This short read explains what tawhid is, and why it is the central theological concept of Islam. Without understanding tawhid, one simply cannot understand Islam in any real or significance sense. It also explains that tawhid isn't meant to be a theological abstraction we merely write or academically talk about. Instead, it is meant to…
Western Muslims: Prophetically-Inspired Voices of Dissent
This is a companion piece to the previous blog I wrote, called: British Muslims & their Strategies for Living in the UK (which can be read here). Here, I will discuss a few of the principles which ought to animate our engagement with wider society and our fellow citizens; and how, in the time honoured…
With the Inbreak of Truth, Comes the Outbreak of Violence
Ibn Mas‘ud - an early convert to Islam, who went on to become one of the most learned scholars from the Prophet's Companions - said of the Prophet ﷺ when the latter sustained an injury during the battle of Uhud: 'I can see myself looking at the Prophet ﷺ as he said about one of the prophets of old…