The subject of Ramadhan and UK school exams has been brewing for a few years now in anticipation of this year’s cohort in May/June 2016, and for the next 5-6 years where the Holy Month of Fasting will occur at the same time as exams and/or revision for those exams….
If our heads weren’t hurting enough over the Islamic debate on whether smoking cigarettes is makrūh, harām or death itself, along comes another pain in the backside: e-cigarettes. The modern e-cigarette comes in a few different forms such as an e-pen, e-pipe, e-hookah etc and are known collectively as electronic…
The majority of Muslims – from all of our theological persuasions and different legal schools of thought – know very well from the authentic narrations of our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ how to recognise the khawārij and similar extremists. Yet governments and security agencies around the worlds couldn’t make a greater…
I guess you could react in a number of ways when you see an outrageous photo like this: sadness, fear and bad memories if you have yourself been a victim of domestic violence disappointment that I (AE) would use such a photo and article “to make an issue out of…
The war Took mama’s arm and three walls of our little blue house. The journey Took five chocolate bars and my favourite doll, And now I see purple blisters on baba’s feet and-at night- Tear streaks on mama’s cheeks. On the way we play a game where each gate is…
You wake up to two text messages. The first says, “My beloved father has passed away”, and the second says, “We’ve had a beautiful baby girl!” Sadness, tears, send condolences. That’s then followed by joy, smiles, send congratulations. Close the phone. You go to the Masjid. The Imam asks everyone…
في الطفل السوري The Syrian Child عجِبتُ للبحرِ إذ يُلقيكَ مُنفرِدا … ويرحلُ الموجُ عن جَنْبَيكَ مُبتعِدا I was amazed at the ocean that left you like that. All alone. Even the waves have departed far from your side أخالهُ واجماً من هولِ صدْمَتِهِ … أو…
I feel reluctant to be talking about fiqh and adab and sensitivity issues when we have such a tragic backdrop of the deaths of hundreds of thousands on land and sea fleeing from al-Assad and the Syrian Regime. Our thoughts should be focused on overcoming the pain of the graphic photos and…
It is narrated by Bukhāri and Muslim that ‘Abdullah b. Mas‘ud (radhyAllāhu ‘anhu) said: It is as if I am looking right now at the Prophet (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) speaking about one of the prophets from before, who is assaulted by his people leaving him bleeding. He…
