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194 topics across 1,796 segments. Each topic page puts the latest answer first, then the earlier ones newest first, with the sources cited and the topics discussed alongside.

Dialogue and responses 575 segments · 2014 to 2025

Responses to critics · 188 Guest conversations · 141 Views on contemporary scholars · 101 The Mufti and the channel · 62 Christians and other faiths · 48 Debate challenges and reviews · 37 Sunni-Shia dialogue · 27 Atheists and polemicists · 23

Fiqh and daily practice 562 segments · 2014 to 2025

Public law and governance · 86 Legal theory and method · 79 The Maliki school · 74 Schools of law and following them · 73 Dress and appearance · 49 Prayer · 44 Money and finance · 42 Sexual ethics · 38

Belief and theology 517 segments · 2015 to 2025

End times and the Day of Judgement · 123 Jinn, angels and the devil · 99 Sects, sectarianism and takfir · 82 Reason and revelation · 81 Creed and the schools of theology · 51 Prophethood and miracles · 50 God and the divine attributes · 26 Soul, nafs and consciousness · 19

Current events and society 391 segments · 2014 to 2025

Current events commentary · 113 Islam and modernity · 66 Women in Islam · 46 Dawah and debate culture · 44 Technology and media · 39 Cults, clergy and religious abuse · 37 Education, madrasas and seminaries · 36 Extremism, crime and justice · 34

Hadith studies 375 segments · 2014 to 2025

Authenticating hadith · 137 Sahih al-Bukhari (BukhariGate) · 89 False and fabricated hadith · 75 Quran-only movement · 58 Sunnah versus hadith · 39 Individual hadith explained · 35 Mutawatir and certainty · 33 Hadith in legal reasoning and hadith absolutism · 32

History and the Prophet's life 326 segments · 2014 to 2025

The life of the Prophet · 91 Scholars and imams of the past · 68 Succession and the first civil wars · 38 The companions · 34 Orthodoxy and how Islam spread · 25 The ancient Near East and scripture · 25 Pre-Islamic Arabia · 18 Umayyads and Abbasids · 18

Quran and tafsir 318 segments · 2014 to 2025

Stories of the prophets · 109 Tafsir and verse study · 93 How to read the Quran · 89 Preservation and variant readings · 64 Quranic Arabic · 26 Quran and science · 23 Memorisation and recitation · 7 Quranic guidance for living · 1

Psychology, grief and wellbeing 109 segments · 2014 to 2025

Character and virtue · 30 Personal stories and reflections · 18 Motivation and purpose · 14 Religious guilt and scrupulosity · 14 Islamic psychology · 8 Gratitude, giving and contentment · 7 Depression and anxiety · 5 Anger and forgiveness · 4

Relationships and family 84 segments · 2017 to 2023

Marriage · 37 Sexuality and orientation · 21 Parents, children and family · 12 Masculinity and gender roles · 7 Friendship and social life · 5 Love and romance · 4

Books, poetry and ideas 71 segments · 2016 to 2023

Philosophy and ideas · 35 Science, the universe and big questions · 14 Arabic poetry and men of letters · 11 Urdu poetry · 7 Book Lounge and book reviews · 3 Persian and Sufi poetry · 1 Poetry, quotes and the mind · 1