Ribāṭ Insights
In Their Company, I Found My Way: A Letter to Imam Ash-Shafi\’i
\”When I first read about how you developed usul al-fiqh—laying the foundation of legal principles that helped organize Islamic jurisprudence—I realized that scholarship isn’t about winning arguments; it’s about guiding people closer to Allah through clarity, justice, and compassion. You didn’t aim to simply refute or correct; you sought to understand, to elevate, and to unite.\”
In Their Company, I Found My Way: A Letter to Imam al-Bukhari
From the travels you did to acquire knowledge to the thought you put in to recording it in your books, you dedicated your life for the sake of Allah and left us treasures! This day and age, most of us have so much knowledge, and it is at our fingertips, but we do not know what to do with it. Some do not know how to learn, it seems, and some are just occupied in worldly things so much so that it scares me for them.
Student of the Month – July
Our Ribaat Student of the Month for July 2025 is Kaha Osman. She is a Somali Canadian currently based in Ottawa, Canada. Although trained as a teacher, she is now supporting her family as a stay-at-home mother to her three children.
Preserving the Ijaza Tradition in a Modern World: Ribaat’s Ijaza Retreat
Students from all over the world attend Ribaat’s online program in beginning to advanced levels to enhance their Quran recitation. Our most advanced students enter the Ijaza Track, with the goal of receiving an ijaza—a traditional certificate that links a student to a chain of transmission going all the way back to the Prophet ﷺ.
Searching for Divine Sisterhood: Meet Joy Jots Book Club Malaysia
“He who knows his Lord knows himself.”
The age-old saying above has been uttered in a myriad of different iterations, often traced back to Imam al-Ghazali. To know oneself necessitates a constant journey of calibrating the heart as an exercise of taqwa, steering it back to Allah through our everyday joys and trials.
The Springtime of Our Hearts
For those who live in an area with clear seasons, springtime brings with it hope, relief, a promise of renewal and joy. And with it,