Voice of Unity (VOU) - Muslim Youth Magazine

The time of the Prophet (saw) was one where the “might is right” philosophy was the mentality amongst the paternalist and tribal Jahiliyya (pre-Islamic) culture. Such was the backwardness of the people that girls were buried alive[1] and
“…when news is brought …

Too often people get caught up in the trivialities of life. William Shakespeare famously wrote
“all the worlds’ a stage” and indeed, we go about our daily lives playing our roles and reading our lines as we should.

Many times we lose …

Zahra, Zahra… no-one like her
Zahra, Zahra… Heaven’s flower
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The Lord created the foundations of Heaven
With it he gave a gift to all of creation
An angel wrapped in the scent of the Lord’s wisdom
This gift was …

The 8th of March is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. Until about two years ago I would have thought little about marking the day or taking time out to reflect on how gender impacts every facet of life. Being a …

Few took George Galloway seriously when he announced his candidacy for the vacant parliamentary seat of Bradford West last March. Of those that did, fewer still thought he would win. His campaign, though he may strenuously deny it, focused on courting the …

Amongst the Holy Five, the only name that existed prior to the advent of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was Fatima (as). Indeed so popular was this name amongst Bani Hashim – one of the wives of Abdul Muttalib was called Fatima …

“And they planned and Allah (also) planned, and Allah is the best of planners.” (Quran 3:54)

Even though it has only been two years, everything seems so blurry. Trying to remember what I felt the first time I had my first pain attack …