“The accused persons had been stalking and sexually harassing my sister for the last three [to] four months and pressurising her to marry Satish Rai. They killed her because she refused.”

Sheikh Ali bin Hassan Al-Halabi was from the senior students of Sheikh Nasiruddin al-Albani, a defender of the Sunnah and its people, and an exceptional scholar of Hadith.

In collaboration with an array of organisations, personalities, and community leaders, Islam21c launched the In Their Shoes campaign this week to combat a worryingly unethical practice that is on the rise in our communities.

It is with deep sadness that we inform our readers that Professor Ataullah Siddiqui has passed away to meet his Lord (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) after losing his battle with cancer. May Allāh have mercy upon him.

The United Arab Emirates has announced a major overhaul of its Islamic personal laws by broadening personal 'freedoms' allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate, loosening alcohol restrictions, and criminalising so-called “honour killings”.

“There are limits to freedom of expression and we should realise that we do not have the right to insult religions.”

Over 60 scholars, imams, activists and academics have signed a statement in defence of the Prophet Muhammad (sall Allāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and to stand in solidarity with France’s Muslims.

Arab trade groups have started to remove French products from their shelves in protest against the insulting statements against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam)

For the first time in seven months, Saudi Arabia has allowed its citizens and residents to perform prayers in Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah, the most prestigious site in Islam.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalising relations with ‘Israel’, joining Bahrain and the UAE who both signed the ‘peace agreement’.