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Month: October 2008

Muslims, Standard Bearers of Faith

Muslims, Standard Bearers of Faith

I have been pondering this thought for a while now and have come to the conclusion that out of all the faith groups Muslims are the standbearers of faith. Why? Because Islam and Muslims have been under unbearable public and media scrutiny, the debate on religion has been forced into the public arena, it is persistent and incessant, and by and large, Muslims have given a good account of themselves. We are unashamedly religious, we have declared to our co-religionists…

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Hajj: The Yearning Made Clear

Hajj: The Yearning Made Clear

Before I performed the Hajj in 2007, I used to be very critical of those who would go every year, I thought that this was very selfish since the numbers of hujjaj increase year upon year and that if you have completed this sacred duty once and fulfilled your obligation you should go for umrah instead to lessen the human load and burden on this momentous occasion. I now understand why those whom Allah has given the tawfiq financially go…

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Review of Jewel of Medina

Review of Jewel of Medina

Shelina Zahra Janmohamed of the Spirit 21 blog has written an excellent review of this controversial and offensive book. I hope that others who want to tackle this issue will do so in a similar fashion. The BBC also published the review on their site. The Jewel of Medina is a chest-heaving, brassiere-busting book of outrageously tacky historical romantic fiction. Some parts of the media are suggesting that this book is at the forefront of defending free speech. The author…

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