Current Affairs
It takes a village to raise a child, so where has it gone?
Parenting has become isolated and screens have filled the gap, but we can still rebuild.
“When will it be right to be Muslim and gay?”
Background The above question has been the subject of a lingering controversy over the last few weeks, spawning heated, emotional reactions from all quarters. Two weeks ago, a mosque in Birmingham came…
[al-Taḥawiyyah Pt 33] Removing the Conflict Between Reason & Revelation part 1/2
وَلا يَثْبُتُ قَدَمُ الإِسْلامِ إِلاَّ عَلَى ظَهْرِ التَّسْليمِ وَالاسْتِسْلامِ The foundation of Islām is not made firm except with the support of unreserved assent and submission to Allāh. The author meant by…
Seeking Knowledge – Lessons from the story of Mūsā and Khidr
From the greatest forms of worship a Muslim can perform, is seeking knowledge purely for Allāh’s sake. Over the last few decades, Muslims in the West have become increasingly active in seeking…
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…
An education for all?
When MP Diane Abbott decided to send her child to an independent school, there was understandable uproar. A woman who has been a key figure in the Labour party, a party which…
[al- Ṭaḥawiyyah Pt 31 & 32] Seeing Allāh
(31) The Qur’ān is literally the word of Allāh Anyone who attributes something human to Allāh is an infidel. وَمَنْ وَصَفَ اللَّهَ بِمَعْنًى مِنْ مَعَانِي الْبَشَرِ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ The very nature of…