What Makes Jerusalem’s Masjid Al-Aqsa The Third Most Sacred Mosque
Why is Masjid Al-Aqsa so special? Masjid Al-Aqsa is an important holy site in Islam, located in the Old City of Jerusalem in Palestine. It’s…
Ethics
Today Neither Politicians Nor Nation States Are The Standard Bearers Of Muhammad ﷺ
Celebrating The Birth Of Mercy The Standard Bearers Of Muhammad ﷺ Muhammad’s ﷺ code of conduct set the standard for those who claim to follow…
Singapore Bans Mufti Menk And Ustaz Haslin
SINGAPORE: Singapore has banned two Muslim foreign preachers from entering the city-state because their views bred intolerance and were a risk to its social harmony,…
UN SG, faith leaders launch Fez Plan of Action on religious violence
From 23 to 24 April 2015, Mr Adama Dieng, the United Nations General Secretary’s Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, the Centre and the…
Jihad Is in the Bible
Acces original post in About Islam here DALLAS – As American Muslim activist Linda Sarsour faces increasing smear campaign over her use of the word…
The Ethics of Disagreement
This work, being an exposition of the higher principles and purposes of the Shari’ah, is intended to address opposing Islamic political parties. The author analyzes…
Destructive walls of division
The premise of my very first column in Barbados TODAY back in November 2014 was an African proverb, “In crisis, the wise build bridges, while the…
Caribbean Calling: Nourishing Communities of Faith
At the beginning of the blessed month of Rabi’al Awwal 1438, Shaykh Ahmad Saad Al-Azhari will visit the twin-island Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago….
What the utility of Islam is
It seems like I have a “fan”. My column attracts a critic who of late regularly posts his opinion on my offerings. I welcome all…
‘Alliance of Virtue (or Get Your Bags Together)’
As we settle down into the grip of another New Year, the past slips further away into obscurity and I am soberly having to grapple…