Recording History We are all participating in history. The events over the last 10 to 15 years that have affected Muslims of our generation have unfolded before our very eyes. What will historians make of these events in 50, 100 or 200 years’ time? Well, we can certainly help them with Islam related recent history. It is vitally important to archive the material of our Shayukh who have commented on the events of our times and other issues, these will…
The Speech and Word of Allah (Kal?m): In Light of Traditional Discussions Abdullah bin Hamid Ali The words ?Kal?m? and ?Qur??n? are very closely related terms. In their original legal applications they are distinct in meaning. But in another way they are synonymous. In other words, the word ?Kal?m? is usually applied to the beginningless attribute of Allah present with His being referred to as His ?Speech.? But sometimes when it is used, it means the ?Qur??n,? which is the…
as-salamu ‘alaykum, As expected, a response is penned by one of The Translators’ Blog contributors (Yusuf Ibn Yusuf [Abul-Hussein]), I display it here in the spirit of brotherhood and if there is any good in what he has written then I hope we all benefit from it, I love him as my brother in Islam. I am not going to defend myself or my comments on the matter as what I have written is pretty clear to anyone with some…