Some thoughts on the news, religion and life in general
Archive for August, 2008
Sort yourself out. Fast
Aug 31st
I remember once talking to a brother in Manchester who was not fully practicing. He had been struggling with his faith, and said to me, ‘you know Ramadan really helps me from getting completely lost in life’.
He was someone who by his own admission had More >
Liberté
Aug 25th
Forgive me for picking up on the most cliché of topics – I’m not one to (usually) fall into the trap. But, sometimes things happen that, in spite of your rigidly polite upbringing, make you want to point and cry out, “SEE! Case in point!”
Recently, in my rambles I’ve been slightly More >
The men and the sea
Aug 19th
Four men were praying on a beach facing the sea. Suddenly a great whale rose out of the water and crashed back into the sea creating an awesome scene before the men.
How do you think the men reacted? More >
Darul Uloom London
Aug 12th
A couple of days ago, I visited the leafy suburb of Chislehurst in Kent to see, or perhaps more keeping with the tradition, hear one of the most famous Indian hadith scholars of our time: Shaykh Yunus of Saharanpur. I had been advised by the venerable Shaykh Akram Nadwi to pay the Shaykh a visit.
The venue was Darul Uloom London, a relatively small madrasa, at its graduation ceremony – where about ten students graduated as ‘ulama’ this year. I use inverted commas as I am More >
Anti-Semitism is anti-Islamic!
Aug 11th
It’s very rare that you hear of new initiatives and issues taken up by mainstream Islamic organisations which are reported by the media. Muslims organising a conference on anti-Semitism? Impossible!
Alas…it did happen! And I was there to witness the recent packed event in Oslo More >
Why there must NOT be a Palestinian state
Aug 3rd
The independent Palestine offered by Israel is not much better than the hell-hole that is Gaza. Why then, are Palestinians desperate for an ‘independent’ state?
In reality, the state will be anything but independent. Gaza is free from occupation, Israel tells us. Yet we all know it is one big prison More >
