“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…
“We only die once” – Turkey’s Call to Arms to protect Jerusalem
Turkey says it has been rallying together an international peacekeeping force as the world looks on in horror at the…
“Vote Today; Be Kafir Tomorrow”: The Issue of Voting
That season of jostling for space to express a view on voting has once again descended upon the population here…
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Egypt votes for ‘Israel’ at UN for first time
Egypt’s representative at United Nations voted on Friday in support of Israel’s bid for membership of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Israeli media reported. Since the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 and its acceptance to membership of the UN, Egypt…
Structure & Order in the Face of Chaos
The Dīn of Islām, being the perfect way of life that it is, is one which raises mankind upon the most noble of characteristics and prestigious of traits. Amongst these countless characteristics of goodness which it seeks to nurture within people are those that pertain to being ordered, systematic and…
Dr Uthman Lateef on Rampant Consumerism
We are now living in a moment of global mass consumption. It has been estimated that in a single hour over £1.5 million is spent buying "things". Watch Dr Uthman Lateef address the consumerist culture we are living in.
Captivating Hearts with Character
The Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) said: “None of you truly believes until I am more beloved to him than his father, his child and all the people.” In this series we embark on a journey to increase our knowledge of the Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam), to…
Trump chooses raving Islamophobe as head of CIA
MIKE POMPEO, DONALD Trump’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, has at times depicted the fight against terrorism as a war between radical Muslims, on one side, and the Christian faith on the other. “This threat to America,” Pompeo told a church group in Wichita in 2014, is from a minority of Muslims…
President Morsi’s life sentence now overturned as well
Following on from news last week of Egypt's elected President Morsi's death sentence being overturned, Egypt's highest appeal court has also overturned his life sentence. One by one the accusations used against him to support the military coup are unravelling, but his supporters are saying that there is something more…
The Dangerous Relationship Between Money & Dawah
All praises be to Allāh, and may peace and blessings be upon His prophet Muḥammad (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam). By the grace of Allāh, the following remarks are not indicative of most Du'āt and scholars, but it is nonetheless a growing problem which needs to be nipped in the bud... Introduction I…
Sunni Muslim leader Sh Nader al-Omrani murdered in Libya
Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhī rāji'ūn | To Allāh we belong and to Him we are returning It is with great sadness that we hear the news of one of the leading scholars of the mainstream Muslim community in Libya has been killed by a people of misguidance and treachery. We…
Ibn Rajab on Shyness
Aḥmad and ibn Ḥibbān record on the authority of ʿAbdullāh b. al-Mughaffal (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) that a man met a woman who used to be a prostitute in the Days of Ignorance. While flirting with her, he extended his hand towards her upon which she said, 'Stop, Allāh has removed…
Secret cabinet docs reveal Chilcot Inquiry set up “to avoid blame”
As there is talk of the disgraced Tony Blair re-entering British politics, the Guardian reveals the contents of some previously secret cabinet documents on the framing and composition of the Chilcot Inquiry. Of course, it is the Sunna (way) of Allah in the creation that even though some may try to…
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Why are new Muslims leaving Islam?
“I don’t know if you can help me; I don’t even know where to start.…
Attractive Hijabs & Shari’ah
Living in the west, the hijab has become a potent indicator of identity with many…
A James O’Brien masterclass in how to deal with people demanding Muslims apologise for #Charliehebdo
http://audioboom.com/boos/2784684-a-james-o-brien-masterclass-in-how-to-deal-with-people-demanding-that-muslims-apologise-for-charliehebdo/ Read today's post: In response to last night's shocking BBC Panorama by Dr Salman Butt Read…
Reply from Dr. Haitham Al-Haddad to allegations made in the Daily Mail & Sunday Times newspaper
I was deeply saddened on Sunday morning to see the article in your newspaper maligning…
