“When will it be right to be Muslim and gay?”
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Do you know how to deal with fallacious discourses regarding Islām? – Part 2
How should a Muslim deal with & reply to specious arguments (shubuhāt) regarding Islām?
[al-Taḥawiyyah Pt 23 Sec1] Using Qadar As An Excuse
وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ يَجْرِي بـِقُدْرَتِهِ وَمَشِيئَتِهِ. وَمَشِيئَتُهُ تَنْفُذُ، وَلا مَشِيئَةَ لِلْعِبَادِ إِلاَّ مَا شَاءَ لَهُمْ، فَمَا شَاءَ لَهُمْ كَانَ وَمَا لَمْ يَشَأْ لَمْ يَكُنْ "Things occur as He ordains and wills them. His will is always carried out. There is no will for His servants except for what He wills…
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 me and attributing beliefs to myself which I have for many years argued against. I would like to give The Sunday Times and the Daily Mail the benefit of the doubt and suggest that the…
Why Allāh tests us [al-Taḥawiyyah Pt 22]
وأمرَهم بطاعته ونهاهُم عن معصيتِه He Has Commanded Them to Obey Him and He Has Forbidden Them to Disobey Him. The statement of the author should be read in context of the previous three statements. Besides creating all things, fixing their terms, knowing all their deeds; Allāh created human…
Stop the witch-hunt of Muslim students & Palestine activists
As an activist, who is independent of any group, political or otherwise, it has come to my attention that "Student Rights" has been making headlines on the "Segregation” debate. As a Muslim woman calling for the right to freedom of speech and the right of choice to religious expression within the laws…
Call to Help Syrians this Winter
I am sure that many of us have witnessed the picture of that small, beautiful baby with a stiffened body and two extended arms who died because of the bitter cold in Syria. Reports have confirmed that this winter is one of the coldest recorded to have ever hit the…
Liberal and Progressive Left? Not really
Also read; Segregation and the Useful Idiot Paradigm For quite some time I have been able to observe that people on the political left strongly support the rights of Palestinians, indeed they are anti-war, anti violence, anti oppression and pro freedom - or so I used to think. Indeed I…
Bangladesh: A Declaration of War
"So do not weaken and do not grieve, and you will be superior if you are (true) believers.” It is with sadness and regret that we hear the news of the extrajudicial and unlawful killing of 'Abdul Qader Mullah (Raḥimullah) who was one of the leaders of the largest Islāmic…
Segregation and the Useful Idiot Paradigm
Also read: Liberal & Progressive Left? Not Really Introduction This week a report published last month by Universities UK (UUK), a union representing the nation’s Higher Education institutions, has received fresh criticisms from a new and somewhat surprising type of adversary. They published a report advising universities on procedures pertaining…
Bangladesh on the Brink!
All praise is for Allāh who has sent His Messenger with knowledge and guidance and the true religion so that it may be dominant over all others. And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allāh as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord,…
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Why are new Muslims leaving Islam?
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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…