“I was with Mālik b. Anas whilst he was conveying to us Ḥadīth, when a scorpion stung him sixteen times. Mālik’s colour began to change as he coerced himself to have patience without interrupting the Ḥadīth of the Prophet ﷺ.

“If the scholars are mentioned, then Mālik is the star."

Sh Ali Hammuda explores the personality, manners and worship of Imām Abū Ḥanīfa, as well as examining the remarkable intelligence that would allow him to intellectually topple his opponents in debates.

Sh Ali Hammuda's brand new series looks at the lives of the eponymous four imams of Islam, in a unique way to distill lessons for us in the 21st century.

Did you know that both World Wars were actually ignited simply because a car was driven to the wrong street?

A life with al-ʿAzīz renders the believer strong, even if bound to a wheelchair, and rich, even if poverty stricken, and free, even if shackled in chains, and a living legend even if put to the sword.

As you see others leading their carefree lives this summer, Muslims on the other hand will patiently restrain themselves, with eyes that never lose sight of the perfect and eternal Home.

For Allah, the destruction of the whole world in its entirety is lesser in severity to Him than failing in any one of His promises.

Indeed, the path to liberation is long, and you and I may never see the end. But thank Allah, for what you saw in the last weeks was undoubtedly the beginning.

The famed philosopher and physician Albert Schweitzer once said: “Example is not the main thing in influencing others; it is the only thing.”