This is one of my most recent pieces, a chapter in a volume on the idea of tradition in modern history, edited by Thomas Albert Howard. MoosaDisruptionsTraditionUpdated2
:: Muwaṭṭaʾ Roundtable :: Journey of the Muwaṭṭaʾ in different periods of the history of South Asia: Shāh Walīyullāh’s Pursuit of Mālik
Posted on December 8, 2019 by islamiclawblog
By Ebrahim Moosa (University of Notre Dame)
It is one of those twists of history that in a …
ʿĪd Mubārak
Diary: Eid al-Fitr–30 Ramadan 1441 AH- 23 May 2020 -South Bend, Indiana, USA
Wishing you a contemplative ʿĪd Mubārak/Eid Mubarak, a blessed opportunity to celebrate the conclusion to the month of prayer, fasting and sexual abstinence during daylight hours. But I am in no joyous mood for celebration but relieved …
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/opinion/coronavirus-hajj-pilgrimage.html
“But suspending the pilgrimage is a call the Saudis and religious leaders must make, for during wars, epidemics and extreme danger, the obligation to perform the hajj is removed. The Quran is explicit: “And do not with your own hands invest in destruction.” Prophet Muhammad taught that one should avoid …