Uves Sareshwala

Themes

Hikmah (wisdom)

Also spelled wisdom.

His writing

Reflection · Da'wah, Community & Institutions

Prohibit Controversy, Not Wisdom

A short social post, teasing the full article, arguing that groups should ban fiqh disputes, fatwas and sectarian arguments but not Qur’an and Sunnah guidance on conduct. Citing texts on short measure, wages and cheating, and the Gita’s place at IIMs, it proposes a simple test: authentic, relevant and free of controversy.

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Writing · Da'wah, Community & Institutions

Prohibit Controversy, Not Wisdom

Why religious rulings and Qur’anic guidance for life must not be thrown into the same box

Argues that WhatsApp groups are right to ban fiqh disputes, fatwas and sectarian arguments but wrong to ban the Qur’an and Sunnah, whose guidance on honesty, fair dealing and conduct is universal. Noting that IIMs use the Gita for leadership, it proposes one rule: exclude controversy, welcome authentic, relevant wisdom from any tradition.

8 min read

Book · Understanding the Deen

The Command of the Moment

Tafaqquh fid-Deen and the divine demand of the present hour

Argues that the ummah lacks not religious information but tafaqquh fid-deen: the faculty to recognise, fulfil and convey what Allah requires of a believer now. Drawing on the Qur’an, sahih Sunnah and Ibn al-Qayyim, it tests the principle on repeated nafl Hajj and Umrah and fences it with three safeguards.

Writing · Da'wah, Community & Institutions

What Exactly Is a “Religious Post”?

Why we must distinguish religious rulings from Qur’anic and Prophetic guidance for life

Argues that WhatsApp groups are right to bar fiqh disputes, fatwas and sectarian argument but wrong to exclude Qur’anic, Prophetic and Seerah guidance on honesty, trade and conduct, when the Gita is openly studied in management schools. Proposes a sharper rule, five questions for administrators, and sharing that is authentic and never imposed.

12 min read

Page · Personal Growth

My Story

Life Taught Me What Books Alone Could Not

An autobiographical page on how a life of privilege and business success gave way to collapse and uncertainty, and how that adversity became an education of the heart. It describes his mentoring, which asks less how to succeed than how to respond with faith and dignity, and what Allah requires in each situation.

6 min read

Writing · Family & Relationships

When Depth Meets Discernment

A reflection on understanding, vulnerability, forgiveness, and boundaries — in the light of the Qur’an and Sunnah

A personal reflection on how a disposition to understand and forgive left the author repeatedly exposed to the same harms. Drawing on the Qur’an and Sunnah, it separates understanding from permission and forgiveness from restored access, pairing mercy with firāsah, ḥilm, tawakkul that follows responsibility, and graded boundaries.

14 min read