There's no written newsletter this week but instead a short video inspired by a Wahed advert I saw in a London tube station two days ago.
I give my perspective on the advert as well as other campaigns from recent years by Islamic Relief, Muzz and National Zakat Foundation.
My aim here is simply t...
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If I had a pound for every time I’ve heard the Jewish community being cited as one whose example we need to follow or whose standard we need to emulate, I wouldn’t be a rich man, but I’d certainly hav...
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Do we really believe in God?
Do we really believe that He created all human beings to worship Him, to serve Him, to know Him?
Do we really believe that being in a state of prosperity and harmony,...
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Is it good enough for us to advocate against injustice and immorality without simultaneously inviting people to God and forewarning them about the Day of Judgement?
Is it necessary or even accepta...
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I’ve had a splitting headache for the last couple of days. As a result, I haven’t been able to cobble together a fresh piece for this week’s INsights. Sorry!
In the circumstances, I thought it m...
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Your tone is one of the most critical elements of the way you communicate.
It has a huge role to play in how you get your thoughts and feelings across to others.
It is a prime indicator of what...
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I was very much encouraged by the amount of positive feedback I received after last week’s edition of INsights in which I made some observations on our usage of the phrase insha’Allah.
So this wee...
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Imagine you’re exchanging messages on WhatsApp with a good friend, a fellow believer, and you finish by arranging to meet them in person for dinner the following week.
You end the chat by say...
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Just a quick reminder on the overall context of this piece.
We’ve embarked on a mini-series on the topic of language and how we might improve our linguistic perception and practice as believers, ...
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This is the first edition of a mini-series on the topic of language and how we might resolve the many oddities and errors in our linguistic perception and practice as believers, both in privat...
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Whatever is going on in your life or all around you, never ever lose sight of the overall vision towards which you have a duty to strive and contribute: a prosperous and harmonious society built o...
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In an attempt to “follow the sunnah” some people can get lost in prioritising the micro aspects of prophetic practice. They obsess with the particulars at the expense of the bigger picture.
I...
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As you may know, a platform called The Muslim Vote (TMV) emerged in the UK at the end of 2023 in response to the horrific events in Palestine.
Its aim was to galvanise UK voters in our communit...
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Last time, after sharing some ideas about how our mosques could be run in the future, I said that I would next write about student loans, home finance and aspects of national economic policy.
It...
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In the last edition of INsights, I contrasted two approaches to our social and political engagement.
On the one hand there is the “Muslim community approach” which unfortunately continues to be ...
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I write in a British context because this is where I was born, where I live, and where I will probably be buried. So it’s where my experience, primary concern and principal accountability lie. But I d...
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I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since the last edition of INsights came out on Friday 30th June 2023. It certainly wasn’t the plan for it to be on ice for so long.
I’ve had an overwhelmingly ...
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Assalamu-alaikum. Peace be upon you.
I recently finished reading an excellent book which was published early last year called Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pa...
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There is a passage from the Qur’an that I haven’t been able to get out of my head in the last few days. It’s the last f...
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Most people do not understand that exploring and fulfilling one’s God-given leadership potential is a natural and vital...
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Ten days ago, I started a poll on my Telegram channel with a probing question. Take a moment to ponder the question and...
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Take a moment to think about the word ‘jihad’.
What comes to mind?
What images do you pi...
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One day, when our bountiful and generous Lord enters us into paradise, all ill feeling remov...
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Heightened geopolitical tensions and division. Rampant developments in artificial intelligen...