‘Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics’ This indelible quote was popularised by the novelist Mark Twain and is a concise and accurate summary of the deliberate attempt to mislead the public through the use of statistics. Remember this famous Colgate advert? ...

‘Muslims Must Condemn!’ In the second year after the Prophet Muḥammad’s (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) migration from Makkah to Medina, when hostilities between the Quraysh and the fledgling Muslim community in Medina were at a peak, the Muslim community ...

Six days after hackers exposed the client database of Ashley Madison, John Gibson, a Pastor and father of two, committed suicide. His body was found by his wife, and in his suicide note, he cited his shame at being a ...

One of the defining characteristics of the hypocrites was, and remains to be, their incessant plotting against the Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) his family and Companions. In the 5th year after migration the Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) ...

Read Insulting the Prophet – The beginning of the end, a previous, related article by the same author, Abu Haneefa. An ultimatum and final chance to the bigots and criminals of France It is rare to find a threat in ...

“If I was sure I would be faithful to him, I might hope to meet him, and if I were with him, I would wash his feet.” – Heraclius, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire[1] The Prophet Muhammad (sall Allāhu ‘alayhi ...

When Sūrah al-Nasr was revealed the Companions rejoiced with the glad tidings of help and victory from Allāh. The chapter depicts a most pleasing scene of people embracing the religion of Islām in large crowds, fulfilling the prophecy of the ...

In the closing seconds of the 1966 World Cup Final Geoff Hurst hurtled down the Wembley turf with English fans prematurely encroaching onto the pitch eager to share in victory celebrations. It was at this moment that BBC Commentator Kenneth ...

Isaac Newton said, ‘every action has an equal and opposite reaction’. While he was certainly referring to the governing laws of physics, this statement could be equally applied to religion and social justice. Whenever the Muslim community reasserts its identity, ...

Ibn Ishāq in his authoritative historical account of the life of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Salutations be upon him) narrates an unusual incident involving two tribal chiefs who were the most ardent enemies of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and ...