By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong Co-Director, The Association of British Muslims As Muslims, we shouldn't be afraid of Christmas or any other festival. Nowhere in the Holy Qur'an is wishing people a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah or even a Happy Diwali declared haram (forbidden) - it's just not there, if you don't believe me, study your…Read more Is Christmas Haram?
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Not Sunni, Not Shia, a Call for Unity
By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong Co-Director, The Association of British Muslims “And strive hard in God’s cause with all the striving that is due to Him: it is He who has elected you [to carry His message], and has laid no hardship on you in [anything that pertains to] religion, [and made you follow] the creed of…Read more Not Sunni, Not Shia, a Call for Unity
Beware, Lest the Devil Leads You Astray…
By Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib The following is an extract from Nahjul Balagha, Sermon 191, known as "al-Khutbah al-Qasi`ah", the Sermon of Disparagement. You should take a lesson from what God did with the Devil; namely He nullified his great acts and extensive efforts on account of the vanity of one moment, although the Devil…Read more Beware, Lest the Devil Leads You Astray…