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Freedom – the purpose of creation
Living in a society where freedom is our right and the given, do we ever question if we take it for granted? Are we blinded to the real meaning and capabilities of our freedom?
Freedom: the right to do as we like …
Gender equality in Islam
“… Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made some of them to excel others…” (Quran 4:34)
On one hand, Allah (swt) claims that the best in His eyes is the most God-conscious, while in this verse it appears that …
Imam Ruhollah Khomeini
Sayyid Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, was a figure rooted in the love of God from his childhood.
He was born on 24 September 1902 and as one of three boys and three girls, Ruhollah was orphaned …
Irfan: Cult or essence?
Irfan is a practice associated with Sufism for many Shia Muslims today and as such regarded…
Obituary: Ayatullah Bahjat
The takbeer is recited and the silence of the congregational prayer is filled with a sole anguished voice heard quivering and beating back tears whilst reciting, holding it’s breath several times to pass a cry, breathless, as the lover faces his Beloved …
The standards of our community
‘Practice your religion without burdening others’ is the line of action that most of us try to incorporate in our lives as practicing Muslims in the west; a society where materialism is the faith, appearance is the key and where we are …
Nick Vujicic
Nick Vujicic, a 25 year old Australian son of a Pastor, was born without limbs – something doctors could give no scientific answer to, yet today he lives the most amazing life. Having completed a Bachelor’s degree in both Financial Planning and …
The Light verse
Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth; a likeness of His light is as a niche in which is a lamp, the lamp is in a glass, (and) the glass is as it were a brightly shining star, …


