Friday Reflections 13.11.2020

Salam alaikum and Jummah and Mawlid Mubarak! This week I read and discuss the importance of cultivating the love of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in Islam, reading from Ash-Shifa of Qadi ‘Iyad, translated by British scholar, Aisha Bewley, Part 2, Chapter 2, Sections 2-4 (p.224-229). This is a modern English translation of a classical…Read more Friday Reflections 13.11.2020

Khatm Khwajagan 12.11.2020

Sohbet on staying sane in crazy times, followed by the weekly dhikr/meditation of the Naqshbandi tariqat. 📿💓 https://youtu.be/GCtk-CPHPxo

In Loving Memory of Richard Kevin Armstrong

By Isabel M. Armstrong The death of a Redditch local politician, Richard Kevin Armstrong, has been announced by his family. Richard was born in 1953, in Birmingham. While living in Birmingham, Richard trained and worked as a manager in the retail trade at George Mason, a large chain of grocery stores at the time. He…Read more In Loving Memory of Richard Kevin Armstrong

It Is The Soldier

It is the Soldier, not the ministerWho has given us freedom of religion. It is the Soldier, not the reporterWho has given us freedom of the press. It is the Soldier, not the poetWho has given us freedom of speech. It is the Soldier, not the campus organizerWho has given us freedom to protest. It…Read more It Is The Soldier

On the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Surely we belong to God and to Him shall we return. Just heard about the passing of the former Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks. My deepest condolences to family, friends, and Jewish communities here and around the world. Lord Sacks was a truly inspirational man, scholar of religion, philosopher, and interfaith champion who strove to…Read more On the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Everybody Will Taste Death (06.11.2020)

By Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Adil ق Everybody will taste death, our Holy Prophet ﷺ states [that] it is going to happen to everybody, there is no escaping from it. It is a great reality people of today think they are never going to die especially these days there is an illness that is going around,…Read more Everybody Will Taste Death (06.11.2020)

Friday Reflections 06.11.2020

Salam alaikum and Jummah and Mawlid Mubarak! This week I read and discuss how Allah ﷻ honoured the Prophet ﷺ with some of His own Beautiful Names and Qualities, reading from Ash-Shifa of Qadi ‘Iyad, translated by British scholar, Aisha Bewley, Part 1, Chapter 3, Section 14 (p.126-131). This is a modern English translation of…Read more Friday Reflections 06.11.2020

Khatm Khwajagan 05.11.2020

Sohbet on current affairs and what we can learn from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to help us address the tremendous challenges of our times, followed by the weekly dhikr/meditation of the Naqshbandi tariqat. 📿💓 https://youtu.be/n1ylUdgBWAs