Mawlid: What does it mean, to love our Prophet Muhammad sws?
“Mawlid: to celebrate or not to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet sws? This question has been debated for centuries. What’s really …
For the love of the Prophet sws
By Shaykh Jibril Alao
Allah’s Chosen One, our beloved Prophet Muhammad sws had a radiant beauty that shone inwardly and outwardly. Anyone who saw him would be awestruck by his presence. We must do our best to copy his immaculate behaviour, so that we can bring something of his luminous character to our troubled times…
Jumaa Khutbah at the Jurgens Centre: Some lessons from the recent petrol panic
By Dr Salman Butt
“Are we simply animals competing for space and resources, or are we here for a higher purpose? Islam calls on us to fulfil the needs of others, to put the wellbeing of others before our own needs…” Please watch this inspiring and informative khutbah.
Protecting our EMAAN and how we should respond to people who have doubts about Islam or leave Islam.
“This khutbah addresses some of the most important issues we face today. How do we defend Islam? How do we help those whose faith is weak, and who are about to leave Islam? What is the proper Islamic way of dealing with these vital issues?”
Jumaa Khutbah at the Jurgens Centre
By Sheikh Omar Abdur Rahman, UK
“This khutbah explains the crucial importance we must give to our innermost state: Our hearts. Not the physical heart that pumps blood through the body, but the spiritual heart, the Qalb, which is the locus of our personality. it is the seat of our emotions and desires. It must be kept sound and pure at all times…”
The meaning of Purity
By Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“The Prophet ﷺ said “Purity is half of faith, and the praise of Allah fills the scale. Glorification and praise fill up what is between the heavens and the earth. Prayer is a light, charity is proof, and patience is illumination. The Quran is a proof for you or against you. All people go out early in the morning and sell themselves, either setting themselves free or ruining themselves.”
In this Friday Sermon, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad elucidates the meaning of purity in all its forms – from the purity of words and actions to the purity of our body as well as our inward & outward states.
Haya’ (modesty) is the defining character of Islam
By Shaykh Hasan Elwan
“If we must correct someone, never shame them.
We should always gently remind each other that some behaviours are dishonourable, beneath the noble conduct befitting a follower of Islam…”
Show mercy to enjoy mercy
By Arshad Gamiet
“Events in Afghanistan are unfolding rapidly. The whole world is waiting to see what happens next. Will there be more bloodshed, revenge, and waves of refugees fleeing for safety? Or will there be a different outcome, one that stops the violence and brings a new era of peace and reconciliation in that troubled land?
Fourteen and a half centuries ago, our beloved Prophet Muhammad sws entered the gates of Makkah as a conqueror. But he entered without violence. He forgave his enemies. He conquered their hearts instead…”