“When will it be right to be Muslim and gay?”
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A Date with the Devil
Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA) are inviting people to join their campaign to raise awareness through pamphleting, Facebook and Twitter. Further details can be obtained from http://checkthelabel.org.uk/ Notes: Source; www.islam21c.com Islam21c requests all the readers of this article, and others, to share it on your facebook, twitter, and other platforms…
Al-Tahwiyyah: Pt 10- Beyond Imagination
The author continues introducing Allāh’s description to us. The fact that the author continues to describe Allah affirms the notion that even though we cannot perceive the reality of Allah’s attributes we can understand their meanings. لا تَبْلُغُهُ الأَوْهامُ، وَلا تُدْرِكُهُ الأَفْهامُ، ''No imagination (wahm) can conceive of Him, and…
Al-Tahwiyyah: Pt 9- He Takes Life Without Fear
مُمِيتٌ بـِلا مَخَافَةٍ، بَاعِثٌ بـِلا مَشَقَّةٍ ''He causes death without fear, and He resurrects (the dead) without any effort.'' Such a statement echoes the perfection of Allah’s Lordship over all that exists and lays bare the triviality of everything that is other than Him; truly: ‘There is nothing like unto…
Al-Tahwiyyah: Pt 7 & 8- The Perfect Creator of all – Perfect Life & Perfect Existence
خَالِقٌ بـِلا حَاجَةٍ، رَازِقٌ لَهُمْ بـِلا مُؤْنَةٍ، Pt 7; He creates without need to do so, and provides without any effort (bila mu’nah). Allāh, Exalted is He, created the creation in order that they worship Him. If some refuse to worship Him, His greatness is not diminished in the least,…
Al-Tahwiyyah: Pt 6- The Mighty does not perish or pass away
He does not perish (yafna) or pass away (yabid). لا يَفنى ولا يَبيد، This statement reinforces the previous one, that Allāh is eternal without a beginning nor an end. The belief that Allāh is eternal sits at the heart of our understanding of Allāh as the Lord (rabb) of all.…
Al-Tahwiyyah: Pt5 The Eternal, Everlasting
‘Oh Allāh! You are al-Awwal, for there is nothing before You’. This is the perfect way of ascribing eternity to Allāh, as it is how Allāh Himself asserted it. قديمٌ بلاَ ابتداءٍ، دائمٌ بلا انتهاءٍ، He is Eternal without a beginning, Everlasting without an end. The author gives another description…
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