Desert Ring

By Abu Thamim Choudhury

I recently had the pleasure of taking part in a cycle tour across Egypt and Jordan, from which I took away plenty of memorable moments: Visiting Tahrir Square shortly after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, being … Read More

The Festive Season as a Muslim: Challenge or Opportunity?

By Chris Groves

The festive season is passing, and many of you probably found this to be a difficult time living in Britain; there may have been invites to work parties and pressure to take part … Read More

To Drown In The Speech Of Allah

By ‘ibn Mustafa

Imagine the distant lover receiving a letter from his beloved, what will be more dear to him than this? There is nothing within it which he will not cherish – longing for words … Read More

Burn Another One: Part Three

A story by Fathima Begum

(Read Part One: http://islamiquemagazine.com/burn-another-one-part-one/)

(Read Part Two: http://islamiquemagazine.com/burn-another-one-part-two/)

Adeela sat eagerly, waiting for the meeting to begin. Dinner had been eaten and the people of the community were gathering together. This meeting had been arranged by … Read More

The Islamic New Year & The Significance of Muharram

By Hafiz Abdullah Muhammad

Use of the Lunar Calendar

The Islamic Calendar is based on the Lunar Calendar consisting of 354-355 days annually and is 10-11 days shorter than the western Solar Calendar. The Lunar month is based on … Read More

What The Channel 4 Niqab Study Really Tells Us

By Arman Ali

Once every week, I travel through London’s Stamford Hill area to and from my Jiu Jitsu class. Stamford Hill is home to a large Jewish community and this is evident from the number of … Read More