Source: at-Talib

What is it and where did it come from?
Consider Valentine’s Day, a day that after dying out a well deserved death in most of Europe (but surviving in Britain and United States) has suddenly started to emerge across a good swath of Muslim countries. Who was Valentine? Why is this day observed? Legends abound, as [...]

A brief but beautiful account of the historical, academic, spiritual and political lineage of the scholars of the Waliullahi Tradition, The ‘Ulema of Deoband.
Source: the brilliant Pearls of the Elders blog
The following article has been taken from Maulana Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi’s work, ‘Islamic Renaissance in South Asia (1707-1867): The Role of Shah Waliullah and his successors.’
Scholars of the Waliullahi Tradition – The ‘Ulema of Deoband 

In the chapter entitled, [...]

Source: at-Talib 
From coffee to cheques and the three-course meal, the Muslim world has given us many innovations that we take for granted in daily life. As a new exhibition opens, Paul Vallely nominates 20 of the most influential- and identifies the men of genius behind them.  

1. The story goes that an Arab named Khalid was tending [...]

Source Imam Zaid Shakir

“Assalamualaikum,
You will surely be tested in your wealth and
your lives. And you will hear from those given
the scriptures before you and from the
idolaters much abuse. If you patiently
persevere, and remain mindful [of God],
surely in this is a manifestation of firm
resolve. [Al-Qur'an 3:186]
Enduring trials, tribulations, and bearing abuses are the crucibles through which [...]

A Description of the Prophetic Beauty صلى الله عليه وسلم :
Paraphrased from a passage by Imam al-Ghazali, in Book 19 of his Revival of the Religious Sciences, Ihya ‘Ulum al-Din.
‘The Messenger of God صلى الله عليه وسلم was the mildest of men, but also the bravest and most just of men. He was the most restrained [...]

The following is the text of three articles [one of which has already been posted on Ekhlas] entitled:
1. Beyond the Intellect [Spiritual Tendencies]
2. Reason, Argumentation, and Belief [Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath]
3. Can the existence of God be proven rationally? [Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath]
Beyond the Intellect:
Imam Abū Hāmid al-Ghazālī—may Allāh protect his secret—said:
Beyond the intellect is another sphere to which another eye is opened, and [...]

I came across the following two wonderful articles on Haq Islam:
Recipe for a Successful Marriage:
“Our Lord! Grant that our spouses and our offspring be a comfort to our eyes, and give us the grace to lead those who are conscious of You” (Furqaan 74).
Q: Every human being by nature has an instinct to dispute. This instinct becomes more manifest between [...]

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate.
I would like to start off by apologizing for the some-what slumberous pace of blogging at Ekhlas of late. I have been quite busy editing, proof reading, and oh, did I mention editing, the manuscript for a short treatise I’m writing entitled The Six Points of Tabligh. [...]

The Taqlid section at Ekhlas has finally been updated with a complete 
article on the subject of: following a school in Islamic law.
Taqlid has been discussed under the following three headings:
(1) What is Taqlid;
(2) Taqlid: Following an Imam in the Matters of Shari’a;
(3) Following One Particular Imam in Every Juristic Issue.
This will hopefully remove any confusion regarding the issue of taqlid, and comfort those who seek clarification on the subject.

By Imam Zaid Shakir
“The Month of Ramadan is upon us. During this special time, we should all reflect on the many blessings God has bestowed upon us. Those of us who live here in the West have been blessed with many material bounties that are unimaginable to many of our coreligionists in the East. The [...]