What will increase the value of your time, talent and treasure? The Arabic word barakah means to grow and increase something by filling it with goodness and to make it enjoyable so it makes you happy. Barakah is translated as blessings…
Lahore mourns the death of its 70 citizens on Easter Sunday. We pay our deep condolences to the bereaved families. This was a cowardice attack by the notorious Taleban against innocent citizens of Pakistan. The responsibility of this rests squarely…
Dr Musharraf Hussain reflects on why both Muslims and Christians must affirm their commitment to freedom of speech. As an Imam and faith leader in the Muslim community I deplore the actions of the gunmen who carried out the killings…
Whenever I travel on the London underground I am amused by the announcement “Mind the Gap”, it makes me smile as I believe that there is someone here who cares about my safety and well-being. It also makes me cautious…
What is forgiveness? How to forgive? What are the health benefits of forgiveness? Human beings are social creatures, we live together as families in neighbourhoods, communities and towns. Our economic prosperity is a result of many compromises where individuals and…
Recently I was invited by a national organisation to give a talk at their conference. The debate was on “is extremism a myth or reality?” In my speech I argued using theological and social evidence that there are some extremists…
The Friday sermon (Khutba) is an important weekly lesson for the Muslim community, the Khatib’s purpose is to remind, revive Islamic teaching and renew the iman of the congregation by explaining the texts of Quran and Hadith by using fresh…
Pancake day marks the eve of Lent, 40 days of Christ fasting in the wilderness. I was invited by a Christian in my neighbourhood in Aspley, Nottingham to bless their event. He told me that in 1767, the Squire (owner)…
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