Mrs Thatcher’s Funeral
Arshad Gamiet/Royal Holloway University of London/19 April /2013 (To hear the audio version of this khutbah, please click here): AG Thatchers Death …
Christians and Muslims: The Other Story
“Wars between Crusaders and Caliphates tell us more about the political rivalry for wealth and power between two civilizations. It tells us nothing about the spiritual connection that has always existed, very strongly, between believing Christians and believing Muslims…”
Compassion and Mercy
Compassion and Mercy Arshad Gamiet/Royal Holloway University of London/1 Feb 2013 (to hear the audio khutbah, please click here:) AG compassion “A-úthu billáhi …
Hijra
The widely used Gregorian calendar is based on the date Christians believe to be the birthday of Prophet Isa Alayhis Salaam, Jesus, peace be upon him. Why then, did the Muslim calendar begin with Al Hijra, the migration of Prophet Muhammad sws from Makka to Madinah?
The “Problem” of Suffering
Some people argue, that if God is Love, if Allah is All Merciful, then why do people suffer? There are so many earthquakes, floods, volcanoes; there’s so much warfare, hunger and disease: Why do innocent men, women and children have to endure unspeakable hardship?
Gibraltar to Granada: What can we learn from 800 years of Islam in Europe?
“If you travel in Southern Spain, from Gibraltar to Granada, you cover about 200 miles of Andalusia. But you also cover
nearly 800 years of Islamic history in the Iberian Peninsula. Those eight centuries were arguably the most dazzling and
beautiful period in the entire history of Europe. Not only did the Muslims of Al-Andalus create the most beautiful
architecture that seemed to defy gravity, and preserve for future generations the knowledge of the ancient Greeks and
Romans, but they also fostered a climate of diversity, of intellectual discourse and debate, of social harmony and
religious tolerance that even today, a millennium later, would be the envy of the world…”
Don’t judge others too harshly
“We like to categorise other people as friends or enemies, good people or bad people. It’s much harder to appreciate the subtle and many faceted aspects of human nature…”