“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
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Three Types of Hearts
Because the heart is described as possessing life or death, it is classified into three types: The First: The Correct and Sound Heart. This is the truthful and secure (salīm) heart; the only type of heart that its owner can bring to Allāh which will rescue him on the Day…
Eid Al Fitr Quiz
We wish you a Eid Mubarak on Sunday 19th August 2012 from the Islam21c Team. Try your hand at our Eid Al Fitr quiz.
Assess Yourself!
Tuba for the person who wants to be just to himself for the sake of His Lord and recognises his ignorance, the great deficiency in his actions, his own shortcomings, his transgression of His rights, and his oppression in his daily affairs. Hence, if Allāh takes him to account for…
Duality and Balance – Musings of a Muslim Scientist
“And of everything we have created pairs that you may be mindful” Words fail me when I attempt to describe the impact this verse of the Qur’ān alone has had on my thoughts in the past few months. I have pondered it whilst standing, sitting and laying down and yet…
This is Terror
So the people of Britain have finally learned the true meaning of the word ‘terror’. For almost a decade, the government and the media have expended enormous efforts to attempt to teach us to be afraid, to have fear, to be terrorised. Widely publicised pre-dawn raids, hyperbolic statements of the…
The London Riots
The past few days has seen riots take place, not only in London, but across many major British cities. Although the source of the mayhem was actually a peaceful demonstration in the London borough of Tottenham, what followed was not a united front against alleged police brutality and institutional racism…
Thinking Through the Riots
All riots have ‘preconditions’ and ‘precipitants’ wrote Nick Jewson two decades ago and it is an attempt to try and discover these that is needed, as well as the need to curb the excesses witnessed on the streets of London these past few days. The latter is the immediate concern…
Tarawih Recitation: A message to all Imams
Imāms should respect the Qur’ān when leading the Tarāwīḥ Prayer The greatest favour bestowed upon humanity is the revelation of the Qur’ān as it is the only way human beings can be in continuous touch with their Creator. People can easily measure their level of attachment to their Lord by…
Moon-sighting: Providing a Clarification [video]
A lecture discussing moon-sighting by Shaykh Haitham al-Haddad Read the article This lecture has been divided into 7 parts. Total time is 64 mins 20 secs {tab=1} Part 1 (9 min 33 secs) {youtube}txlk4iF_3T0{/youtube} {tab=2} Part 2 (9 min 59 secs) {youtube}NYAnQTe6YXc{/youtube} {tab=3} Part 3 (9 mins 45 secs) {youtube}ac1Dkmcoidc{/youtube}…
Ramadan Quiz
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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…
