You are tired, and that tiredness runs in the marrow of your bones. We have schedules that divide up our time in a way that the skies above our head don’t recognise. This is how it is, we wake because of alarms not because of restfulness; we take one mind…
Hospitals are places of vulnerability. Paper gown, illness, no visitors, blank walls, and the smiles of strangers offering you tea. Humanity and Humaness, exacerbated by this Coronovirus Pandemic. A healthcare worker tells me she’s started praying. She’s not the first. The stress, anxiety, trauma of seeing people dying because they…
It may help us if we all had Weather Friends in our lives; people we can bother suddenly to say look at the moon, look at the bubblegum skies, let’s take a walk in midnight rain. Between government mandated walks to keep us sane and cancelled holidays abroad, I think…
The 100, a Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History by Michael H. Hart Muhammed #1 570-632 “My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world’s most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who…
When replying to this question, we must first define what is meant by “equal” and identify the aspect which worries us in terms of gender equality. Islam regards women as spiritual and intellectual equals of men. For a Muslim the important issue is who can become closest to God and…
Connecting to God’s Promises This world has a way of pulling us in. We have a hard time being present with what is in front of us. Distractions are everywhere. Negativity finds its way into our lives. Fear is given to us as a pill to swallow as we watch…
Why is the Qur’an important? The Qur’an is the holy scripture in Islam, revealed directly from God. It is considered the speech of God, and it holds guidance for all of mankind within it. The Qur’an describes itself in its longest chapter: “This is the Book about which there is…
What is the Qur’ān? The Qur’ān is the holy book for Muslims. It remains in its original form preserved in the exact language revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him, pbuh). The Qur’ān is not the words of the Prophet Muhammad inspired by God, rather it is the…
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