The Pursuit of Happiness
By Zakarya Gangat
Cambridge Central Mosque
What brings us lasting happiness? This khutbah explains your elusive search for happiness that isn’t just a fleeting experience, but a joyfulness that lasts.
What Jesus means to me as a Muslim
By Omar Suleiman
“It is not an exaggeration to say that I could not be a Muslim without believing in Jesus. Islam has six articles of faith: belief in God, the angels, the divinely revealed scriptures, the messengers of God, the day of judgment and divine decree. To disbelieve in any one of those articles of faith is to disbelieve in Islam, and to reject any messenger of God (from Adam to Noah, Abraham to Moses, Jesus to Muhammad) is to reject Islam.”
Why do we believe in what we believe?
By Dr Omar Medani
“It’s not enough to be only emotionally attached to Islam. We must also be intellectually convinced that we are following the right religion. Emotion combined with reason becomes a passionate, powerful combination. This is how we can convince our children, future generations and our neighbours in the wider society…”
Violence against women is condemned
“Every life is precious; the murder of countless innocent women like Sarah Everard or Sabina Nessa demands that we all take action now- by embracing equality, overcoming hatred and showing respect to ALL women whether they be our beloved mothers, sisters, darling wives or loving daughters…”
Modernity and Compulsory Schooling: Theft of Children’s Minds?
By Abu Aaliyah
“So all in all, Islamic education – at its root – is about growing in beauty as a person; as a believer; as a worshipper of God. At its heart is the imparting of meaning. Both Muslim parents, and Muslim teachers in Muslim schools, must understand that if home-schooling or Muslims schools are to be real alternatives to state schools, they cannot follow the very same paradigm of schooling chiefly in terms of job prospects…”
A child’s death that kills us all
By Dr Uthman Lateef
“Pitiless, they continued a campaign of merciless indifference as they starved him, poisoned him with salt, and subjected him to prolonged periods of beatings and other punishments. Terrified of the stepmother who murdered him, Arthur’s grandmother recalls that the six-year-old burst into tears when he found out his stepmother was in the car to pick him up and asked: ‘Grandma, can I stay with you?’[3] The torturers on the other hand were indifferent to their abuse, relishing food and ice cream whilst the boy suffered in agony.”
Tafsir of Quran by Dr Husni Hammuda
Dr Husni Hammuda is the Muslim Chaplain at the University of Surrey, England. He has offered weekly tafsir lessons on selected verses of the Quran. These videos are now available on YouTube.
How do you explain Allah’s Mercy in a world of suffering?
By Dr Hossam Roushdi
Our news headlines are full of crises: War, flood and famine: natural disasters and man-made disasters. The atheists mockingly ask: Where is God in all this? If God is All Merciful, why is this allowed to happen? This khutbah offers some interesting answers.