https://mudawwin.com/Classical Sunni learning in English, with a focus on Maliki fiqh, Ashʿari creed and tasawwuf.enhttps://mudawwin.com/2020/04/08/lockdown-one-mans-blessing-is-another-mans-curse/https://mudawwin.com/2020/04/08/lockdown-one-mans-blessing-is-another-mans-curse/Wed, 08 Apr 2020 12:27:46 +0000Some are looking forward to Ramadan this year. It will give them time to be secluded and just focus on their worship. But it may even turn out that they…https://mudawwin.com/2017/01/16/the-need-for-contextualisation-of-islamic-tradition/https://mudawwin.com/2017/01/16/the-need-for-contextualisation-of-islamic-tradition/Mon, 16 Jan 2017 10:42:25 +0000“To contextualise rulings”, means to take the foundations of something and make it applicable to the times in a meaningful way, or to grant dispensations…https://mudawwin.com/2016/06/03/the-meaning-of-ramadan-and-sawm/https://mudawwin.com/2016/06/03/the-meaning-of-ramadan-and-sawm/Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:36:02 +0000On the meaning of Ramadan , Imam Raghib al-Asfahani said: Ramadan is taken from the word r a-ma- d a which means 'to burn' or 'that which is intensely or…https://mudawwin.com/2016/06/02/establishing-the-beginning-end-of-the-month-of-ramadan/https://mudawwin.com/2016/06/02/establishing-the-beginning-end-of-the-month-of-ramadan/Thu, 02 Jun 2016 19:00:20 +0000Establishing the Beginning & End of the Month of Ramadan— Maliki madhhab Imam Malik has reported on the authority of ‘Abdullah b. ‘Umar that the Messenger…https://mudawwin.com/2016/04/13/regarding-the-dubious-tafsir-that-was-published-recently-in-america/https://mudawwin.com/2016/04/13/regarding-the-dubious-tafsir-that-was-published-recently-in-america/Wed, 13 Apr 2016 14:12:25 +0000To the honourable scholars, al-salam ‘alaykum. Recently, an English translation and commentary of the Quran entitled ‘the Study Quran’, was published. It…https://mudawwin.com/2016/04/04/the-final-words-of-advice-from-sayyiduna-jafar-as-sadiq/https://mudawwin.com/2016/04/04/the-final-words-of-advice-from-sayyiduna-jafar-as-sadiq/Mon, 04 Apr 2016 13:50:38 +0000It has been narrated that Prophet Muhammad's ﷺ great-great-great grandson, Ja`far al-Sadiq ibn Muhammad al-Baqir ibn Zayn al-`Abidin ibn Husayn ibn…https://mudawwin.com/2016/03/28/the-counsel-of-jesus-part-1/https://mudawwin.com/2016/03/28/the-counsel-of-jesus-part-1/Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:19:23 +0000Imam Malik relates that Jesus, the Son of Mary—peace be upon him—said: Do not speak much without remembering God, for in not doing so, your hearts will…https://mudawwin.com/2016/03/16/analysis-of-ashhabs-opinion-on-combining-prayers/https://mudawwin.com/2016/03/16/analysis-of-ashhabs-opinion-on-combining-prayers/Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:31:41 +0000Ashhab ibn ‘Abd al-Aziz (140AH – 204AH) was a famous Egyptian jurist and companion of Imam Malik. Some have claimed that he was of the view that combining…https://mudawwin.com/2016/03/08/al-mazari-giving-verdicts-contrary-to-the-established-positions-of-ones-school/https://mudawwin.com/2016/03/08/al-mazari-giving-verdicts-contrary-to-the-established-positions-of-ones-school/Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:19:38 +0000Al-Mazari [d. 536 AH] was asked: Is it possible to take the position of Sa`id bin 'l-Musayyab in an irrevocably divorced woman by considering her…https://mudawwin.com/2016/02/27/imams-of-fiqh-and-sufis-aiding-their-followers-in-the-afterlife/https://mudawwin.com/2016/02/27/imams-of-fiqh-and-sufis-aiding-their-followers-in-the-afterlife/Sat, 27 Feb 2016 13:30:16 +0000Imam Abdul Wahhab