Currently browsing category

Building Good Character, Page 110

Reflections on the Hajj

Hajj is not only a journey through geography and history. It is perhaps most importantly, an inward journey to our own centre, to the human heart. Not the physical heart that pumps blood through our veins…

Exploring the Character of Prophet Muhammad: 1

Allah revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (s) that life in this world is not the only life. It is not but a very small fraction of a continuum into the eternal life after we depart from this world…

Turning hate into inspiration

At the same time I must state very clearly that we Muslims should never, ever become defensive and adopt a ‘victim’ culture. We should not become victims and think and act like victims…

End of Ramadhan 2006

Through human error and human tampering, adding their own gospels, the Divine Word had been compromised. The pure monotheism taught by those great prophets, Moses and Jesus, was all but lost. It was time to put matters right…

Muslim Youth Today: Challenges Ahead

You are also very special in the sight of Allah, because you can see that there are problems our community, there are problems in our country and in the wide world around us, and you are determined to make a change…

Scoring Goals and Setting Goals

Britain today is a country of many cultures. We speak different languages and our parents have come from many different parts of the world. Yet I am sure each one of us is likely to have some burning ambition…