Widows (part 1)
Death is the ultimate fate of every soul. Whether death comes from illness or suddenly and unexpected, it is the inevitable consequence of living. As Allah the Exalted has clearly explained to us: ‘Every soul...
Scholarship
But ‘the’ Scholars have said
As much as some may behave to the contrary, there is no priestly or rabbinical order that is textually sanctioned in Islam. The Qur’ānic text is replete with examples of censure given to the previous...
Abandoning the Sunnah
Introduction Following the mass deprivation of liberty enacted by the government in March 2020, places of congregational worship including mosques have been closed. As some of the broader draconian restrictions are beginning to slightly ease,...
Colours
Our essential characteristics are not defined by the things we have no control over, but rather the things which we do. Devoid of all worldly distractions, each mature person of sound mind living on...
Contagion?
‘May you live in interesting times’ [dropcap]S[/dropcap]upposedly originating as a curse in Chinese, though used more colloquially as an expression in English – ‘May you live in interesting times,’ appears to be quite an...