Reece Byfield

Ustadh Ibrāhīm al-Shafiʻī (Reece Byfield) is a public speaker who has delivered various talks as well as participated in FOSIS tours around the UK. He has undertaken ʻAlimmiyya studies under Shaykh Akram Nadwi at al-Salam Institute, as well as having studied with post-graduates from Madina and al-Azhar universities. He holds both a bachelor's and master's degree in philosophy, the former attained at King's College London and the latter at the University of Cambridge.
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Reverts in Ramadan

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Ramadan can be a lonely time for Muslim converts. Do you know any, and are you able to support them?

Convert Islamophobia

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How then do we understand the experience of a convert; a person born upon the culture of a people, once a friend and loved, but now an object of discrimination...

“I won’t be eating Qurbani meat this year, will you?”

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  Sacrifice is an offering whereby that which is offered is given to your Lord while you are in total submission and obedience. With that said what does giving a sacrifice mean to you? The greatest illustration of sacrifice is in Ibrāhīm (ʿalayhi al-Salām) from whom the Islamic tradition of Qurbani descends. Ibrāhīm saw a dream. Rushing to his son, he said “My son, I know I have seen in a dream, that I must sacrifice you. My Son what do you think." He accepted testifying, "Father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allāh wills, of

Five Rules For Beating Procrastination

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Procrastination is the result of a “domino effect”. Imagine you wish to build a house. However, you constantly wonder what colour curtains you’ll place over the windows. You start debating with yourself about every prospective problem and every prospective failure: “Will my spouse like my choice of curtains?”, for example. But, we first need to take a step back. You have not truly envisioned the simple steps required to achieve your goal. You have not even applied for planning permission yet and you are concerning yourself with the curtains. At this rate, you will never build your house. Procrastination is

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