Muslim by choice
Today, I want to draw attention to the our newest brothers and sisters, who have risked so much, and who have endured and are still enduring so much in order to be part of our global Muslim family…
Be Islamic, Don’t Panic
This is a time for us to turn away from life’s many distractions, and to focus ourselves on the main agenda. What does God want from us? What is our particular role in the great cosmic scheme of things? Where should our energies and resources be deployed?
Bombers in our midst
The shocking news that young British Muslims were responsible for the mass murder of innocent civilians in London last week, has hit us all like a tsunami. We are, all of us, still in a state of shock and disbelief…
Elections, New Muslims and New School
Today, there is no shortage of self-styled ‘experts’ who rush to issue fatwas, and who provide an ever-growing list of things that are bid’ah, [innovations] or haraam [forbidden]. If you take all these people seriously…
Restoring balance in our lives
25% – that’s one quarter, of all pregnancies in this country end in abortion clinics. And, of those pregnancies that do actually go full term to childbirth, you will find that 41% of these are illegitimate…
A Failure of Leadership
We Muslims suffer a collective failure of leadership: From Muslim homelands, to our Muslim minorities in West. Our role model, Prophet Muhammad sws gave us leadership at every level: Individual, family, community, nation and civilization…
Walk the Walk
We Muslims in Britain have a simple choice. Should we leave the hate-merchants and Islamophobes to set the agenda, to rubbish the good name of our faith? Should we, by our silence, allow them to make us outcasts in this country?
Remembering Allah, and our Neighbourly Duties
It is especially important these days, when life has become so frenetic, so full of countless distractions. We’re all caught up in the daily rush to get to work…