The Curious Incident of The Bird and The Bike

Perhaps it’s because of all the David Attenborough documentaries I watched as a kid; or perhaps it was the idea of being a free spirit roaming whither the wind blows; or maybe it was an all too familiar need to … Read More

This is a Verse

This is a verse for a woman like no other

Dedicated to my one and only mother

None can take her place, before or after

For all her smiles, for all her … Read More

The Spirituality of Hajj

By Ustadh Mohibur Rahman

A man once came to visit Junaid al-Baghdadi who asked him where he had come from. The man replied that he had just returned from Hajj. Junaid said to him, “From the time you left … Read More

Qurbani in Islam

By Mawlana Ashraf Zaman

Prophets and Messengers were selected to convey the message of Allah to humanity. The most important message they have conveyed to us is that Allah is the originator of the heavens and the earth, and that … Read More

Burn Another One: Part One

A story by Fathima Begum     Adeela sat under the shade of the old olive tree, hiding. It stood proudly taller than most of the other tress around it, its branches weighed down by the olives that had ripened … Read More

The Spotlight on the Niqab: Is it Bad for Islam?

By: Shaykh Shams Ad Duha Muhammad As the niqab debate rages on and as the Muslim community gets accustomed to coming under some sort of attack on a regular basis. There is a silver lining for us Muslims.

Muslims are … Read More