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Have Their Backs!

By Khalil Moya
“We should never expose the faults of our brothers and sisters; this is a trick of Satan. Backbiting and undermining one another endangers our community….”

Mind Matter

By Raja Zarith Idris, Sulatanah of Johore, Malaysia.
“Every year, friends who are Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs or those without any faith come to our home to celebrate Hari Raya with us. They do so with sincerity and as a mark of respect for one of the most important days in the Muslim calendar. Why should we not reciprocate their kindness, show them the same mark of respect for their religion and wish them the same joy on their holy days of celebration?…”

Helping Muslims in Aleppo and other war zones

By Dr Husni Hammuda
“The people of Syria are like you and me: They had homes, jobs, schools, and suddenly their whole world is turned upside down. No one is there to help them. They deserve our help. Give whatever you can: money, food, clothing: anything that can help restore their dignity, their lives, their safetly…”

Jesus and Mary: Nabi Eesa and Bibi Maryam

By Sheikh Abdul Hamid Lachporia
“Islam does not divorce reason from faith and reason from revelation. It was this union of intellect and faith that resulted in the great achievements of Islamic culture in all the various spheres. ..”

Trust Allah

By Arshad Gamiet
“It’s in a crisis that we show what we’re really made of. When we face a personal calamity, do we panic? Do we resort to desperate actions? Do we throw aside our moral and ethical values? Or do we calmly accept that Allah is testing us. Do we show our complete faith and trust in Allah? Do we do the right thing, even though it may be painful or difficult? This is the acid test. ..”

Mother Hagar: A Black Slave Woman From Mecca Who Still Inspires Millions…

“..how much of this narrative resonates with today’s (predominately) male political and religious leaders across the Muslim world? If these men genuinely held Hagar up as the shining example of piety, patience and resolve that she clearly is, there would not be a glaring discrepancy between Islam’s demand for respect toward black women (indeed all women) and labour workers and how these populations are treated in some Muslim majority countries today.”