History
al-Asqa’s continued closure is affecting the entire Ummah
al-Aqsa stands closed while the Ummah gathers elsewhere. What happens when a masjid is left without its worshippers?
Legacy of a Giant: The Prophet Ibrahim ﷺ
“One of the main objectives of Hajj is to endorse the lives of Prophet Ibrahim and his son Ismail for they are the Imams of the monotheistic way."
Why man carves stone
Why has man sought to preserve the memory of certain individuals by forging their image in stone?
Indian Revolt 1857: the role of the Ulama 160 years on
Z A Rahman ponders over the difference: the revolt led by the Ulama of India in May 1857 & the Ulama of CVE in 2017...
Trump’s Saudi Adventure: a Lesson from the Sīrah
The spectacle of Trump's visit to "the heart of Islam" reminded Z A Rahman of a particular story from the Prophetic Sīrah...
St George: more like a “radical Islamist” than an English nationalist!
In a delightful irony, if he were alive today the far right groups in the UK venerating him as a saint would reject him, call him a foreigner, and tell him to…
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…