“When will it be right to be Muslim and gay?”
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“We only die once” – Turkey’s Call to Arms to protect Jerusalem
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Beware of Suspicion
Abū Hurairah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) said that the Messenger of Allāh (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) said: "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the greatest falsehood. Do not try to find fault with one another, do not spy on one another, do not vie with one another, do not envy…
Thank You, Mr Ware. And Sorry.
Panorama’s episode aired on BBC on Monday 22nd of November 2010 entitled ‘British schools, Islamic rules’ was unfair, biased, irresponsible and factually inaccurate1. That the report was presented by John Ware comes as no surprise to the Muslim community. While raising concerns about segregation, the program did nothing to increase…
Mukhtasar Sirah al-Nabi Chapter 5
He was white skinned, having a reddish tinge. His eyes were large with jet black pupils and his hair straight. His hair reached the lobes of his ears, he had a thick beard and had a fine line of hair extending from his chest to navel His (SAW) physical features…
Mukhtasar Sirah al-Nabi Chapter 6 (Final)
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Turning to the Qur’an in Times of Tribulation
The murder of a family member causes great unrest in one's heart. And indeed the death of a small animal is sufficient for an individual to remember the return to their Lord. Upon the idea of the creation of mankind, the Angels were disturbed because of the potential level of…
Mukhtasar Sirah al-Nabi Chapter 3
He married her at the age of twenty-five and she remained with him to see the day that Allāh, Mighty and Magnificent, commissioned him. She was a truthful and sincere partner... His Uncles and Aunts He (SAW) had eleven uncles: al-Hārith who was the oldest son of `Abdu’l-Muţţalib and it…
Mukhtasar Sirah al-Nabi Chapter 2
At the age of forty, Allāh honoured him with His grace and commissioned him to convey His message. Jibrīl (AS) came to him while he was in the cave of Hirā, a mountain in Mecca. He then remained in Mecca for thirteen years, some say fifteen years and others ten,…
Exhortation To Myself
Point not at others, but rather at yourself...
Mukhtasar Sirah al-Nabi
All praise and thanks are due to Allāh, Creator of the heavens and the earth, and light and darkness, gatherer of mankind for the final judgment so that the righteous may attain success and the wretched may attain misery. I testify that none has the right to be worshipped save…
Linking Repentance to the Need for Allah
This article is part of a free translation of al-Iftqar ila Allah, Lubb al-‘Ubudiyyah by Ahmad al-Suwayan. Following on from the previous article which details the veneration that believers should have for divine commandments. One of the best explanations of repentance is one offered by al-Ghazālī, ‘It is a fire raging in…
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