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Flying Non-mahram class
With the increase in affluence and advances in transport, long distance travel has become part and parcel of our modern lives. Whether we’re attempting to attend an Islamic conference in another city or pursuing an adventurous urge half way across the world, believe it or not there’s a whole chapter of Islamic jurisprudence dedicated to this aspect of our lives. But how many of us equip ourselves with the Islamic know how along with the lonely planet guide and our sun glasses to ensure our voyage truly meets both dunya and akhira travel regulations?
Who talks for us?
Speaking to family members, Muslims and non-Muslims there has been a mixed reaction about the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) latest production on Islam.
Ready for a Productive Ramadan?
Do you find yourself feeling tired during Ramadan or even falling asleep in the middle of the day, just because you’re fasting, and your sleeping patterns are all messed up? Worse still, have you been seriously considering not fasting because you can’t hack the working day?
The Ailment Within
Her eyes were burdened with a cry for help, and her mind fraught with fear. She feels weak and cries, standing in the hot shower; her sight is fixated on the dirty water was exiting through the drain. She thought to herself what has changed? How did it become like this? Is she to blame?
Ramdan challenges in History
How many years have we been fasting Ramadan? 10,15 or 20 years? Are we 10 or 15 or 20 times better? Or, does it seem like we have arrived back at the drawing board every time Ramadan comes around? Ramadan is not only a time for fasting and increasing our charity, the Prophet (SAW) and his companions would increase in their struggle for Allah SWT, read more to find out how.
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Are elections the best way to choose Muslim leaders?
For far too long, the Islamic world has been dominated by one political method to the exclusion of all others – monarchy. Ever since the Caliphate was passed on from Muawiya (R) to his woefully under-qualified son, Muslims have turned almost every institution into a hereditary monarchy. In fact, it is one of the ironies of history that a faith that places so much emphasis on the equality of all human beings apart from their level of Taqwa (fear of Allah) has become most closely associated with Sultans, Pashas, Khedives, Emperors, Badshahs and Emirs.
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Sometimes we need to be reminded
“O assembly of jinns and men! If you have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except with authority (from Allah)!” [Quran. Surah Rahman Ayah 33] I remember reading this ayah in the Quran, Surah Rahman, for the first time. It’s not often that you can pinpoint reading a specific ayah, but the reason it stood out was due to how puzzled I was by it.
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The Miracle of Mothers
So where do I begin? It’s been three days since my mother passed away, and one day since we buried her. I’ve finally got a chance to collect my thoughts so I want to get them written down, I’ll make a start now and keep adding to it and send it out later. In some ways this is probably going to be one of the most difficult things I will write in my life, but in others, it’s all coming so easily.
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Reflections on a Royal Wedding
No matter how hard I tried, it was hard to avoid the hysteria regarding the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton. They seemed to find something to mention about it in the news in almost every bulletin, their faces are plastered on everything from biscuit tins to tea towels and we keep being endlessly reminded that at least 2 Billion people tuned in to watch the event on TV. Yes, Kate Middleton is the Princess Diana of the new millennium.
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Boy Story: Review
In my three years at university, nothing has beat the experience of going around London during Charity Week, especially during tube and street collections, and being able to speak to a complete stranger (I come from the North, so I truly appreciate those instances when London’s social norms are broken), just because they are wearing the same t-shirt and shaking a bucket for the same cause as you. The Charity Week Annual Dinner brings all those who meet for a moment on a busy day, together.
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Weekly Reminder Webinars – Miss it, Miss out!
Aaaah Sunday evenings. How I hate thee. The end of my weekend and I realise that I’ve done nothing of any use or enjoyment. All I have to look forward to is another dreary week of slogging away at work/ university. There’s nothing good on TV (there never is unless you count “Come dine with me.”) There are no shops open. Everyone else is caught in the same situation as you – stuck somewhere between boredom and depression.