Uves Sareshwala

Themes

Priorities in the Deen

Also spelled command of the moment, amr al-hal, ibadat al-waqt.

His writing

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 · Understanding the Deen

The Forgotten Half of Deen

When Muslims Are Taught How to Worship but Not How to Deal

Argues that much wrongdoing in Muslim homes and businesses reflects a Deen taught by halves: ʿIbādāt in detail, Muʿāmalāt, Muʿāsharat and Ḥuqūq al-ʿIbād rarely with equal seriousness. Invoking Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi, it faults curriculum and pulpit, and offers sourced rulings on in-laws, inheritance and speech as a model for teaching.

19 min read

Writing · Mind & Emotions

Guard Your Mind: Curate Your Consumption

An Islamic Guide for Muslims in an Age of War, Anxiety, and Information Overload

Written amid the Iran-Israel conflict, argues that a Muslim’s eyes, ears and heart are an amanah to be guarded: verify before sharing, confine news to set windows, judge sources by the muhadditheen’s standard, and turn grief into du’a, sadaqah and salah with khushu’. Such stewardship, it insists, is not apathy.

11 min read