In response to my article Calling for Nationalism, a friend has commented as below: “I believe in fighting for justice. Whether that justice is to be won for a country, ethnicity, school of thought, religion or any other group of people. Us Muslims alone do not have divine right on Continue Reading
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Calling for Nationalism
Fighting for or feeling Proud of one’s Nationality, Skin Colour, Family Lineage, Language, Culture is NOT PART of ISLAM. Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “And he who fights under such a flag whose purpose is not clear, or who gets angry due to nationalistic(ethnic, patriotic) partisanship, Continue Reading
Islam and Our Actions – Part 2
Read Part 1 Here Let’s start with a story: I had a hindu colleague some time ago who had worked in middle east in past. While working there he was once walking along and the prayer time came. A shurta (policeman) observed him not getting into mosque for prayer. On Continue Reading
Islam and Our Actions – Part 1
Deeni vs Duniya (Religious vs Worldly) Actions A friend shared this incident: “I was studying A Levels and used to attend a tuition centre 30 minutes drive away from my home. One day I had a test so I arrived half an hour early to avoid being late. Seeing a Continue Reading
Help Poor Survive Winter
Till now I had not turned the heating on. I woke up yesterday feeling cold, though I live in a modern house; double glazed (double glass) windows, insulated walls. While driving to school to drop kids I noticed that temperature gauge is displaying a temperature of 5 degrees Centigrade. Winter Continue Reading