Al-Shaheed Ayatollah al-Udhmah al-Sayyid Muhammed Baqir al-Sadr was born on the 25 al-Qi’da 1353/ 28 February 1935, in Kadhimiya, Iraq. Commentators highlight Shaheed al-Sadr’s ‘international …
Profiles
Fatima al-Zahra (as)
Fatima al-Zahra (as) was born in the holy city of Makkah on the 20th of Jumadi al-Akhir (615 AD), five years after the declaration of the final message of Islam. Of the titles given to Fatima (as) by the holy Prophet (pbuh) …
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Six hundred years after the time of Jesus, a man was born in Mecca, Arabia, who was to become the beacon of guidance, the dispeller of falsehood and the greatest of the Almighty’s creations sent as a “mercy to the worlds”.
Neither …
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 …
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 …
Anees – the creator of words
Mir Babr Ali (pen name: Anees), the world renowned Urdu poet …
From DJ to deen: Sheikh Haneef
A familiar name on the Islamic lectures circuit is that of Sheikh Ahmed Haneef. Haneef is one of a growing number of scholars with style – his intimate knowledge of east and west, ineffable energy and sincere love of all things spiritual …
Medical Aid for Iraqi Children
As one of the longest serving charities in Iraq, Medical Aid for Iraqi Children (MAIC) has delivered medicine and medical equipment to hospitals throughout the country since 1995. But having been through strict UN sanctions, the 2003 Gulf War and the resulting …
Shia Professionals of London
SPL began as a small group of Shia professionals based in London with the goal of creating a positive networking environment which would allow easy access to other Shia Muslims in each industry across London. This organisation is headed by Aatif Khan, …

