Reflections on the Hajj
Hajj is not only a journey through geography and history. It is perhaps most importantly, an inward journey to our own centre, to the human heart. Not the physical heart that pumps blood through our veins…
The Importance of Jumu’ah prayers
The Importance of Jumu'ah prayers
Education as Ta’dib: Cultivating Compassion
Education as Ta'dib: Cultivating Compassion
Exploring the Character of Prophet Muhammad: 1
Allah revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (s) that life in this world is not the only life. It is not but a very small fraction of a continuum into the eternal life after we depart from this world…
Turning hate into inspiration
At the same time I must state very clearly that we Muslims should never, ever become defensive and adopt a ‘victim’ culture. We should not become victims and think and act like victims…
End of Ramadhan 2006
Through human error and human tampering, adding their own gospels, the Divine Word had been compromised. The pure monotheism taught by those great prophets, Moses and Jesus, was all but lost. It was time to put matters right…
The Onslaught on British Muslims
Politicians and media have turned a debate about integration into an ugly drumbeat of hysteria against British Muslims
Jack Straw has unleashed a storm of prejudice and intensified division
Singling out women who wear the niqab as an obstacle to the social integration of Muslims is absurd and dangerous