By Dr Hatem Al Haj The issue of slavery may be of the hardest issues to discuss. Our collective conscience as a global community is extremely...
By KN Gratwick Some of us excel in math, some in fine arts, and there is of course the rare talent who does both. Our interests...
By Hooyo Said (a pseudonym) I write this on the evening that I told my daughter’s Qur’an teacher that I wanted my child to quit memorising...
As mentioned in a previous article, Sūrah al-Fātiḥah revolves around discussing the three basic principles of Islam. Namely, belief in Allah , following the Prophet ,...
We live in turbulent times— there’s no doubt about that. Yet in this era of confusion, we’re witnessing a moment of revival for Muslims when it...
The Study Quran: A Review[1] Introduction The Study Quran (SQ), a project of HarperCollins, can perhaps best be understood as an analog to its forerunner, the...
By Sh Ahsan Hanif Sūrah al-Fātiḥah is described as the ‘Mother of the Qur’an’ and the ‘Seven oft-repeated verses’. It is recited in every unit of...
I want to state that this is not a rant against the ‘West’ or ‘Europeans’ or ‘Americans’ or any such grouping. I am more than aware...
“Don’t they see that they are tested every year once or twice, yet they don’t repent and they don’t take heed?” 9:126 Do the people...
The greatest verse of the Qur’ān is Āyat al-Kursī,[1] as mentioned in the authentic statement of the Prophet . [2] However, the question arises as to why...
