Selma: An Islamic Narrative on Martin Luther King
If you wish to continue the legacy of Dr King, then stand with the Muslim community in its struggle for justice
MLK: I have a dream…to be an extremist
Before discussing Dr Martin Luther King Jr., there are a number of matters I wish to raise. Some of what I am about to say may come across as a little radical, even extreme. I would also hope that you read the entirety of what follows before passing judgment. With all that is going on with Muslims today, particularly with Theresa May and the Government’s ill-conceived attempt to create more legislation, such as the Counter Terror & Security Bill targeting the Muslim community, there is real need to consider non-violent campaigns in addressing the onslaught. In any nonviolent campaign, there…
From the Croissant to the Cartoons
From the Croissant to the Cartoons: France’s Islamophobic Legacy "Seek help in Allah and be patient. Verily, the earth is Allah's. He gives it as a heritage to whom He will of His slaves, and the (blessed) end is for the Muttaqun (pious)." What happened recently in France has once again shed the spotlight on France’s “Muslim problem” but for the Muslims in France, they now fear the rise in what has become quite a norm in France for many years, Islamaphobia. One could argue that the problem of Islamophobia started many centuries ago with the Crusades – we know…
From Īmān to Kufr: Rise & Fall of the ‘Pious’
Part 1 | From Īmān to Kufr: The Rise & Fall of the 'Pious' “So after the truth, what else can there be, save error? How then are you turned away?” Whilst the numbers of those apostatising from Islām are far less than in any other religion, it is nonetheless a phenomenon which takes place in the Muslim community, particularly in this age where being Muslim is as the Messenger of Allāh (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) said: “There will come a time when holding on to your Īmaan (belief) will be like holding on to hot coals”. In addition,…
Media double standards on reporting Mosque attacks
A catalogue of terror attacks on Mosques in Palestine Four Israelis were killed and several injured as two men armed with a pistol and meat cleavers attacked a West Jerusalem synagogue on 18 November 2014. There has been much coverage of this incident in the media. Whilst it is not surprising that an attack on a place of worship and the killing of people therein is deserving of such coverage, and rightly so, what is surprising is the double standards of these media outlets in showing consistency in reporting such attacks. Since the Israeli occupation of Palestine, hard-line Jewish extremists…
Dracula: Hollywood’s desperate attack on Islām
The Real Untold Story of How the Muslims killed the Dracula “He who controls the present controls the past.” Many will be aware of the new Hollywood film which has been recently released entitled: ‘Dracula Untold’. It might not be well known that, supernatural powers aside, the tale of Dracula is actually based on a real person. Unfortunately however, this film is such a fictitious remake that it speaks volumes about the rise of Islamophobia as well as it does about the West’s attempts to seek to rewrite history by glamourising mass murders whilst peddling the fear of the…
Moazzam Begg walks free, but what about us?
Moazzam, CAGE and the paralysing fear of association Allāh will certainly aid those who aid His (Cause). Lo! Allāh is Strong, Almighty . So fear them not, but fear Me, if you are true believers . Let me pose a question to you. How many Muslims are actively helping, in whatever way, to alleviate and aid the suffering Muslims of this Ummah in the freeing of Muslim prisoners which was an instruction from the Messenger of Allāh (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam)? Most Muslims? 5 Million? 2 Million? 5 thousand even? The truth is, it's a number far less…
The Irony of Joan Rivers
“… therefore the news of that which they mock shall soon come to them” The Irony of Joan Rivers Earlier this month, during the Israeli massacres in Gaza where over 2,000 innocent men, women and children died, the American actress, comedian, writer, producer and television host, Joan Rivers mocked their deaths when she told a reporter for the TMZ website in video footage that Palestinian civilians "deserve to be dead". Her actual words were: "Good. Good . When you declare war, you declare war. They started it. We now don't count who's dead. You're dead, you deserve to be dead.…
Are they as important as James Foley?
First and foremost, let's be clear, Islām prohibits the killing of any civilian regardless of nationality, ideology or creed. Let us also be clear that the principles and maxims of justice in Islām is unparalleled. Allāh says in the Glorious Qur'ān: "Oh you who believe! Be ever steadfast in upholding equity and justice, bearing witness to the truth for the sake of God, even though it be against yourselves, or your parents and kin. Whether the person concerned be rich or poor, God's claim takes precedence over either of them. Do not, then, follow your own desires, lest you swerve…
BBC won’t tell you this about the Caliphate
Oh Zionists, have you forgotten how Muslims treated the Jews? Part 2 In part 1 (click here to read) we saw how Jews were treated in early Islām. Now, we look at how they were treated in the age of Islamic empires. Many non-Muslim historians and chroniclers attest to the way in which Muslims treated non-believing subjects of the Islamic empires, including the Jewish community. Leon Poliakov writes that Jews enjoyed great privileges and their communities prospered much in the Islamic State. He states that there was no legislation or social barriers preventing Jews from conducting commercial activities within the…
