BAJAN Faith communities gather to discuss nation building
April 14th 2012, Bridgetown, Barbados: A delegation of seven Muslims joined leaders and representatives of the various religious groups and other social agencies of Barbados…
Culture
Mahmoud Pharouk Alladin (1919-1980)
M.P. Alladin was born in 1919 in Tacarigua. He was the second of five children, three sisters and a brother. Alladin was an orthodox Muslim,…
Paper: Trinidad Muslims in Canada: A community in transition.
This research project sought to obtain information through a mailed questionnaire on various issues and problems encountered by Muslims of Trinidad ancestry in transition as…
Darul Uloom Deoband, India – not just an institute
First published in Two Circles here “This madrasa is not merely an educational institution but a fort for protecting Muslims’ religious and civilizational treasures,” said…
Revisiting “Meaning and Experience of Happiness in Islam”
First published in HAKIM here On the 18th of February 2012, Assembly of Intellectual Muslim (HAKIM) have sent six of their members to a lecture…
The Islamic legacy of scientific research
Intellectual attempts at identifying defining parameters of Islamic culture have proven to be a complex exercise which is often limited to attempts at isolating points…
What is Bidah?
With the development of the modern state in the middle east and it’s evolution to totalitarianism (dictatorship and kingship) the list of things declared bidah…
Barbados Muslims held successful football tournament
The Barbados Association of Muslim Youth (BAMY) recently concluded their 2011 Football (Soccer) Tournament. The Barbados Muslim Association (BMA) sponsored the award for the “Most Outstanding…
Maqamats, Sacred Geometry and the Celestial Worlds
For years I have tried to understand what the maqams are (or maqamats, known as nawbas in Morocco) and I hope these few words here don’t confuse…
The turban tradition in Islam
ALLAHUMMA salli ‘ala sahibi al-taj, goes a famous Yemeni prayer — “Our Lord, bless the Owner of the Crown!” The “crown” is the turban, and…