Obituary
Condolences on passing of Professor Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
A leading Malaysian Islamic civilisational thinker, scholar, author, and calligrapher has passed away at the age of 97.
Remembering Darcus Howe & Ahmed Kathrada
Lewisham Mosque's Imam Shakeel Begg reflects on the lives of Ahmed Kathrada, a contemporary of Nelson Mandela, and Darcus Howe, a leading activist during the Black Panther Movement, and highlights the duty…
Condolences and Reflections on the passing of Junaid Jamshed
In the early hours of Wednesday 8th December 2016, corresponding to the 8th Rabi al-Awwal 1438, the Islamabad-bound Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-661 crashed in the Havelian area, 70km north of…
The loss of a leading figure in Islamic revival, Muḥammad Surur b. Nayif Zayn al-ʿAbidīn
On Friday 11 Safar 1438, which coincides with 11th November 2016, the Muslim Ummah lost one of its unique Islamic scholars and thinkers. Sheikh Muḥammad Surur b. Nayif Zayn al-ʿAbidīn, may Allāh…
Condolences on the passing of Moazzam Begg’s father
Innā lillāhi wa innā ʿilayhi rājiʿūn. Indeed, to Allāh we belong, and to Him we are returning. We offer our sincere condolences to the family of Moazzam Begg whose father, Azmat Begg,…
Abdul Sattar Edhi Returns to His Lord
https://youtu.be/f6ViPT7mNpM The Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu 'alayhi wasallam) famously said, "The best of people are the most beneficial to people." The ummah and the world at large today has lost one of its…
The Passing of Sheikh Muhammad Ayyoub
It was at Fajr time this morning that I received the sad news about the passing of our beloved Sheikh Muhammad Ayyoub (raḥimahullahu taʿāla) from his son in Madīnah. He was a…