Tag: RULER
The Flogging of Imam Mālik
In this part of the Trials Transformed series, we learn about the author of al-Muwatta and his zeal for transmitting hadīth.
Imam Ahmad’s fight against ideological corruption
In this part of the Trials Transformed series, we learn about the incredibly courageous Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal.
Blind Believers vs. Ungrateful Rulers
In this part of the Trials Transformed series, we learn about the blind companion, Abdullah ibn Umm Maktūm.
The Prophet ﷺ in his Role as Ruler
100 years after the abolishment of the last caliphate, Sh Abdalhaqq Bewley looks at the governing blueprint drawn up by the most successful leader in history: the Prophet ﷺ
The Seven Saved from Scorching Heat
The Sun today has an average distance of about 93,000,000 miles relative to planet Earth, and yet heat waves which we experience from time to time can be quite unbearable whilst other hot climates of the world are almost uninhabitable. With that in mind, reflect over the following words of the Prophet…
The truth about Sultan Aurangzeb
The Emperor Aurangzeb, who rose to the throne in the 17th Century as the sixth Mughal ruler over "India", is often painted as a vicious, religiously intolerant, minority-suppressing fanatic, whose only job was to demolish temples in favour of mosques, antagonise his father and brothers, and single-handedly bring down the…