Helping Orphans and Refugees
By Arshad Gamiet.
“Every orphan should remember that Prophet Muhammad sws was also an orphan. He knew their pain, their loneliness, their vulnerability…”
Taking one life unlawfully…
By Dr Husni Hammuda
“According to the Holy Quran, if you take one human life unlawfully it is as if you have killed all of mankind: and if you save one human life, it is as if you’ve saved all humanity”
Better to pray in the mosque
By Khalil Moya
” Is there anyone else who is offering to prepare a place for us in Jannah? Is there anyone else offering us something better? Is someone offering us something better if we don’t come to the masjid, if we stay away from the masjid? Then why don’t we come? Why do we stay away from the masjid?”
Eidul Fitr Khutbah
By Muzammil H Siddiqi
“If we worship, but others are not safe and secure from our words and our actions, then we have not learned anything from our worship. If we pray and do injustice to others, if we pray and ignore the cries of the poor and those in pain, if we pray and do not care for those who are suffering in our neighborhood and around the world, then our prayers have not done us any good…”
Last Days of Ramadan: How to Reap the Benefits of Spiritual Retreat
By Saddaf Farouqui
“…periodic social isolation from society in order to become closer to Allah, especially during youth, is not a totally unheard of phenomenon in Islam. At certain times, such as the last third of Ramadan, it has actually been encouraged by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).”
Srebrenica, 7/7 and the Night of Power
by Arshad Gamiet
“We should constantly beware of the satanic forces that lurk in the darkest corners of the human heart. Whenever a man degrades his fellow man, he also dehumanises himself…”
Advice to students doing exams
By Dr Husni Hammuda
“Don’t panic, don’t drink too much caffeine, don’t try to do in a few hours what you couldn’t do all year…. Do get a good night’s sleep; get up to pray Fajr on time; take a shower; wear clean clothes; arrive early; take time to read the questions carefully; say your prayers and start writing your exams with the full confidence that Allah will help you to do well…”
Earthquakes and Boat-People: natural and man-made disasters
By Arshad Gamiet
“Whenever you degrade another person, you also dehumanise yourself. Every human being has a ruuh, a soul, a ‘breath of Allah’ inspired within them. You cannot humiliate anyone without offending Allah, and without losing something of your own humanity in the process…”