Faith vs Renunciation
It is part of the creed of faithful individuals to believe that God is Omnipotent, Just and Merciful. These three divine qualities are seemingly difficult to understand in [...]
Faith
Imam Hasan’s Perspective on Politics
When we hear the word “politics,” images of unjust, greedy and corrupt rulers may spring to mind. Even at a more personal level, the word is considered negative when [...]
The Universal Need for Justice
The Prophet Muhammad(s) proclaimed the message of Islam at a time when the Arabs buried their daughters alive. Through his words and actions, he reminded Muslims to love [...]
Spiritual Education
When a person looks for information on conception and pregnancy, he/she will find lot of material about the time to start taking folic acid, what to eat and what not to eat [...]
The spiritual significance of last nights of Ramadan
Most of us are aware of the basic rules and purpose of the Holy month of Ramadan. While we might think of fasting as mainly physical, since it is a holistic prophetic [...]
The importance of ‘invocation’
Invocation (du‘a) is a form of voluntary prayer in which the believer implores God Almighty so that he may be helped during hardship, his sins may be forgiven, his [...]
Blessings of I‘tikaf; a Spiritual Seclusion
Although Islam focuses on the individual and his relation to God, it also emphasises the individual’s role in society; thus, asceticism has been discouraged. However, [...]
The Sermon of Fadak
This month we celebrate the auspicious birth of Lady Fatima(a), the daughter of Prophet Muhammad(s). Lady Fatima is a paragon of an ideal daughter, wife, and mother. She is [...]
The danger of socialising the religion
Religion is a spiritual attitude and a way of life adorned by voluntary surrender, faith and piety. Social life also is part of human life and therefore religion endorses it [...]
Hijab: A Muslim Woman’s Freedom and Identity
Considering the recent attention Ofsted has drawn to Muslim schoolgirls who wear the hijab, the Islamic covering, it is important to have a proper understanding of hijab and [...]
