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Education: The Difference Between Freedom & Slavery
Frederick Douglass, the infamous runaway slave who became a strong orator of the abolitionist movement, highlights in his autobiography a moment during his youth when he lived with his master’s brother’s family.…
The Western suffering from the denied revelation
I often sit in Islamic lectures and realise the concepts are familiar but the language is not. I do not mean Arabic instead of English rather the starting point for understanding concepts…
“I have pardoned every Muslim who has harmed me.”
When the life of Shaykh al-Islām Ibnu Taymiyyah is discussed the focus, many a time, is on the dimensions of his knowledge, his flawless memory, his Jihād, his enjoining of good and…
Being true to yourself
"To thine own self be true" Words from Shakespeare's famous play Hamlet. This is Polonius's last piece of advice to his son Laertes, who is in a hurry to get on the…
We drowned first. Then he did.
Read & share today's latest article - Exclusive; Following Syrian Refugees in Hungary For the past few months, heart-wrenching images have been reaching us in succession. Images of corpses which the waves of the sea…
The Muslim Business: An Overlooked Da’wah Opportunity
The Muslim Business: An Overlooked Da'wah Opportunity Today, as I walked into my prospective client's office, I wondered to myself if my client—whom I respectfully refer to as Uncle—would remember today's meeting. Uncle…
Where does the Sun go after it sets?
The previous verses spoke of how land, pertaining to place (Makān) is under the full power and control of Allah as He resurrects it from a state of barrenness to bring…
How to die a good death
The A to Z of Death Part 2 Click here for part 1 | Click here for part 3 Wanting to die Suicide is strictly prohibited in Islām and is unanimously counted amongst…
Death – No One Can Escape
The A to Z of Death Part 1 Click here for part 2 | Click here for part 3 It is reported that one of the great scholars and ascetics of the past, Yazīd…
Ramadan was a reflection of who you really are
All praise be to Allāh and may our salāh and salām be upon the Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam). It is sad to see just how easily we can slip…