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Part 7: The Minority That Carries the Ummah: Guardians of the Flame

Part 7: The Minority That Carries the Ummah: Guardians of the Flame

“And few of My servants are truly grateful.” Qur’an, Sabaʾ (34:13) “The truth will continue to be upheld by a group among my Ummah. Those who oppose them will not harm them until the command of Allah ...

Change Community Generational leadership Guardians Imam Shamil Islamic leadership Minority Moral Vision Qur’anic Worldview Safe Space Transformative Knowledge

27 Nov 2025 Reviving the Ummah: Scholarship, Vision & Leadership

The Reality of Responsibility: Part 3

The Reality of Responsibility: Part 3

If the first part was a warning and the second part drew a rough map, this part is simply about the people who are walking that map, the ones trying to carry responsibility while juggling their own he...

Belonging Change Comfort Community Community Building Ease Emotional Vision Iman Inclusion Intellectual Vision Islamic Scholarship Islamic revival Leadership Madinah Model Moral Vision Muslim Spaces Muslim institutions Newcomers Scholars of the Ummah Serving the Ummah Spiritual Intellectualism community work stepping back

21 Nov 2025 The Reality of Responsibility

Part 6: Building Institutions, Not Moments: Sustaining the Vision of Revival

Part 6: Building Institutions, Not Moments: Sustaining the Vision of Revival

“And let there be [arising] from you a nation inviting to [all that is] good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and those will be the successful.” Qur’an, Āl ʿImrān (3:104) “The st...

Change Community Community Building Generational leadership Iman Intellectual Vision Islamic leadership Islamic revival Leadership Lens Madinah Model Muslim institutions NIzamiyyah Nizamulmulk Planting seeds Qur’anic Worldview Responsibility in Islam Revelation Revelation-centred vision Salahuddin True Scholarship Ummah revival Waqf and endowments ummah development

21 Nov 2025 Reviving the Ummah: Scholarship, Vision & Leadership

Part 4: Revelation as Compass: Reforming the Muslim Lens

Part 4: Revelation as Compass: Reforming the Muslim Lens

“Then is it other than the religion of Allah they desire, while to Him have submitted all those within the heavens and earth, willingly or by compulsion…” Qur’an, Āl ʿImrān (3:83) “Indeed, this Qur’an...

Change Ease Emotional Vision Generational leadership Ghazali Hardship Ibn Taymiyyah Intellectual Vision Leadership Lens Middle Nation Moral Vision Nuruddin Parallels Patience Planting seeds Quran Reflection Reflective habits Revelation Revelation-centred vision Sabr Salahuddin Tadabbur Tafsir Trench Uhud Umar Ummah Ummah revival Vision Wahy amal ilm ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb

17 Nov 2025 Reviving the Ummah: Scholarship, Vision & Leadership

Part 3: Training Future Leaders: Models That Build People

Part 3: Training Future Leaders: Models That Build People

“And prepare against them whatever you are able of power…” Qur’an, Al-Anfāl (8:60) “The best of your leaders are those whom you love and who love you; you pray for them and they pray for you.” Ṣaḥīḥ M...

Abu Hanifah Al-Aqsa Bury Change Darul Uloom Deoband Generational leadership Institution building (waqf, madrasah) Leadership Malik Patience Planting seeds Qarawiyyin Qasim Nanotwi Rashid Ahmed Gangohi Revelation-centred vision Sabr Salahuddin Ummah Ummah revival Victory Vision Vision beyond time Yusuf Motala amal ilm Ṣalāḥuddīn al-Ayyūbī

17 Nov 2025 Reviving the Ummah: Scholarship, Vision & Leadership

Part 2: Planting Seeds You May Never See Grow: The Legacy of the Scholar

Part 2: Planting Seeds You May Never See Grow: The Legacy of the Scholar

“It is not upon you [O Muhammad ﷺ] to guide them, but Allah guides whom He wills. Qur’an, Al-Baqarah (2:272) “If the Hour were to be established and one of you had a sapling in his hand, let him plant...

Abu Hanifah Al-Aqsa Change Fatima Generational leadership Imam Ahmed Imam Shaafie Institution building (waqf, madrasah) Jerusalem Leadership Malik Muḥammad al-Fātiḥ NIzamiyyah Nizamulmulk Patience Planting seeds Qarawiyyin Revelation-centred vision Sabr Salahuddin Umar Ummah Ummah revival Victory Vision Vision beyond time amal ilm ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb Ṣalāḥuddīn al-Ayyūbī

17 Nov 2025 Reviving the Ummah: Scholarship, Vision & Leadership

Part 1: The Long View of Faith

Part 1: The Long View of Faith

“When is the help of Allah?” Unquestionably, the help of Allah is near. Qur’an, Al-Baqarah (2:214) Introduction: Escaping the Short Horizon The believer’s journey begins with perspective. In an age co...

Al-Aqsa Change Generational leadership Institution building (waqf, madrasah) Jerusalem Leadership Muḥammad al-Fātiḥ Patience Planting seeds Revelation-centred vision Sabr Salahuddin Umar Ummah Ummah revival Victory Vision Vision beyond time amal ilm ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb Ṣalāḥuddīn al-Ayyūbī

17 Nov 2025 Reviving the Ummah: Scholarship, Vision & Leadership

Introduction: Seeing Beyond Time: The Vision of a Believer

Introduction: Seeing Beyond Time: The Vision of a Believer

The situation of the world today is heartbreaking however there is no doubt it will reap a future that has been promised. We get in the habit of looking at the here and now but it is more crucial now ...

Al-Aqsa Change Generational leadership Institution building (waqf, madrasah) Jerusalem Leadership Muḥammad al-Fātiḥ Patience Revelation-centred vision Salahuddin Umar Ummah Ummah revival Victory Vision ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb Ṣalāḥuddīn al-Ayyūbī

17 Nov 2025 Reviving the Ummah: Scholarship, Vision & Leadership