There are many who sincerely enjoy winning the hearts and minds of the people and there are also some who care two hoots for hurting the feelings of the very same people. Nelson Mandela said "A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination". In this connection, I recall joining a team, in my late teens, promoting …
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Nutritious Drink from Sunnah
The following post Shared by Ustadh Abu Khadeejah on whatsapp group. Kindly note that Abu Khadeejah (hafidhahullaah) is not the author of this article. Nabeez’[Nabidh] was one of the drinks consumed by the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). In his time, it was typically made with dates or raisins and water. It is an alkalizing tonic, having the tendency to remove …
Read More »A Place for the Orphans by Aboo Zainab
The Prophet said: “I and the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in Paradise like this” and he placed his index and middle fingers together (Sahih Bukhari) Caring for orphans is an Islamic duty stressed in both the Quran and Sunnah, but looking into their needs is often lost sight of in this day …
Read More »The legacy of Victorian England’s first Islamic convert By Rahila Bano
On a bleak, wet and windy day in Liverpool the old Georgian, white-stoned building which once housed England's first registered mosque looks quite dull. The property on Brougham Terrace is just a few miles from Liverpool city centre but, in stark contrast to the newer council building next door to it, the paint is peeling off the front walls and …
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