Signs of the Last Day
If you hold a sapling in your hand when the Last Hour approaches, go ahead and plant that sapling…(Hadith)
Mu’min and Kafir: Negotiating Shared Space
http://www.marcmanley.com/mumin-and-kafir-negotiating-shared-space/
Lessons from North Africa
“Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come. Today in North Africa and the Middle East, Freedom is the idea, and it’s unstoppable…….”
The Importance of Relationships
“Muslims are told that life is a gift, that everything we have is a gift, on loan, on trust. We have an awesome responsibility to discharge that trust faithfully. So, instead living in a ‘me’ centred universe, instead of banging on about our rights and demanding more and more, we should be taking responsibility: taking responsibility for ourselves, for our families, taking responsibility for our communities…”
Resisting Opressors
EM resisting oppressors
The Jewish school where half the pupils are Muslim
“In Johannesburg, we have Jewish schools, but they’re 100 per cent Jewish, so we were a bit shocked when we first came here. But the integration works so well. It’s clearly the way to go in today’s world. My son is eight and has loads of Muslim friends.”
Understanding Shariah
Khutbah OG Understanding Shariah
Gandhi and Islam
“Muhammad was a great Prophet. He was brave and feared no man but God alone. He was never found to say one thing and do another. He acted as he felt. The Prophet was a Faqir, he could have commanded wealth if he had so desired. I shed tears when I read of the privations, he, his family and companions suffered voluntarily. How can a truth-seeker like me help respect one whose mind was constantly fixed on God, who ever walked in God’s fear and who had boundless compassion for mankind.”