This Ramadan, MuslimMatters is pleased to host the Institute Of Knowledge‘s daily Ramadan series: Keys to the Divine Compass. Through this series,...
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اصْبِرُوا وَصَابِرُوا وَرَابِطُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ “O you who have attained faith! Be patient in adversity, outdo all others in endurance,...
We can say “Peace on Earth.” We can sing about it, preach about it or pray about it, but if we have not internalized the mythology...
On the surface, there is little to connect the two books, but if you look past the exterior – what we may realise is that the...
Though past peoples knew of savagery, it is only in the modern era that brutality is witnessed as it is taking place. The rise of the...
When I began telling people that I was planning on going for Hajj, I was surprised to hear one piece of advice over and over again—use...
A study published in the journal Personal Relationships has suggested how just a little display of gratitude between spouses is the key to improving a marriage.[1]...
By far, one of the most difficult experiences I faced in hijab was when I made the decision to wear niqaab (the face veil). As I...
I saw a fraction of what it meant to be face to face with the heavy armament of the United States military forces while I stood,...
Earlier this month, the Markfield Institute, where I teach undergraduate Islamic studies, was host to a lecture by Dr Shuruq Naguib of Lancaster University. Dr Naguib...
Sūrah Yūsuf is an amazing and beautiful chapter of the Qur’an. I often hear people say that it’s one of their most favourite Sūrahs, and how...
