This is the first in a series on mastering the Hanafi school, drawn from a seminar delivered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Shaykh Talal al-Azem. The full seminar is available here. Students face a real crisis today. Imam Zarnuji (Allah have mercy on him) wrote Taʿlim al-Mutaʿallim to address exactly this problem: seekers directing themselves […]

A letter from Shaykh Faraz Rabbani As a new Hijri year begins, it is worth asking ourselves: What will we carry with us from these blessed days? The days of Muharram pass quickly, but the habits we begin in them can remain with us for the rest of the year. The Prophet (Allah bless him […]

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. Blessings and peace be upon our Master Muhammad and upon his Folk and Companions. Eid al-Adha is the day that comes after surrender. Ibrahim (peace be upon him) raised the knife in obedience, and Allah replaced his son with a ram. The Khalil and his family […]

In the name of Allah. Blessings and peace upon our Master Muhammad and upon his family and Companions. There is one day in the year that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) singled out above all others. The pilgrims stand on the plain of Arafa. They stand, ask, and weep. And the […]