Portrait: Shaykh Mahy Cisse
My equipmentCamera: Nikon d750Lens: Tamron 24-70mm f2.8 Taken in natural light. ©Masud Khan Photographyhttp://masudkhanphotography.com
Qur’anic vocabulary and terminology was preserved for good reason.
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,…
Pious parents doesn’t always mean pious children
People often get berated for being bad parents because their children are wayward. In a lot of cases it can be down to parenting and the parents spoiling their children, for sure, however, I know of many pious parents, who have raised their children well and have not spoiled them in the slightest, but for one reason or another a child of theirs has strayed. It matters not how good a parent you may be, sometimes your child’s circumstances and…