Sajdah or ‘Sujud’ is a unique position or stance in Muslim prayers. Muslims are expected to perform sajdah twice in every rakaat, accounting for at least 34 sajdah every day. We must understand the basic purpose of obligatory prayers is not to provide a rigorous course of exercise for people. Yet, it has been increasingly recognised that it has plenty…
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We are often told that we should control anger. Does it mean not to feel angry at all? Is this an Islamic teaching? No. Anger is an element of our emotional plane; it is part of us and often we need it for motivation to stand up for our just right. We need it to fight against oppression and tyranny.…
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We are often told that we should control anger. Does it mean not to feel angry at all? Is this an Islamic teaching? No. Anger is an element of our emotional plane; it is part of us and often we need it for motivation to stand up for our just right. We need it to fight against oppression and tyranny.…
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A few days after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the US, Mark Stroman shot three men working in Dallas area convenience stores who he believed were Muslims. Carrying a double-barrelled shotgun, he walked into a petrol station where Rais Bhuyian, a Bangladeshi-born naturalised US citizen worked. He asked Bhuyian where he came from. As Bhuyian recalled, “That…
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A few days after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the US, Mark Stroman shot three men working in Dallas area convenience stores who he believed were Muslims. Carrying a double-barrelled shotgun, he walked into a petrol station where Rais Bhuyian, a Bangladeshi-born naturalised US citizen worked. He asked Bhuyian where he came from. As Bhuyian recalled, “That…
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Hazrat Mohammed Mustafa (Peace Be Upon Him) was born on the 12th Day of Rabi Al Awwal (570 AD). He belonged to Bani Hashim, a respectable tribe of Quresh. His father Hazrat Abdullah died before he was born and at the age of six, he lost his mother Bibi Amina. His grandfather Hazrat Abu Mutalib took the custody of the…
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Assalam-U-Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds and peace be upon His exalted Messenger and the Seal of the Prophets, Mohammed, upon all his family and Companions and those who follow them with sincerity until the Day of Judgment. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) was sent…
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When I arrived alone in the West Bank in January 2005 to cover the elections for The Mail, my mind was full of the usual 10 pm buzzwords: radical extremists, fanatics, forced marriages, suicide bombers and jihad. But my first experience could not have been more positive. I had arrived without a coat, as the Israeli airport authorities had kept…
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Sir Archibald Hamilton (Fifth Baronet) A R Rahman (Born Dileep Kumar) (Music Director & Oscar Winner (Hindu) Abdul Wahid Pedersen (Danish Cleric) Akbar Muhammad (Boxer) Aminah Assilmi (Journalist) (Baptist) André Carson (Second Muslim to serve the US Congress) Art Blakey (American Jazz Musician) Daniel Moore (Anglo-American Poet) Dhiren Barot (40 years in UK prison for terrorist plots) (Hindu) Dwight Muhammad…
Read MorePart of the problem is that many teachers approach Islam as if it were some distant, ancient religion. Terrorists say they hate the US, yet there are six million Muslims and Islam is one of the fastest-growing religions in that country. Islam is the name of the religion; Muslim refers to its followers. Worldwide, there are 1.2 billion Muslims. Islam…
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