Muslims & Disability: Journey to Inclusion
Our last article by Somayya Patel discussed the plight of deaf and disabled Muslims in the UK and their lack of access to Islamic education. This week, we are continuing the theme of Muslim attitudes...
View ArticleHoping to Be Happy? Become Healthy
One thing which seriously needs addressing in our communities, aside from our seemingly inherent inability to arrive in time for anything, is the attention we fail to pay to the second greatest gift...
View ArticleHow Watching Pornography Changes the Brain
As the images are displayed on the screen, an arousal takes place and the dopaminergic system is triggered just like it would be by drugs such as cocaine. ** support the national petition opposing...
View ArticleHave the Muslims failed with Intellectual Disabilities?
Children and adults with Intellectual Disabilities, as well as their families, suffer unprecedented levels of prejudice and discrimination throughout their lives. Such individuals are frequently...
View ArticleHow do we deal with difficulty and loss?
As loss, deprivation and suicide are once again brought back into the spotlight, journalist Yasmin Khatun recalls her interview with Yasmin Mogahed and how one deals with difficulties of the dunya....
View ArticleViolence Against Women: Female Genital Mutilation
– – Related Post - “FGM”: The Latest Attempt to Dehumanise Muslims, by Dr Salman Butt – – Violence Against Women Part 1: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Note: this article contains some explicit...
View ArticlePut all your Trust in Allah
“We have a diagnosis,” said the foetal heart sonographer at Great Ormond Street Hospital. When I heard these words, my hope that they had made a mistake in my last scan shattered. I was led to a...
View ArticleEntertaining Ourselves to Death
How your daily entertainment can affect your spirituality More often than not, you will find yourself mindlessly surfing through channels to fill up the free slots in your routine; or maybe to fill up...
View ArticleTwo wines of different times
“Here’s to alcohol. The rose coloured glasses of life.”[1] “Curry and a pint”… “Wine and dine” … “Beer after the game.” How often have we heard the above phrases, or similar ones, during our lives? The...
View ArticleAre you afraid of getting old?
Today’s life in the 21st century has become so frantic that we are trying hard to focus on our survival from day to day. To catch up we take every possible short-cut choice for our lifestyle, whether...
View ArticleAre your children fasting?
Advice to parents with children who are fasting Allāh taught parents in the Qur’ān to make a remarkable invocation for their children: And those who say: “Our Lord! Bestow on us from our wives and our...
View ArticleProtect yourself from mutilation after death
Know that the heart of the man who is engrossed in this world and is given over to its vanities and harbours love for its appetites must certainly be neglectful of the remembrance of death. Thus...
View ArticleGetting a hold on obesity
ʿUmar b. Al-Khaṭṭāb (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) once met a man with a protruding stomach. When he questioned about it he answered that it was a blessing from Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā). ʿUmar (raḍiy Allāhu...
View ArticleRamaḍān Q&A for Students taking Exams
1. Is it permissible to break the Ramaḍān fast in order to perform better in public exams? Fasting in Ramaḍān is one of the pillars of Islām. It is a unique act of worship which Allāh linked closely to...
View Article20 health tips for Ramadan
Ramadan, Diet and Health Ramaḍān presents unique opportunities to taste a special closeness with Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) and to achieve multifold ajr with every righteous action. Opportunities we...
View ArticleIbn Rajab on ‘Moderation’
The Prophet (sallAllāhu ‘alayhī wasallam) said, “Moderation, moderation! Through this will you attain your goal!” This statement encourages us to be moderate in worship in a way that avoids both...
View ArticleOpening doors (and hearts) to the disabled
Recent government statistics show a sharp rise in all hate crimes, including those targeted against the disabled. In 2016, there were 3,629 reported cases of disability hate crimes.[1] In fact, the...
View Article15 Cures For Sadness
Everyone has a story of sorrow to tell. Whether the individual at hand is a thief or the subject of theft, a traitor or the subject of betrayal, single or married, rich or poor, healthy or otherwise,...
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Have you felt hunger this Ramadān?
Our beloved Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) said, “Feed the hungry, visit the sick and set free the captives.”[1] This is a very clear and strong hadīth. It lays down some very clear...
View ArticlePut your phone down and touch people’s lives
We live in a time of advancement; pioneers in science and technology are making huge strides that will greatly impact our lives and the lives of the generations to come. Everything is either automated...
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