Currently browsing category

Articles, Page 34

The way ahead for Western Muslims, by Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool

“How can Muslims in Britain adopt “British values” and yet be faithful to the core tenets of Islam? Is it possible? are there any contradictions?

South Africa’s Ambassador to the USA, Ebrahim Rasool, draws lessons from his many years as an activist in the anti-Apartheid struggle to advise the Muslim Council of Britain on the way ahead. ..”

Prophetic respect for Christians and Jews

By Ibrahim H Malabari
“Given that Prophet Muhammad’s followers believe in all of the earlier prophets (peace be upon all of them), they never defamed or degraded them. (Contemporary hostilities between Muslims and Jews are based not on anti-Semitic Islamic teachings, but on the politics of occupation and resistance in the Holy Land.)

Playing at religion: Wearing ideological blinders

By Irshad Hussain.
“… what religion is meant to do – to bind men to God and thus unfold for them a perspicacious and penetrating insight, An insight that is necessary if society is to apply revelation to one’s era in the most beneficial way possible – an insight that promotes the growth of knowledge across all fields, that leads to spiritual depth, and human connectedness …”

The blessed Night of Power

By Dr Habib Siddiqi
“Because of its merit, the Prophet (S) used to exert himself greatly during Laylatul-Qadr. He would spend the nights in worship. The Prophet (S) said: “Whoever stands (in prayer) in Laylatul Qadr out of Iman (faith) and seeking reward then his previous sins are forgiven.” [Bukhari and Muslim]…£