This is the third 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. Is Knowledge Generally Good? While knowledge is generally considered valuable, as it is often better to know than to remain unaware, its goodness depends on the nature of […]

This is the first 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. In Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya, Imam al-Birgivi devotes an entire section to knowledge. This focus reflects the essential role of knowledge on the prophetic path, the path illuminated by Allah’s […]

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani was asked by Shaykh Firas Shaheen – a Hanafi scholar who is part of the Jordanian Fatwa Council, and a student of Shaykh Faraz – to give advice to students on seeking knowledge. Topics addressed include the importance of gradual study, focus, mastery, and the importance of remaining under the mentorship and […]

Part Five: An Internal Audit By Shaykh Farid Dingle In order to get through life with ease, the early Muslims (salaf) focused on certain key ways of living that would make it spiritually and practically easier and more fruitful. They coined a term for the variegated rules that they lived by, a term that summarized […]