A couple of weeks ago, I attended a Tariq Ramadan lecture on the ‘Deconolisation of the Mind’. I found the lecture to be incredibly inspiring – Ramadan is most definitely groundbreaking in his intellectual thought. There were several points in his discourse that resonated with me. The first is the importance of opening our hearts and minds out to dialogue. In order to help ourselves and help each other we are in need of intra-faith dialogue (for example between Sunni’s/Shia’s and…
Muslim Personalities
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French international and Arsenal left back Bacary Sagna sent out this Friday (Jumuah) message to all his fans through his official Facebook page.…
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Al-Hasan al-Basri (RadiAllhu Anhu), the leader of the disciples of the Companions of the Prophet was, in fact, the son of Yasar the slave of Zayd ibn Thabit al-Ansari. His mother…
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At times of great tribulation and turmoil, the first casualty is always the truth. Why? Because without the truth, we cannot see what is right and what is wrong. Without the…
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Great example of Love and Hate for the sake of Allah (Al Wala’ Wal Bara’). Caesar of the Romans: “We know what occured between you and Ali (Ibn Abi Talib), and…
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Imam al-Shafi`i (rahimahullah) once said: “There’s a verse in the Qur’an that is like an arrow in the heart of every oppressor and at the same time a source of comfort…