Post originally published (in slightly different form), on twitter 15th July 2021. The worst crime beyond any other, is Shirk (worshipping other than the Creator, assigning to Him flaws, or associating others with Him or derogating His rights and claiming… Read More ›
I’m wishing my brothers and sisters – a belated productive and Khair [Good]-filled New Year! 1441 Hijri. Yesterday was the beginning of the New Year, 1441! That’s right, 1441 years have passed since the Prophet Muhammed (SAAW) made his historic… Read More ›
If Islam be denied political agency because it is too inconvenient, then surely by the same principle, the rest of Islam be also denied when inconvenient also. And when the voice of Islam that resides in the minds of Muslims,… Read More ›
For some strange reason, some Muslims are wishing me a happy new year. This is quite odd, since the new year, 1st Muharram (ras al sana – “head of the year”) was two and a half months ago! (10th/11th September… Read More ›
I’d like to wish everyone a happy Eid ul Adha (festival of the sacrifice made by Prophet Ibrahim A.S.) this 10th day of dhul al Hijjah. As the pilgrims complete the third day of their Hajj, so we participate in… Read More ›
On Saturday 4th February 2017, an active local Atheist and Secularist speaker, Justin Trottier was due to debate on the topic of ‘Which Is a Better Standard of Morality?’ at the Mississauga Valley Community centre (Canada). About two weeks ago,… Read More ›
Recently, a reputable Muslim scholar based in the US, that deserves great respect for his beneficial work, wrote an interesting piece on the historical Muslim tolerance of the non-Islamic practices of non-Muslim minorities in Islamic lands during the time of the Islamic… Read More ›
As I opined in my opening statement, although the question behind the debate may have a obvious answer to many Muslims, like many debates on the existence of God with Atheists, or the Prophethood of Muhammed (saaw) with Christians –… Read More ›
Wishing everyone a beneficial and prosperous new year – 1438 AH Insha’Allah. That’s 1,438 years since the Prophet Muhammed (saaw) made Hijrah and established the Deen of Islam in Yathrib, renaming it ‘The City’ (al Madinah). What is most interesting… Read More ›
Many Muslims approach Dawah like it is a list of arguments you need to learn to persuade people to become Muslim. Indeed, many Muslims have asked me to recommend them a list of books to read to ‘do Dawah’. However,… Read More ›
Abdullah al Andalusi 