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Islam and the Environment

By Imam Noor Salie “The World Is Moving Into A Water Stress Era. Water Tables Are Falling In Almost Every Country That Irrigates Underground Water. Farmers Are Losing Water To The Ever Growing Cities. Glaciers Are Melting Faster Than Expected Due To Global Warming Which Results In Mountain Peoples’ Reduction In Their Water Supply. Underground Water Becomes Contaminated Due To Mining Activities In Many Areas….”

Die before you die

“Remove your lower desires from your heart, purify your heart and make your innermost desires and thoughts transparent…”

Meet Australia’s Muslim Power Couple

“Aly expresses his spirituality “by bringing his faith invisibly to bear on politics, ethics and matters of public interest.” He says the couple embody the “two great traditions within Islam; the “hardnosed, intellectual, critical” side, as well as the “deeply prayerful and hospitable” side.”