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Yesterday I was delivering a live online session about how to get the most out of Ramadan. It...

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Ramadan is just around the corner. If you’re looking for guidance as to how to make the mos...

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Do you want to be one of the ulul-albab?

You really should! 

They are mentioned 16 times ...

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Over the last four weeks, over 16,000 people have enrolled onto the Transform My Prayer pro...

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The phrase that’s widely known as the du’a of Yunus, or the supplication of Jonah, has been...

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Estimates of how many thoughts we have per day seem to range from 6,000 up to 60,000. 

Wha...

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In the introduction to INsights 005 which was published this time last year, I wrote the fo...

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A few days ago, I delivered a session for Club Revelation members on the twin themes of ref...

 
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I don’t tend to remember, or pay much attention to, most things from the past. But I do recall quite precisely the experience I had of reading what became my favourite book. 

I felt the pulsating power of new insights. I experienced the deep resonance of ideas...

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A few days ago, my colleague Farzan and I were kindly hosted by a friend for dinner.

Having...

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Prayer is obligatory for the believers at prescribed times.

Chapter 4, Women, Verse 103

Ti...

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This newsletter is sent out every other Friday. 

Since this is the 26th edition, the first ...

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My Lord, I was born on Monday 14th Rabi’al-Awwal 1404.

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My Lord, I was born on Monday 14th Rabi’al-Awwal 1404.

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Perhaps the most effective question I ask myself to evaluate my actions and make improvements is:

“Did I really try ...

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Last Friday I had a coronectomy. Yesterday, Queen Elizabeth II passed away.

Here are some brief reflections on each of these events:

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I’ve noticed that one of the most common pieces of advice I give is as follows: 

Relate to God using the same principles that you know make for a great relationship with other human beings.

Of course, I am not saying that we should treat God like a human being...

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I’ve been travelling for a few weeks. Usually when I’m away, the self-reflective side of me goes into overdrive. This time hasn’t been any different.

I’ve been thinking more carefully about my own prayer and engagement with revelation. Here are some of the refl...

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Here are three insights that I’ve derived from examining the 70+ Qur’anic references to the word ‘islam’ in all its derived forms, adjectives, nouns and verbs:

1. No one ‘becomes Muslim’ or ‘converts/reverts to Islam’

2. God doesn’t want you to be ‘a Muslim’.....

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Here’s something a little different for today’s edition of INsights…

Ever since the beginning of 2015, I’ve kept a folder in my iPhone Notes app which I’ve labelled ‘Reminders’.

Whenever I’ve come across something particularly powerful, I copy and paste it the...

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What will you sacrifice?

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The timing of this edition of INsights couldn’t have been better.

It’s the first day of the second half of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. Just like a sports contest that’s br...

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Unlocked by revelation

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In order to realise the power of the Qur’an in improving the quality and direction of your own life, it’s important to understand the effect it had on the mindset of the initial recipients o...

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How prayer keeps you strong

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True submission to God is about a lot more than devotional worship. It’s not just about putting aside certain times in the day to pray. That’s just the start... It’s about letting those ...

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Here’s a powerful quote that gets me every time…

“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day ...