ash-Sha'rani says: We have mentioned in Kitab al-Ajwibah on the authority of the Imams of the fuqaha (jurists) and the sufis that all…https://mudawwin.com/2016/02/13/the-relation-between-awrah-the-obligation-to-veil-the-face-according-to-the-maliki-school/https://mudawwin.com/2016/02/13/the-relation-between-awrah-the-obligation-to-veil-the-face-according-to-the-maliki-school/Sat, 13 Feb 2016 22:40:05 +0000By Ustadh Abdus Shakur Brooks The purpose of this article is to document that the position of the Maliki school is: It is obligatory for a female to cover…https://mudawwin.com/2016/02/13/delaying-the-prayers-beyond-their-prescribed-times/https://mudawwin.com/2016/02/13/delaying-the-prayers-beyond-their-prescribed-times/Sat, 13 Feb 2016 19:57:40 +0000Allah says in the Qur'an "…there came after them generations who neglected prayer and were driven by their own desires. These will come face to face with…https://mudawwin.com/2016/01/30/the-bad-adab-in-refutations-that-aim-to-protect-the-noble-religion/https://mudawwin.com/2016/01/30/the-bad-adab-in-refutations-that-aim-to-protect-the-noble-religion/Sat, 30 Jan 2016 21:47:28 +0000In this age of decadence where the moral fabric of the society is being ripped apart, there are some deluded people, sadly "scholars" too, who remain…https://mudawwin.com/2016/01/23/every-saint-has-a-past-and-every-sinner-has-a-future/https://mudawwin.com/2016/01/23/every-saint-has-a-past-and-every-sinner-has-a-future/Sat, 23 Jan 2016 21:33:24 +0000This statement of Oscar Wilde truly summarises the Islamic tradition where sinners like Malik ibn Dinar (d. 130 AH), ‘Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak (d. 181 AH)…https://mudawwin.com/2016/01/02/loving-the-saints-of-god/https://mudawwin.com/2016/01/02/loving-the-saints-of-god/Sat, 02 Jan 2016 21:00:08 +0000The Saints of God and who they are: 'Ali bin 'Uthman al-Hajweri [d. 465 AH] said: Shaykh Abu Yazid Bistami said, "A saint is he who accepts courageously…https://mudawwin.com/2015/11/20/is-islam-a-violent-religion/https://mudawwin.com/2015/11/20/is-islam-a-violent-religion/Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:00:44 +0000The main emphasis of Shariah is the sanctity of the concept of due process to guarantee the life, liberty, property and honour of every human being. Thereforehttps://mudawwin.com/2015/11/06/recommended-adhkar-upon-the-completion-of-friday-prayer/https://mudawwin.com/2015/11/06/recommended-adhkar-upon-the-completion-of-friday-prayer/Fri, 06 Nov 2015 12:22:13 +0000After one makes the Salam from the Jumuʿah prayer and before he changes his position—and in another narration 'before he speaks'—he recites Surah…https://mudawwin.com/2015/08/23/in-the-honourable-remembrance-of-imam-al-haddad/https://mudawwin.com/2015/08/23/in-the-honourable-remembrance-of-imam-al-haddad/Sun, 23 Aug 2015 13:06:27 +0000In the Honourable Remembrance of Imam al-Haddad ( al-Habib 'Abdullah bin 'Alawi bin Muhammad al Haddad) “Allah make plentiful its water, and make it…https://mudawwin.com/2015/05/31/the-significance-of-the-night-of-emancipation-15th-of-shaban/https://mudawwin.com/2015/05/31/the-significance-of-the-night-of-emancipation-15th-of-shaban/Sun, 31 May 2015 20:17:14 +0000After Laylatul-Qadr, there is no other night in the year that is more virtuous than the middle (15th) night of Shaʿbān.'https://mudawwin.com/2015/05/28/maliki-school-the-timbukti-syllabus/https://mudawwin.com/2015/05/28/maliki-school-the-timbukti-syllabus/Thu, 28 May 2015 18:05:41 +0000The Timbukti syllabus is an old method of teaching; it was the exact method of teaching adopted by scholars in Medina before and after Imam Malik…