Muslim by choice
Today, I want to draw attention to the our newest brothers and sisters, who have risked so much, and who have endured and are still enduring so much in order to be part of our global Muslim family…
Be Islamic, Don’t Panic
This is a time for us to turn away from life’s many distractions, and to focus ourselves on the main agenda. What does God want from us? What is our particular role in the great cosmic scheme of things? Where should our energies and resources be deployed?
Bombers in our midst
The shocking news that young British Muslims were responsible for the mass murder of innocent civilians in London last week, has hit us all like a tsunami. We are, all of us, still in a state of shock and disbelief…
Elections, New Muslims and New School
Today, there is no shortage of self-styled ‘experts’ who rush to issue fatwas, and who provide an ever-growing list of things that are bid’ah, [innovations] or haraam [forbidden]. If you take all these people seriously…
We must not accept this repression
The application of the Islamic penal code – known by the widely misunderstood term sharia – in Muslim societies is one of the most controversial subjects in the dialogue between the west and the Muslim world…
Restoring balance in our lives
25% – that’s one quarter, of all pregnancies in this country end in abortion clinics. And, of those pregnancies that do actually go full term to childbirth, you will find that 41% of these are illegitimate…
Keeping faith in hard times
Keeping faith in hard times
Eid-al-fitr khutbah 2004
Eid-al-fitr khutbah 2004