HOW DO MUSLIMS PRAY?
HOW DO MUSLIMS PRAY? Prayer in Islam is the most fundamental act of worship. It is means of achieving closeness with the One that created us and facilitates Divine love. Significantly it fulfils our ultimate and most profound purpose in our lives: worship. Muslims do not believe in worshipping idols or making pictorial representations of …
LIFE UNDER ISLAMIC VALUES
In light of recent events, it is important to shed some light on what life under Islamic governance should look like as witnessed by over a thousand years of history. ISLAMIC VALUES IN PRACTICE Islamic governance is fundamentally based on justice and compassion. These are the central values of Islam that are expressed through a …
WHAT IS ISLAMIC SPIRITUALITY?
Islam doesn’t view ‘spirituality’ separately from everyday activities. In Islam everything is ‘spiritual’ because all actions must be in accordance with God’s pleasure. This view comes from the Islamic creed and the Muslim’s understanding of tawhid (the oneness of God). ‘There is no deity worthy of worship except God’ this conviction creates a world view, …
GLOBAL WARMING
GLOBAL WARMING Climate change is the most severe problem we are facing today- more serious even than the threat of terrorism. This is according to Sir David Anthony King, the former Chief Scientific Adviser to the British Government and Head of the Government Office for Science from October 2000 to 31 December 2007. The potential …
AGAINST RACISM, AGAINST HATRED
The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races: theories of racism. (The definition of racism, Oxford Dictionary) Take a moment to think back to your school days and see if you …
DON’T HATE, DEBATE!
Imagine this article began by calling you names. Actually, imagine it used the most vile language to curse you or the person you love most. Would you continue reading? Even if you did, would you take seriously what it had to say? Would you have an open mind to try and understand what was written? Of …