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From minaret to Miʿrāj — the return to al-Aqsa

al-Asqa’s continued closure is affecting the entire Ummah

Dr. Osman Latiff 15 Shw 47 ◦︎ 3 Apr 26

al-Aqsa stands closed while the Ummah gathers elsewhere. What happens when a masjid is left without its worshippers?

This Welsh mosque was destroyed 85 years ago

Edward Rowe 13 Raj 47 ◦︎ 2 Jan 26

Lessons from the Euphrates for a world chasing gold

Shaykh Ali Hammuda 23 Jm1 47 ◦︎ 14 Nov 25

Stop talking about October 7

Ustadh Hamza Tzortzis 30 Ram 47 ◦︎ 19 Mar 26

The October 7 Fallacy

Ustadh Hamza Tzortzis 18 Rb2 47 ◦︎ 10 Oct 25

Rabbi gives an Islamic history lesson

Rabbi Haim Sofer 24 Rb2 47 ◦︎ 16 Oct 25

Why I produced the Bosnia series

Muhammad Isa 20 Rb1 47 ◦︎ 12 Sep 25

Why Muslim anti-racism must begin with justice as defined by Allah

Yahya Muhammed 16 Saf 47 ◦︎ 10 Aug 25

The Heart of the Algerian Revolution | Abdulhamīd ibn Bādīs

Hannah Ibrahim 11 Sha 42 ◦︎ 24 Mar 21 26 Min Read

Did you know the pledge of Ibn Bādīs went on to become the motto of independent Algeria?

A Scholar for Soldiers | ‘Izz al-Din al-Qassam

Abdullāh Ladadwi 8 Sha 42 ◦︎ 21 Mar 21 25 Min Read

Al-Qassam devoted himself to moral reform, endlessly encouraging the community to keep regular prayers, maintain the obligatory fast, and strive to eradicate gambling and consumption of alcohol.

100 years on, it’s clear the world needs khilafah

End of the Ottoman Caliphate: The ‘Real Story’

Jahangir Mohammed 1 Sha 42 ◦︎ 14 Mar 21 21 Min Read

"It's time to stop blaming Britain, the Arabs or Zionists", argues Jahangir Mohamed, as he gives an alternate history of the fall of the Ottoman Caliphate.

The Prophet ﷺ in his Role as Ruler

Shaykh Abdalhaqq Bewley 26 Raj 42 ◦︎ 10 Mar 21 56 Min Read

100 years after the abolishment of the last caliphate, Sh Abdalhaqq Bewley looks at the governing blueprint drawn up by the most successful leader in history: the Prophet ﷺ

The Maulana for the Millions | Abul A’la Maududi

Ameen Amanulla 19 Raj 42 ◦︎ 3 Mar 21 18 Min Read

Although many know him as the founder of one of the original and most influential Islamic revivalist movements, Jamaat-e-Islami, did you know that Maulana Maududi was also part of establishing and running…

The Caliph & The Vaccine

Dr Abid Mohammed 17 Raj 42 ◦︎ 1 Mar 21 16 Min Read

Abid Mohammed gives us a surprising history of Muslims spearheading public immunisation, and how one Muslim Caliph in particular dealt with reluctance to vaccines in his time...

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