons for this are obvious – being the language of the Qur’an, Hadith and Islamic sciences, no serious attempt at understanding this beautiful tradition can progress without a thorough knowledge of Arabic. For those people who believe translations will suffice Continue reading Working on your Arabic

A couple of days ago, I visited the leafy suburb of Chislehurst in Kent to see, or perhaps more keeping with the tradition, hear one of the most famous Indian hadith scholars of our time: Shaykh Yunus of Saharanpur. I had been advised by the venerable Shaykh Akram Nadwi to pay the Shaykh a visit.

The venue was Darul Uloom London, a relatively small madrasa, at its graduation ceremony – where about ten students graduated as ‘ulama’ this year. I use inverted commas as I am Continue reading Darul Uloom London

Our organisations are, whether we like it or not, concerned with the preservation of tradition. Tradition in our case is two fold: firstly—and this is the broader aspect—we are concerned with the preservation of Islam as a religion, with its beliefs, practices, ideas, and rituals.

Alongside this, Islamic Movement organisations emerged nearly a century ago with the intention of making Continue reading Movement concepts and the importance of knowledge