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Editors, Page 93

Fitna: the hardship that purifies us

By Dr Hossam Roushdi
“Life is full of tests. Allah tests us with Fitna, which is like a crucible, a purifying fire, that separates truth from falsehood, just like the furnace separates the dross, the slag from pure gold.”

Stop blaming others!

By Arshad Gamiet
“… did you know that we Muslims are only 3 percent of the British population, but we are 10 percent of the prison population? And did you know that in one of the Women’s prisons in London, Muslim women number 30 percent, that’s nearly one third of the total?

Why Allah allows suffering

“The poet, Jalaluddin Rumi said that “Suffering is a gift. In it is a hidden mercy.” Suffering teaches us patience, sabr, and it also teaches us Ridhaa, which is total reliance on Allah, and a serene acceptance of whatever Allah decrees…” To read on, please click on the picture above.

Karen Armstrong: “There is nothing in Islam that is more violent than Christianity”

““Terrorism has nothing to do with Muhammad, any more than the Crusades had anything to do with Jesus. There is nothing in Islam that is more violent than Christianity. All religions have been violent, including Christianity. There was nothing in the Muslim world like antisemitism: that is an import of the modern period. They got it from us…”

A brief introduction to Islam, and the Prophet Muhammad (sws)

By Arshad Gamiet
“Six hundred years before Magna Carta limited the power of kings, Prophet Muhammad delivered his final sermon on the plain of Arafat during the Hajj. It was a remarkable speech for its time. It set down human rights and responsibilities that are still found wanting today, long after Magna Carta and despite the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. ..”

On the road to Islam or Nifaq (hypocrisy)?

By Khalil Moya
“Find your backbone. Don’t be afraid to be different. Establish Islam in your family, in yourself, in your heart. Don’t just be a good Muslims in the masjid and something else outside…”