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Stuck between a Rock and Hard Place Confused.com …about Mortgages, Insurance and Banking The Dangers of Riba Riba literally means increase. Known widely as ‘interest’ and ‘usury’, it is the charge levied for ‘using’ money. In other words, it is where one party makes a profit through lending to another party. It is the increase…
RIBA – Worse Than Any Other Vice Neither Wrong Nor Be Wronged What is riba? How bad is it? Why did Allah Almighty ban it? Finance is so complicated now. Aren’t times different now from then. Do the ayahs on riba still apply today? At the time the Qur’an was revealed, an atmosphere of greed and…
Where Do You Derive Your Knowledge From? Knowledge comes from seeking it. It does not just descend on you. But then where is the best place to seek it from? The Need for Scholars For many of us Islam was passed down to us culturally and evolved through contact with books, courses and video clips….
The Challenges that Face the Truth This knowledge will be carried by the trustworthy from each generation. They will expel from it the corruption of those who go beyond boundaries. The lies of the falsifiers and the interpretation of the ignorant. (Bayhaqi) In this sound hadith, the Prophet (peace be on him) is both…
Spending Wisely – Avoid the Mania Black Friday – Shopping Mania I have no problem with shopping per se. Islam has no problem with shopping, but do we really buy what we need? Or are we sucked into a frenzy of hastiness which is condemned many times in the Qur’an and in the sunnah of…
Standing Together Against Oppression On the authority of Abu Najeeh al-Irbaad ibn Saariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger (peace be on him) delivered an admonition that made our hearts fearful and our eyes tearful. We said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, it is as if it were a farewell admonition, so…
What Causes the Fall of Nations? What are the four main causes for any nation to collapse? What do we need to do to protect ourselves and our children from the factors that lead to decline? If a wound should touch you – there has already touched the [opposing] people a wound similar to…
How Should We React to News of Terror Attacks? And know that among you is the Messenger of Allah. If he were to obey you in much of the matters you put forward to him, you would face difficulty, but Allah has endeared to you faith (imaan) and has made it pleasing in your hearts…
Delivered 2015.
Talking about Ahmed Mohamed, a 14 year old who was reported by his school when a teacher mistook a homemade clock for a bomb
or ‘Synecdoche’.
Delivered 2018.
Personal reflections on what it is to be a Muslim woman in society, and how society treats minorities . Inspired by ‘This is Not a Humanising Poem’ by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
Delivered 2018.
A discussion of how Muslim women are oppressed by Western society far more than from inside Islam, based around a Tedx talk by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
Delivered 2015.
Discussion of the portrayal of Islam in the media, prompted by the Chapel Hill shootings. Useful statistics and images.
Delivered 2019.
Reflections on being a Muslim at Cambridge University, and the importance of balance when studying.
Delivered 2012.
A biography of Malcolm X, and the many lessons we can learn from his life.
Spending Wisely – Avoid the Mania Spending without Extravagance In Surah Furqan, Allah Almighty describes ibadur Rahman (the obedient servants) of Allah Almighty. Amongst their attributes, He mentions that they do not overspend and they do not act with stinginess, but they take a moderate way between them. And [they are] those who, when they…