Science is very good at telling us how things work, but the why part is another matter. Programmes on science and astronomy, and David Attenborough’s award winning natural history films tell us about the fragile, complex relationships that sustain life on our planet. But they don’t tell us why we’re here…
Every time we recite Sura Fatiha, we begin by thanking and praising and glorifying Allah, not because he needs praise and glory, but because we are so forgetful, we need to remind ourselves of Allah’s greatness and irresistible power…
Time, your most precious asset
Every time we put our heads on the ground in sujood, we become like lightning rods that connect heaven and earth. We …
The intolerance and violence we see today is not part of the Prophetic Sunnah, it’s not part of our noble heritage. And …
Nabi Isa, Prophet Jesus said, “Do unto others what you would have them do unto you”. Six centuries later, Prophet Muhammad sws said, “A believer is not truly a believer until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself”…
Perhaps this could be the epitaph of the traditional Islamic world. Many Muslims still adhere to [some] aspects of the Qur’anic message; but there seem to be whole sections of the revelation which we read, formally, but fail to digest…
Knowledge and the University of Life
