Muslims’ Contribution To The Growth Of Music In India
Music continued to flourish in medieval India in spite of the acquisition of political power by the Turks, Afghans and Mughals. It was patronized and thrived…
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EID UL FITR
EID UL FITR (2010) Allahu Akbar………… Allah says in His Holy Words: Verily, this brotherhood of yours is a single brotherhood; and I am your…
The Rise of Islamic Rap
The Rise of Islamic Rap ←Click here to go to original article post BRADFORD: Listening to South Asian Muslim teenagers in this post-industrial British city, one…
Islam, Muslims and Multiculturalism: Conference Report
Yoginder Sikand Much has been written about conflicts involving religious communities across the world by journalists, academics and security ‘experts’. Although these conflicts have local…
The Historical Evidence of Religious Poetry
All praise is for Allah, the Glorified and the Exalted, and may He shower His choicest peace and blessings in perpetuity on His most beloved…
UK Appeal launched to retain Muslim portrait
Access the original article in the UK Independent here William Hoare’s early eighteenth century portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, a Gambian prince who was sold…
Soccer and the Sacred
FIFA has spent more than 60 billion U.S. dollars getting ready for the competition now underway in South Africa. It’s a staggering amount for a…
An attitude of gratitude will redound to your benefit
The hallmark of Islam, besides the belief in the Oneness of Allah , is the act of submitting willingly. This is what sets Muslims apart…
Caribbean Muslims of Indian ancestry must embrace and celebrate their heritage.
“O people! Beware of your Lord who created you from a single soul and created from it its mate and spread from those two many…
The Murshid (Spiritual Guide) of today do not meet the standard
Shaykh Sa`id Ramadan al-Bouti is a well-respected modern-day scholar and author who is most popularly known for his esteemed work Fiqh us-Seerah. In my time…