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With Allah, Letter No. 4

The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Whoever blesses me once, Allah blesses ten times over” (Sahih Muslim, 1.306 (408). S). What is the result? Allah tells us the answer in verse 33.43 of Surat al-Ahzab: “It is He who blesses you, and His angels, to bring you forth from the depths of darknesses into perfect light; And verily He was ever all-compassionate to believers.” This is a mighty blessing and priceless piece of knowledge, for most of the miseries in our hearts come from real or imagined darknesses,

Blue Plaques of Muslim London

By Isla Rosser-Owen The Blue Plaques Scheme was started in 1867 by the Royal Society of Arts, upon…

A Perspective on the Pandemic

ven the atheist brain knows ours for a time of hubris: we madly ravage and violate nature and walk upon the moon; every other species cringes from us as ecosystems die; our gamed financial system is increasingly parasitical upon the poor. From our human perspective Covid-19 is an infection which disorders our world; but seen from the world’s perspective humanity itself has, over the past age, become a still more deadly disease: like a fungus or a hookworm we suck the blood of the host, multiplying insanely until the ecosystem itself, the planet which we vampirize, starts to sicken and die. Bani Adam, released from the natural restraints urged by religion, has itself become a disease, in its planning and its wisdom no more intelligent than a microbe. We have become a Qarun-virus.

The Law of Repentance

Being a translation of Qanun al-Tawba, from Abu al-Mawahib al-Tunisi al-Shadhili’s Qawanin hikm al-Ishraq ila kafat al-Sufiyya bi-jami’ al-afaq

Video: Muslims and Literature

Mas’ud interviews teacher, author, writer, poet Novid Shaid on his work, influences and the importance of literature.  

Audio: Donald Trump and the Triumph of Islam

With Allah, Letter No. 4

The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Whoever blesses me once, Allah blesses ten times over” (Sahih Muslim, 1.306 (408). S). What is the result? Allah tells us the answer in verse 33.43 of Surat al-Ahzab: “It is He who blesses you, and His angels, to bring you forth from the depths of darknesses into perfect light; And verily He was ever all-compassionate to believers.” This is a mighty blessing and priceless piece of knowledge, for most of the miseries in our hearts come from real or imagined darknesses,

Bombing Without Moonlight

The Origins of Suicidal Terrorism 1. Amnesia Attention deficit disorder seems to flourish under conditions of late modernity.…

Boys will be Boys: Gender identity issues

I have been asked to offer some comments on gender identity issues as these impact on Muslims living…

Islam and Evolution: a letter to Suleman Ali

In the name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate 14 July 1995 Dear Suleman ‘Ali: Thank you for…

CHAPTER X: The House of Islam (novel extract)

After the success of his Saïd the Fisherman, Pickthall was emboldened to attempt a novel set entirely in…

Collected Poems of Abdullah Quilliam [pdf]

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