Jews in Early Islām: Inconvenient History for Zionists
Have Zionists forgotten how the Muslims treated the Jews? Part 1 Islām is a religion of mercy to all people, both Muslims and non-Muslims. The Messenger of Allāh was described as being a mercy in the Qur’an due to the message he brought for humanity: “And We have not sent you but as a mercy to all the worlds.” When a person analyses the legislations of Islām with an open mind, the mercy mentioned in this verse will definitely become apparent. One of the aspects constituting an epitome of this Mercy is the way the legislations of Islām deal with…
When Britain First Came Knocking
Britain First and the lessons from the conversion of 'Umar Britain First was launched in May 2011 with as its chairman Paul Golding, who had been a councillor representing the far-right British National Party. In February 2014, Britain First conducted what it called the "Christian Patrol" in Tower Hamlets, East London, which has a high Muslim population, to counter the "Muslim Patrol" which had first come to media attention in 2013 . Around a dozen or so Britain First “activists” recorded themselves holding a banner proclaiming "We Are The British Resistance," driving around in armoured vehicles and emptying cans of beer outside a…
A letter from Moazzam Begg
The following are benefits extracted from a letter, dated 5th May 2014, from our brother Moazzam Begg in response to a brother who had written to him. It was suggested that the letter itself not be posted for legal reasons. Points to Note First and foremost, May Allāh Jalla wa’Alā reward the brother for writing to our beloved brother Moazzam and may Allāh increase him in khayr (goodness), keep him steadfast and make this deed weigh heavily on his scales on the day of reckoning. Secondly, let us take benefit from some of the points Moazzam makes such as the benefit…
Two days left for Moazzam Begg. Why remember him?
"None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself." Moazzam Begg has his court hearing later this week inshā’Allāh (God Willing), on Friday the 2nd of May 2014, to consider his bail application. Of course, Moazzam is just one individual and many may ask why he should be supported and with so much going on elsewhere, why should we all exert our efforts on this issue? It was the sixth year after Hijrah, in the month of Dhul-Qa’dah (11th month of the Islamic calendar) that the Messenger of Allāh (sall Allāhu ‘alayhi wa…
What is Blair so agitated about?
“And they planned and Allāh also planned, and Allāh is the best of planners” On 23 April 2014, the former Prime Minister, Tony Blair delivered a speech to Bloomberg in London wherein he called on Europe and America to put aside their differences with Russia and China and cooperate to “fight” what he describes as the “radicalised and politicised view of Islām.” In other words, this is any Muslim who wishes to challenge the current status quo of Western imperialism and injustice. But have similar calls not been made for the world of oppressors and disbelief to unite against the…
Europe’s Problem of Rape Against Women
One in 10 women has experienced some form of sexual violence since the age of 15, and one in 20 has been raped. 31 % of women have experienced one or more acts of physical violence since the age of 15. Only 14 % of women reported their most serious incident of intimate partner violence to the police. Of women who have been raped by their current partner, about one third (31 %) have experienced six or more incidents of rape by their partner. You may think that these facts and statistics were from some distant, far-away land inhabited my people who are “foreign”; who look…
Bangladesh: A Declaration of War
"So do not weaken and do not grieve, and you will be superior if you are (true) believers.” It is with sadness and regret that we hear the news of the extrajudicial and unlawful killing of 'Abdul Qader Mullah (Raḥimullah) who was one of the leaders of the largest Islāmic party in Bangladesh, Jamaat-e- Islāmi (the Jamaat). In order to make sense of the present, we must seek to understand the past. Background What happened on Thursday 12th December 2013, allegedly finds its roots in what took place in 1971 in the conflict between the then West Pakistan (present day…
