This is the fourth in a series of six articles based on the SeekersGuidance Course on Imam Birgivi’s discussion on Beneficial Islamic Knowledge in his Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya. The Quran is itself knowledge. What is the Quran? It is a revelation of guidance from Allah Most High. And what is guidance? It is knowledge that illuminates […]

This is the second in a series of six articles based on the SeekersGuidance Course on Imam Birgivi’s discussion on Beneficial Islamic Knowledge in his Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya. Why would some knowledge be prohibited? Wouldn’t it be that to know is better than not to know?  There’s a rational principle that the ulama lay down to […]

The Keys to Revival: Guidance in Crisis and Hope for the Future This is the first in a series of three articles focused on how revival of the Umma must take place. From the On-Demand Course The Keys to Revival: Guidance in Crisis and Hope for the Future, this series brings together three leading scholars […]

This is the third article in a series dealing with parental education of children. It was taken from the  seminar: What Your Child Needs: A Parent’s Guide to Islamic Education. Knowledge is a how-to guide towards what you want to do, otherwise. It is like sending a vegetarian person a whole bunch of steak recipes. […]