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“When will it be right to be Muslim and gay?”
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[al-Taḥawiyyah Pt 33] Removing the Conflict Between Reason & Revelation part 1/2
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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 knowledge, whether it be in the traditional ways of sitting with scholars and enrolling in institutions, or utilising…
Europe’s Problem of Rape Against Women
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[al- Ṭaḥawiyyah Pt 31 & 32] Seeing Allāh
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A Heart free from Rancour: Salāmatuṣ-Ṣadr
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