Author: omarhaleem

Omar Abdl-Haleem is a fourth generation Muslim in America. He has a BA from Al-Azhar University in Usul Al-Din, specializing in Hadith, and was about to finish his Master’s Degree from Al-Azhar in Hadith, when he had to leave Egypt for safety reasons in the fall of 2013. He has translated most of Ibn Al-Jawzi’s book: Sayd Al-Khatir into English, which he intends to complete (some episodes of Omar’s translation of this book have appeared in Aljumuah Website). He is also working on a Hadith book for English speakers that explains and teaches Mustalah Al-Hadith (Hadith Terminology) in common terms. His Arabic is native, having studied in Egypt since he was 14, and then full time after completion of High School in the US. He is invaluable for AlJumuah in accessing scholarly texts. He intends to complete his graduate studies in Hadith.

Translation from Ibn Al-Jawzi’s Sayd Al-Khatir (Quarry of the Mind) | Prophets—True and False

TRUTH IS NEVER confused with falsehood. It is only that falsehood plays a trick on the minds of those who have no understanding. The same applies to those who claim prophethood or miracles. As for prophethood, the fact is, many lay claim…

Mustalah Al-Hadith | Lesson 3 | Accepted Ahad Narrations Accompanied by Additional Evidence

WHAT A KIND of additional collaborative evidence makes a solitary-transmitted (âhâd) ḥadîth reliable? What determines whether such a ḥadîth is applicable for juristic determinations? As mentioned in previous Mus ṭala ḥ Al- ḥadîth (specialized terminology of prophetic reports) articles, a ḥadîth is either…

Translation from Ibn Al-Jawzi’s Sayd Al-Khatir (Quarry of the Mind) | Praiseworthy Heedlessness

ONE DAY, WE attended the burial of a young man. He had died when life was at its best for him. As we were waiting for the grave to be prepared I beheld the funeral goers engaged in much denouncement of the…

Translation from Ibn Al-Jawzi’s Sayd Al-Khatir (Quarry of the Mind) | Ignorant Ascetics

WHAT MADE ME esteem knowledge so? Here’s one experience. I beheld a group of people who distracted themselves from learning on the pretext that they had instead dedicated themselves to Allah’s worship. The result? They failed to attain to the practical realities…

Allowance for Movement in Salâh: An Explanation Based on Ibn Hajar Al-ʿAsqalâni’s Fath Al-Bâri

AL-AZRAQ IBN QAYS said: “We were in Al-A ḥwâz [a district near Al-Ba ṣra, between present day ʿIrâq and Iran] fighting the Harûrîyyah [the Khawârij, who fought against ʿAlî. They were called Harûriyyah because their initial base was in Ḥarûrâ’, a now…

Translation from Ibn Al-Jawzi’s Sayd Al-Khatir (Quarry of the Mind) | How to Prioritize Islamic Sciences Learning

IN MY EXPERIENCE, avidity in acquiring something tends to rob one of the benefit for which one so avidly sought to obtain it in the first place. So, for example, we see that one who covetously gathers wealth and acquires it in…

Mustalah Al-Hadith | Lesson 2 | The Concept of Ahad (Solitary Reports)

THE ARABIC WORD â ḥâd linguistically means ‘singles,’ in the sense of ‘solitary.’ It is the plural of the word a ḥad, which means, “single” or “one.” Thus Khabar Al-Â ḥâd means literally “report of the singles [that is, single transmitters].” Khabar Al-Â ḥâd, in…

How Abraham Initiated Globalization

Social scientists, historians, and economists have been running something of a competition to theorize the origins of the two hallmarks of our time: The catalyst that occasioned the modern era, and the event-onset of globalization. They’ve mostly spun sightlessly from speculation to…

Mustalah Al-Hadith | Lesson 1 | The Concept of Tawatur

Did He Really Say That? THE FIRST THING to be considered when any report reaches us is how it came to us. That is to say, what is the report’s means and history of transmission, and how reliable is its method of conveyance, reception,…

ṬAWWAF Maximizing Your Hajj Worship – Part 3

ṬAWWAF Maximizing Your Hajj Worship – Part 2

ṬAWWAF: Maximizing Your Hajj Worship – Part 1

‘Ulum Al Qur’an (Qur’anic Sciences) | Part 2 | The Revelation of the Quran

ʻUlum Al-Qur’an (Qur’anic Sciences) | Part 1 | Definition

Introduction to the Principles of Quran Commentary
by Ibn Taymiyyah | Part 2

Time In The Quran: Taking A Clue From Einstein’s Theory Of Relativity

Are Western Muslims Culturally Tone Deaf?

A Companion Comes to Mind