The REAL Position of Women in Islam – What the Media don’t want You to Know
Assalaamu-Alaykum – Peace be Upon you
Whether you are a Muslim or a non-Muslim, I’m sure everybody’s either heard or read this before; that Islam is a religion which oppresses women.
Or you may have heard or read that Islam doesn’t give women equal rights, etc, etc…..and the list goes on.
One thing in common with all these [...]
To Your Heart’s Content
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Contentment. Happiness. Success.
It seems that the three words I have mentioned above are interchangeable in what they describe and in what they define.
You could say that if one is successful, then that success will lead to happiness which in turn will lead to contentment in life. However, if that is [...]
My Amazing Journey – Hajj 2009 – Part 2
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Continuing now with the second part of my Hajj 2009 recap and also the long-awaited photos that have now been uploaded.
Day 1
So off we went after Fajr Salaah on the first day of Hajj. Before Fajr, we got up early and made the necessary arrangements to get into the state [...]
Too Many Questions
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So the BNP appeared recently on Question Time on the BBC – and as well as his outlandish and disgusting theories and views of which we are more aware of than he thinks, the whole country is also now in uproar debating whether or not Nick Griffin should have been allowed on [...]
Getting Ready for Hajj – Weekend Seminar
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After last weekend’s Hajj gathering at Dewsbury Markaz, alhumdulillah (all Praise belongs to Allah) there is another one this weekend in Batley.
It features many of our area’s prominent Ulema (young and old!) and promises to add that little bit more for people like me (!) in the way of PowerPoint [...]
Islam and Climate Change – Blog Action Day 2009 Special
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To realise the Greatness of Allah we really don’t have to look far, time and time we hear the Scholars say to see Allah’s Greatness look at the sun, the sky, the trees, his animals and you will see Allah’s Greatness. You see, Allah has created such a beautiful world [...]
One for the Hajjis
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Insha-Allah (with the Will of Allah) I hope to be one of the millions making the Pilgrimage this year to the House of Allah. The ‘Journey of a Lifetime’ awaits and I can’t wait until I am there, standing up and being counted by Allah with cries of ‘Labbaik!’ (’I [...]
Hayatus Sahaba – The Lives of the Sahaba – The Evening Sessions at Zakaria Masjid
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Alhumdulillah (all Praise belongs to Allah) I’ve got to be one of the luckiest people in the world – or at least in West Yorkshire!
You see, I say this because of the fact that Sheikh Yakub Qasmi has once again re-started his evening discourses reading and elucidating upon the seminal [...]
A Night with the Qur’an in this very busy Ramadhan!
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I know, I know, it’s been at least a week since I put a new post up and yes, I know, it’s not good!
So apart from the usual work, home and mosque lifestyle that I lead, what else have I been up to recently?
Well this Ramadhan has been so busy [...]
Video of the Week – The Signs of Allah
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Well I have something really special for you today people.
Alhumdulillah (all Praise belongs to Allah) we all get a spiritual boost when we hear somebody narrate the story of how they entered the fold of Islam. The hairs on the back of your neck stand up and you continually wonder [...]
