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…
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…
I am not go going to write an article on this, which is essentially an idle thought that I had, and because I don’t know too much about the ins and outs of global finance and economy. I am going to, however, pose the question, is the perceived “war on Islam” actually a war on Islam’s position on economics? At the basic level, Islamic economics is interest-free and gold backed currency with an emphasis on social justice and distribution of…