Tag Archives: HEALTH

The airwaves have been buzzing recently as Hajj Ride has taken off, leaving Muslims across the UK and even further afield curious. But what exactly is Hajj Ride?

1. Is it permissible to break the Ramaḍān fast in order to perform better in public exams? Fasting in Ramaḍān is one of the pillars of Islām. It is a unique act of worship which Allāh linked closely to Himself ...

Dr Shafiul Amin distils 20 practical health tips for you to make the most out of this Ramadan...

Advice to parents with children who are fasting this Ramadān

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA),[1] has today confirmed that it has granted a clinic in Newcastle the first license to carry out a controversial IVF treatment to create a so-called “three-parent baby”. It is the first to get ...

A new study published in the famous journal Cell yesterday has shown that the pancreas can be triggered to regenerate itself through a type of fasting diet.[1] The organ normally helps regulate blood sugar levels, and can cause diabetes when ...

The Prophet (sallAllāhu ‘alayhī wasallam) said, “Moderation, moderation! Through this will you attain your goal!” This statement encourages us to be moderate in worship in a way that avoids both extremes of excess and deficiency. It is for this reason ...

Sat on the sofa, we watched as grainy green night vision footage interspersed the almost still image of Baghdad’s horizon being lit up with a seemingly never ending procession of aerial bombardment. Operation “Shock and Awe” had begun in earnest. ...

ʿUmar b. Al-Khaṭṭāb (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) once met a man with a protruding stomach. When he questioned about it he answered that it was a blessing from Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā). ʿUmar (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) corrected him by saying that ...

In the previous article we discussed the virtues of preparing for Ḥajj. However the advice learnt should be applied to our daily lives. In this article we discuss how we can incorporate these lessons into our lives to make a ...