Asim Qureshi

Human Rights lawyer and co-Director of Cageprisoners.

Syed Haider

A PhD candidate at SOAS and English teacher.

Reflections on Ramadan

It is well established in Islam that eeman is not simply a conviction of the heart – what in normative terms would be classified as belief. Rather actions are an integral part of eeman and, as Hasan Al-Basri wrote, ‘belief…is that which settles in the heart and is confirmed by…

The Tale of Eid

  When the Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) migrated to Medina to establish the Islamic state under which different cultures live, he saw that the people of Medina celebrated two days upon which he immediately announced that Allah has gifted them something better: the day of ‘Eid al-Fitr (after…

Dr Osman Ahmed

Why are new Muslims leaving Islam?

“I don’t know if you can help me; I don’t even know where to start. My life is a mess. I’ve been a Muslim for 5 years and each Ramadan instead of increasing in my emaan, I question whether I can continue living as a Muslim. The loneliness I have…

Peaking at the Last Ten

  As we enter the last ten days and nights of Ramadan for this year, the following is a short reminder of how significant the last third of Ramadan is and why any opportunity to increase one’s quantity and quality of worship should be seized. Ai’shah, may Allah be pleased…

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Asif Uddin

Assistant to Head of Development | MRDF Asif read a Masters at Brunel University and has spent time studying Islamic subjects in Mauritania, Egypt and Qatar. He gives weekly circles on Islamic creed and Qur’anic exegesis. Asif’s main work in MRDF revolves around the Sabeel project which focuses on developing…