“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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[al-Taḥawiyyah Pt 34] Don’t debate about Islam without sound knowledge part 1/2
فَمَنْ رَامَ عِلْمَ مَا حُظِرَ عَلَيْهِ، وَلَمْ يَقْنَعْ بـِالتَّسْليمِ فَهْمُهُ، حَجَبَهُ مَرَامُهُ عَنْ خَالِصِ التَّوْحيدِ، وَصَافِي المَعْرِفَةِ، وَصَحِيحِ الإِيمَانِ، He who seeks knowledge that has been barred from him, and whose intellect is not prepared to surrender, will find that endeavour preventing him from acquiring a pure understanding of Allāh’s…
Honesty Policy – HappyDay Video. Who & Why?
The Muslims of the U.K. clearly feel under attack and misrepresented in the main-stream media. It is an undisputed fact that Muslims are suffering from a huge campaign to “otherise” us and depict us as dangerous people who are not able to fit into Western Society. Sadly most Muslims in…
“Happy Muslims” and the Muslim Minority Need for Political Maturity
Cross-posted from CoolnessofHind I did not wish to write about this for the last thing the Muslim minority needs is an object of discussion which creates a rift. I refused to comment on everyone in the happy Muslim video. Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad among others was the reason why. My personal position is…
Little Rula
Name: Rula Class: I didn’t finish my education School: Refugees in Jordan Only these three short lines were written on the tag of an oil painting notebook owned by a little Syrian girl, a refugee residing in al-Zaatari camp in Jordan. I was touring one of the Youth Empowerment Centres at…
El-Sisi’s Mandate: Part One—Hell-bent Against Islām
It is ironic that when el-Sisi made a blunder in a speech saying “whoever does not please Allāh we will be with him, aiding and standing by him,” it turned out to be precisely the case. Following the ousting of President Morsi, analysts claimed that the real target was not…
[al-Taḥawiyyah Pt 33] Raising the Conflict Between Reason & Revelation part 2/2
It is not the role of the intellect to legislate and formulate religious prescriptions independent of revelation. Regarding the case of the scholars (mujtahidūn) who are able to exercise legal reasoning (ijtihād) based on their intimate knowledge of the Sacred Texts and the legislative reasonings (‘illal) behind injunctions, the intellect…
The Jihād of Job Hunting
“Akhī, how can you go to a job interview with that beard? Trim it down a bit.” “Akhī, why are you being so extreme? Just shake her hand during the interview; Islām makes exceptions for necessities, and this is definitely a necessity.” “Akhī, why don’t you just ‘exaggerate’ a bit…
The Hypocrisy of the “Muslim School Takeover Plot” That Never Was
The Muslim takeover of schools was almost complete, all the pieces were in place, years of painstaking planning were about to pay off, yet at the eleventh hour the whole plan was scuppered when the secret masterplan was leaked, pulling the proverbial rug from underneath our very feet. Epic fail!…
The Freedom Flotilla’s turbulent course to justice
As a passenger of the Mavi Marmara, the Freedom Flotilla that set sail for Gaza in May 2010, I stand side-by-side with people of different nationalities, political leanings and faiths in believing that it is incumbent on ordinary civilians to strive for justice where governments lack the political will to…
Mohammad Qutb – Death of an Icon
All praise be to Allāh and may His blessings and peace be upon his prophet Muhammad. It is with great sadness that we hear of the passing away of a unique Muslim thinker and great revivalist, Muhammad Qutb, on the morning of Friday, the 4th of Jumāda The Second, corresponding…
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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
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A James O’Brien masterclass in how to deal with people demanding Muslims apologise for #Charliehebdo
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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…