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‘God is manifest, the veil is with us.’ I was diagnosed with Depression in October 2012. It took a severe form which left me unable to leave my bed for 6 months at a time. I denied anything was really wrong even through this debilitating period. After a…
“The aspirant needs four things: 1) A luxurious mount, 2) An expansive house, 3) A fine garment, and 4) A radiant lamp. The luxurious mount is patience; the expansive house, intelligence; the fine garment, modesty and piety; and the radiant lamp, knowledge that benefits. My counsel to you is to uphold oaths, allegiances and promises. Guard the…
I pray you are well and Ramadan is going blessed for you! . I have written an email below about a project that is dear to my heart and a great opportunity for you! Ive also made a video in case the text is too long to read 🙂 Let me know your thoughts! .…
Who said religion was irrational? Proposition 1: You cannot disprove the existence of an eternal heaven and hell. The most you can do is say is that it is ‘unlikely’. Proposition 2: Every human will die, hence happiness in this world is finite. Proposition 3: Every human being seeks to maximise their own happiness. Conclusion…
A few months ago I was invited to attend a spoken word gathering to fundraise for Syria. The crowd was came from all ages, race and religion, but it was striking to see how similar the poems were. One particular poem that struck me was one about Narcissus, a man from greek mythology who was led to a…
My last few hours in these blessed lands before my month of travel comes to an end. Seems soooo long ago since I headed off to Morocco, and there have been so many adventures along the way. I remember telling my friend as we were setting off “I want to visit people, not places”. For…
by Umaymah Hewitt The air hung heavy with grief, loss and the stench of death. The battle was lost. The fallen were gathered from the battlefield. The commander of the defeated army was heavy of heart. He had lost over 70 men. Good, strong, faithful men were dead due to the folly of a few who…
“In Egypt, I found something I believe brings many to Islam, namely, the mark of pure monotheism upon its followers, which struck me as more profound than anything I had previously encountered. I met many Muslims in Egypt, good and bad, but all influenced by the teachings of their Book to a greater extent than…
Alhamdulillah, many of us have been fortunate enough to serve the community in a number of different projects. Others will have been fortunate enough to study the sacred sciences and advance in their religious studies. However, have you ever wondered why there isn’t something which blends the two? Of course there are some dawah initiatives…
For those of you who did not see this, our brothers and sisters gathered together in the Bay Area to pray for rain after a long drought. Within hours Allah opened up the skies. . . Here are some photos taken by local journalists: http://photos.mercurynews.com/2014/02/01/photos-bay-area-muslims-gather-in-pleasanton-to-pray-for-rain/#1 . Here is the khutbah by Shaykh Hamza which I…
On the Path of Knowledge 