Dr Shadee Elmasry shares his understanding of what it means for someone to occupy the position of a mujtahid. He explores the prerequisites, the process and responsibilities of someone with this title whilst outlining the various other positions a scholar can occupy.

By now most of us have heard the great underdog story that is the Gamestop short squeeze. But do we know how as Muslims we should approach this event, and stock market investing as a whole? Riaz Hassan breaks down the context and consequences of the Gamestop saga in a concise 30 minute presentation.

Al-Ghazali’s central recommendation in his chapter on knowledge, to discipline the soul, is one of the most important personal duties of any Muslim that seek to engender a social or political change. Like the public debaters al-Ghazali encountered at his time and whose number he once belonged, those that gain prominence through public activism are trialled by a host of negative traits, which if not recognised and addressed, can lead one to troubling places.

A collection of ahadith that have been related about Ramadan.

“Whoever fasts Ramadhan with Imaan and Ihtisaab (expecting reward from Allah) then all of his previous sins will be forgiven”.