Exchanging gemstones for gravel
The term ‘role model’ is often utilised as a means by which others, perhaps of a similar background, gender, ethnicity or the like, can be presented with, to help inspire, influence or to even emulate....
Scholarship
Obsessing Without Understanding: Trace Elements in Food
Often taken as being a sign of religiosity, querying the nature of food and drinks seems to have become a peculiar feature of contemporary Muslim behaviour. Some would argue that behaviour isn’t necessarily about a...
Masjid al-Aqsa will forever be ours
سبحان الذي أسرى بعبده ليلا من المسجد الحرام إلى المسجد الأقصى الذي باركنا حوله لنريه من آياتنا إنه هو السميع البصير Glorified be he, who carried his servant by night from Masjid al-Ḥarām to Masjid...
The good, the bad and the ugly…
Is there a difference between what is considered good and what is lawful? How do these concepts compare with what is deemed impure or malignant? Why were previous nations not prohibited from certain things that...
A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of Sharī’ah?
So you ‘think’ you know what Sharī’ah is? Within Europe and the United States, politicians, thinkers, commentators and a large proportion of the media (mainstream or alternative), have made a concerted effort to depict what...