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New PDF Download: Islam’s Five Big Life Questions
Here is a concise 19 page booklet that addresses five of life’s most key questions and presents Islam’s response to each. It addresses themes such as who we are, where we come from, why we are here, and how we should live, it is an excellent summary of the Islamic worldview and how we can articulate… Continue reading
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Free PDF Download Page Added
This is something I’ve intended to do for a long while now, to add a dedicated page for some of the free booklets and papers that I have written or translated. The menu bar now includes the Books & Papers page. The first of these books is called: Footprints on the Sands of Time, and… Continue reading
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Salafism Reconsidered
Salafism Reconsidered is a forthcoming publication from the Jawziyyah Press & Turath Publishing, which we hope will be available for purchase between mid to late July, inshallah. The book explores the beliefs, practices and claims of contemporary Salafism across forty-two chapters, four appendices, and 372 pages, and asks if today’s Salafism actually represents the path… Continue reading
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Lessons for Grief from the Life of Jacob, peace be upon him
In perhaps its deepest look at sorrow, endurance and hope, the Qur’an tells us in the bittersweet story of the Prophet Jacob and his immense grief over the loss of Joseph; peace be upon them both: And he turned away from them saying: ‘How great is my grief for Joseph!’ And his eyes turned white… Continue reading
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Islam is A Corrective Religion
Let me start by explaining what I mean by the title. What do I mean by Islam being ‘corrective’? The answer is something about which no two Muslims will disagree. Islam being a corrective religion simply means that an essential aspect of Islam as din, or way of life, is that it was sent by… Continue reading
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The ‘Dream’ World v. the Real World
FOR MUSLIMS, WHILE this world is a theatre of joy and an arena of responsibilities, it is primarily a place of preparation for what is to come. What we believe, say and do here has ultimate consequences for what happens to us in the Final Judgement and the life after which follows. Given the immediacy… Continue reading
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Ten Principles of Politics in Islam
If Muslim political engagement isn’t to be ungodly or Machiavellian, what are the core Revealed principles that must lie at the heart of our political outlook and actions? Or is politics always unethical and unclean such that those trying to traverse the path of taqwa should steer clear of it? And do specific political events… Continue reading
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Offer Hope Amidst the Meaninglessness and Despair
In one of those quirks of history, a feature of today’s Britain is its quietly declining Christianity now offset by a conspicuous and vibrantly growing Islam. But Muslims find themselves in a country; in fact, a continent, in an acute crisis of modernity and inner emptiness. Britain no longer has God. So beneath the surface… Continue reading
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Politics or Da‘wah? A Short Reflection
This is a short reflection on the question of whether we Muslims of Britain should be focused more on da’wah or on politics, or could we (or should we) do both in equal measure? The reflection starts with three texts to consider: one verse, one hadith, and a scholarly saying. The post itself is based… Continue reading
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The Best Deed After the Obligations
Ibn Taymiyyah wrote: ‘As to what you asked about concerning the best of acts after the obligations, this varies in accordance with people’s differing abilities and what is suitable for their time. Therefore it is not possible to furnish a comprehensive, detailed answer for each individual.’1 I. Unlike obligatory actions which must be carried out… Continue reading