By Abdulwahid Stephenson Linguistically, Fiqh means deep understanding. As a subject it is commonly translated as Islamic Jurisprudence and it refers to the practical application of the Quran and the Sunnah. There are four well known Madhahib, Schools of Fiqh, among the Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama’ah; Maliki, Hanafi, Shafi’i and Hanbali. Here are 7 pieces…
Hajj is a symbol of the worshippers devotion to Allah. Every action is a reminder and a lesson of the journey to Allah and the afterlife. وَإِذْ بَوَّأْنَا لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ مَكَانَ الْبَيْتِ أَن لَّا تُشْرِكْ بِي شَيْئًا وَطَهِّرْ بَيْتِيَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ وَالْقَائِمِينَ وَالرُّكَّعِ السُّجُودِ And remember˺ when We assigned to Abraham the site of the House, ˹saying,˺ “Do…
As an introduction to the course, here are 6 important facts about the author and the book, translated and summarised from ‘Al-Daleel ilal-Mutoon al-’ilmiyyah’ by Abdulazziz ibn Ibrahim ibn Qasim What is the full name of the book? It is called ‘Forty [Hadith] on the Foundations of Islam and the Principles of Ahkam’ (Al-Arba’oon fi…
Tips & Tricks for Revision 1 – Make bullet points for the information you wish to memorize. Don’t write notes for revision in the form of an essay. Summarise! Only write a few examples for each point. Don’t write too many but try to understand them just in case they come. 2 – When reading,…
Top 5 tips for Memorising the Quran Here are our Female Quran Teacher’s top 5 tips to memorising the Quran: Intention: Approach the Book of Allah with a pure intention. Continuously do self-reflection and self-evaluation. What are you trying to gain by memorising the book of Allah? Are you genuinely trying to draw closer to…
The Quran describes the marriage contract unlike any other contract between two people; naming it a solemn covenant: “And how could you take it while you have gone in unto each other and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?” (Quran 4:21) Something which is solemn cannot be undone by mere shortcomings and flaws.…