People often dream of taking time out to go and study abroad, but the hardest part is trying to keep up and implement the knowledge you gained whilst out there and trying to keep up the path once you return back home.
These posts are just some reflections of my personal journey back here in the UK and the struggles we face in our path to God. All comments are live and reflect my thoughts during that time and day.
May Allah grant acceptance and sincerity in our works and writings
A wonderful post by my friend and guide, Tasif Zaman ———————————————————————————– Dear Companion, “Do not build unnecessary walls, because when they eventually fall, you will be hurt”. This was the advice of the elders and righteous related by my Teacher. To be honest, at first, I didn’t understand the advice at all. It was only…
Would highly recommend this small book on “The differences of the four imams”. It clarifies a lot of important issues and walks you through the reasons for why difference of opinions exist. One of the most powerful illustrations comes right at the beginning where he lists various reasons for why there are different versions of…
Time to see what this Sufism thing is all about: … And for those of you who are thinking “what the…??”, as it says in the background: keep calm and carry on 😉 objectivity is the key to understanding. Before I begin, note the question mark in the title. The book is written to explore…
As we enter Rabi’ Al-‘awal, the month of the prophet’s (saw) birth, I have decided to read a book recommended to me by so many: Muhammad (saw) by Martin Lings. Though there are some errors (a critique by Sheikh Gibril Haddad can be found here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/52879411/Critical-Reading-of-Martin-Lings-GF-Haddad), what I have read so far has been so beautiful. Our…
Its a topic I constantly find myself reflecting over; how do we distinguish balance between relaxing and time wasting? In the conclusion to his article “Chess in the Light of the Jurist“, Sheikh Hamza Yusuf beautifully sums up the balance between these two states of being. ——————————————————- Islam is a religion based on revelation that deems the human…
I recently attended a Bayyinah course with Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan. Aside from being incredibly inspiring, he mentioned a number of other courses they plan to do and his vision for Islam in the west. One such project was “Arabic with Husna”, a new curriculum he has set up to teach his own daughter Arabic which, in…
By Maulana Ibrahim Khan; If you’re the typical Palestinian support like me you’ve probably been posting all those pro-palestine pictures on Facebook for the last few days; you’ve definitely been embroiled in some heated debate with a zionist or two; you really care about the plight of the Palestinians and are liking and sharing everything…
Imam Ghazali tells a story of a man walking in the jungle. A roaring lion ran towards him and the man ran as fast as he could to escape from it. He noticed a well in front of him and he jumped inside hoping to escape from the lion. As he was falling inside the…
Since reading Muhammad Asad’s “The Road to Makkah”, I have become fascinated to explore the perspectives non-Muslims and converts have on Islam and life generally. Being born Muslim, many of us take for granted the way we think and act, rarely paying attention to the reasons why. We casually assume every person to be the…
On the Path of Knowledge 