Time for a New Song

“London’s Burning, London’s Burning” “People Crying, People Dying “Shariah! Shariah!” “Call on Allah, Call on Allah” On a recent internet forum there was the usual discussion of when Ramadan should begin in the UK. Those (like myself) who propose basing it on a confirmed sighting of the moon within a suitable defined geographic region, were [...]

Muslims in Support of Marks & Spencers (or maybe not)

A few days ago i was sitting in the Mosque, just after one of the prayers, having a conversation with some fellow worshippers. If you had seen us you might have described as a black Jamaican, two white Englishmen, an Eritrean and a Sudanese. Of course that is all irrelevant, as is the fact that [...]

When Does Ramadan Begin?

I overheard a few seconds of a show being recorded yesterday for Ramadan TV (RTV). It was being made clear that the beginning of Ramadan can be based on of two things: Either a physical sighting of the new moon OR having completed 30 days of Shaban. So far, so good, the 30 days of [...]

Fair Trade – An Islamic Overview

by Hajj Asadullah Yate Fair trading (‘adl) in the market-place is based on trust. The establishment of healthy trade is an act of worship, modelled upon the trading practice of the Messenger of Allah, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. As a principle, any exchange of goods is permitted as long [...]

May Allah Protect Us – A Lesson from Surah Tawba

In recent days my morning study has led me to reading from Surah Tawba and simultaneously referring to the corresponding section in the Tafsir Jalalayn (of the two Jallaludin’s). The surah refers a lot to both Jihad and Zakat and thus indicates the link, or at least the similarities, between the two of them. Of [...]

Success is Only By Allah

Bismillah: A few years ago I was appointed as the Amir of my community which, by Allah, gave me the opportunity to try and implement something I had been speaking about, and indeed writing about for some time, the proper collection and distribution of Zakat on Monetary Wealth using Islamic Gold Dinars and Islamic Silver [...]

In Defense of the Islamic Activist

BISMILLAH As we exit the sacred month of Rajab and head through Shaban into Ramadhan, it is the coming Ramadhan that dominates many of our thoughts. Yet Rajab is one of the four sacred months in which we have to take special care and attention in many of the things we do, including getting into [...]

Alhamdulillah for Lloyds TSB Bank

This post was sent out through a different forum some time back but it makes sense to repeat it here. ———————————————————— Bismillah Yesterday one of the major British High Street banks announced that they are beginning to offer Islamic Banking to their Muslim customers, Allahu Akbar. They quite rightly state that official figures of 2 [...]

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