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May 2023
Allah Almighty says in the Quran: وَمَا كَانَ النَّاسُ إِلَّا أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَاخْتَلَفُوا ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ فِيمَا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ‘Mankind was a single community; then they differed. Were it not for a prior decree from your Lord, the matters over which they had disputed would have been settled.’ In this ayah, Allah is addressing the issue of differences in the Ummah. In the commentary of Ibn ‘Abbas’ (may Allah be pleased with him) on this ayah, he pointed out that there were 10 centuries between Adam......
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04
Sep 2021
In Imam Ghazali’s Kitaab Al-Arba’in Fi Usul ad-Din, The Forty Principles of the Religion, he examines the concept of commanding what is good and reprimanding others from doing what is wrong, amr bil marouf wa al nahil anil munkar. Condition 1: Gentleness vs the whip The one who commands good and forbids evil, is called muhtasib. There are conditions on how they can perform this. One of these is being kind and gentle towards everyone, even those you are reprimanding. You might think that there are people whom a kind and gentle......
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20
Jul 2021
And when you have performed your holy rites remember God, as you remember your fathers or yet more devoutly. Now some men there are who say, ‘Our Lord, give to us in this world’; such men shall have no part in the world to come. (2:200) Celebrate Allah’s name and glorify Him Allah Almighty made it compulsory for those who perform hajj to praise Him through tasbih (subhanallah – glory to be to Allah), tahmid (alhamdulillah– all praise is due to Allah), takbir (Allahu akbar – Allah is the Greatest) and istighfar......
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30
Oct 2020
How do we honour the Prophet (peace be on him)? Everyone is talking about this topic during this painful time and I also want to share my thoughts on this with you. This Islamophobic attack is not about freedom of speech. If it was about freedom of speech it would apply to everyone equally. However, if you create different rules for different people, then you create injustice. If your rules were the same for everyone, I would accept that in defending freedom of speech, you are being truthful to your principles, even......
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18
Jan 2019
The Recipe for Success and Unity ‘O you who believe when you meet your enemy forces, take the firm stand against them and remember Allah Almighty much so that you may be successful and do not dispute with one another, lest you will achieve failure and your power will depart from you and be patient, indeed Allah Almighty is with those who are patient.’ (8:45) In Surah Anfal, Allah Almighty is confirming the importance of thabat or steadfastness, of being firm in your positions. Although, Surah Anfal is referring to the battlefield......
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01
Aug 2018
Gluing the Ummah Back Together Allah the Almighty mentions in Surah Al Imran one of the fundamental verses in the Qur’an concerning the unity of the ummah: And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. And remember the favour of Allah upon you – when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favour, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allah make clear to......
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