Our Salaf (righteous predecessors) would admonish themselves and hold themselves to account, while we on the other hand, who are far worthier of such reproach, are utterly heedless of this, despite ...

Every nation boasts of its predecessors and the contributions they had made, whether in spiritual or materialistic fields. Every nation raises high the rank of its scholars and boasts about them and ...

The superiority and truth of the way of the first few generations of Muslims, the salaf, has been a key theological premise of Sunni Islam, which Sunni ʿulamāʾ have tried to defend against incursions ...

The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) said: The believers with the most complete eemaan are those with the best character, who have the best conduct and are humble and who easily get ...

Adis Duderija is lecturer in the study of Islam and society at Griffith University. The term Salafism - like jihad - has been absorbed into mainstream Western media discourse, especially with the rise ...