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Working out the Direction of Prayer

Working out the Direction of Prayer

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Recently, I attended a wedding in Birmingham at Nawab’s and there was much confusion over the direction of Qibla. I saw various people praying in three different directions!. The problem arises by using your smartphone compass indoors. You will not get an accurate reading. In fact, you will get multiple different directions depending on where you stand in the building, the construction materials used and whether you get a GPS signal as well. Inside of a building you will get…

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Conspiracy or Interpretation?

Conspiracy or Interpretation?

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How is it that a lie has been perpetuated in our religion which has been supported by generation after generation of ulama, experts and lay people, both male and female, with them either being complicit or unaware of it and then someone in the 21st century has suddenly discovered it to be a lie and declares it as such without any evidence or rationale? How is it that the alleged lie, has a scriptural basis in the Qur’an and a…

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Qur’anic vocabulary and terminology was preserved for good reason.

Qur’anic vocabulary and terminology was preserved for good reason.

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Revisiting Qur’anic terminology and bending it beyond what is the known, established and intended meanings leaves the religion open to abuse and subversion. That’s why we get extremists like alQaida, ISIS and others and that’s why we get “insights” like “let’s have Jummah [Friday congregational prayers] on Saturday because the word ‘jummah’ just means ‘congregation’ and you can congregate for Friday prayers on Saturday” (I’m not joking) ! Extreme religiosity and extreme liberalism are two sides of the same coin,…

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