With everyone offering their opinion about what Islam is really about, with even far-right voices cashing in on the furore, Muslims are in danger of allowing the essential message of their religion to be drowned out in all the hullabaloo. And while it’s not always easy to essentialize the faith, to sort out Islamic principles…
While We Question Charlie, Let’s Question Ourselves Too!
While righteous anger when the Prophet ﷺ is mocked or insulted is integral to faith, we Muslims need to invest greater efforts into adhering to the actual obligations and duties instated by faith - be it in our acts or worship; our ethics and behaviour; our relationships; or our social contracts and transactions. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'All my followers…
British Muslims & their Strategies for Living in the UK
In H.G. Wells’ The Sleeper Awakes, Graham, a troubled insomniac in 1890s England, falls into a sleep-like trance that he does not awake from for over two hundred years. When he finally does come out of his slumber, he awakens to a world with wondrous technological trappings, yet staggering social injustice and growing unrest. Horrified…
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…