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Building Good Character, Page 12

Media martyrs and symbolic resistance

By Dr Omar Suleiman

The brave journalists who report from Palestine are being targeted. Many have been killed.  We must not allow the suffering of Gaza to be forgotten. We must keep the issue alive. We must continue to support them in their hour of need. Keep protesting against the injustice.

Gaza crisis : holding your faith in these difficult situations

By Dr Hossam Roushdi

There are many lessons for us from Gaza today. The courageous people of Gaza are showing remarkable courage and faith in Allah. They have no armies, navies or air forces to help them. They are all alone, yet are winning over the hearts and minds of so many non-Muslims around the world.

Gaza – the severe tribulation

By Essam Mahgoub

“Every tribulation in life is a test from Allah. The greater the test, the greater the reward. That is why the highest places in Al Jannah Firidaws are reserved for the Prophets, the martyrs and the doers of good deeds. We should remember this regarding the crisis in Gaza. Those thousands who have died in Gaza are already in Paradise, where they will remain forever…”

Patience and steadfastness in adversity

by Musab Haroun

Throughout the eventful history of Islam, Muslims have drawn inspiration from the Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah, especially in times of hardship. Those examples are beautifully described in this khutbah by our youngest khaṭīb.

Pious, Purposeful Progeny

by Zakariya Gangat
Khutbah at Cambridge Central Mosque, UK
All believing Muslims pray that Allah should give them children who are ‘the coolness of the eyes’ and they seek Allah’s grace to lead those who are correctly guided. ‘Pious, purposeful progeny’ sums up the topic of this very important khutbah. It’s all the more appropriate now that the summer holidays have ended, and the new academic year begins…

Our wider society needs us and our Islam

By Omar Medani

We Muslim should not be anxious or apologetic about our faith, nor should we be arrogant, harsh and judgemental. Islam has the best answer to the problems out there. We have a duty to engage with our neighbours in a courteous and helpful manner. We must show them by our personal example, how Islam can be their salvation, in this life and in the hereafter…

Looking to Prophet Muhammad sws as a role model

By Musab Asghar

Looking for a role model is part of our primordial nature. As children, we model our behaviour on our parents, As we grow into adulthood, we constantly seek heroes and role models to imitate. What better role model is there, than Allah’s last Messenger, sws? The Quran describes him as “the most excellent example,” ‘uswatul hasanah’

Lessons from Nabī Ibrāhīm alayhis salām

By Shaykh Hasan Elwan
So many of the du’ahs in the Qur’an we have learned from the great-grandfather of the Prophets, Nabi Ibrahim, Alayhis salaam. He taught us the essence of monotheism, Tawheed: complete and joyous surrender to the Will of Allah. As forgetful creatures, we must practice dhikr as a means of keeping Allah in mind at all times..