I was unable to take my mother on the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, so I did what I thought would be the next best thing: I took her to the British Museum’s hajj exhibition It has long been my mother’s ambition to complete the hajj. The pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the five pillars…
Hamza Kashgari is sent back to Saudi Arabia where lawyers fear he could face the death penalty over Twitter remark Malaysian authorities have deported a young Saudi journalist accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad on Twitter, a police official said. The move came despite concerns from rights groups that he may be persecuted at home.…
Eid Mubarak to everyone. May Allah accept your fasting and reward you for it. Eid prayers inshAllah will take place tomorrow (30th of August 2011) at: Al-Medinah Mosque – 08:30am & 09:30am Shah Jallal Mosque – 09:15am & 10:00am
Islam emphasises love, kindness and mercy between spouses. Hopefully this contract will make that more of a reality for women It is no surprise that household chores are the bane of many marriages, and the competing demands of modern life have compounded this situation for women in particular. Who, then, wouldn’t jump at the chance…
To a radical few, Osama bin Laden was a hero – but mainstream Muslims will remember him as a rebel who lost his way British Muslims seduced by extremist forms of Islam have celebrated Osama bin Laden as a spiritual and military warrior. In his suicide video address, Mohammad Siddique Khan, the leader of the…
Al-Medinah Mosque, Brighton would like to announce that Eid prayer inshAllah will be on Friday 10th of September. There will be 2 Eid prayers: First at 8AM by Imaam Muhammad Second at 9:30AM by Shaykh Gulam Be on time as prayer will start promptly. Please let the other know too. Thanks. Eid Mubarak to you…
The ‘Ground Zero mosque’ is treated as a party-political issue. In reality, both Republicans and Democrats are split on it. In their reporting of the political arguments over the proposed Park 51 centre (the master building that will house the “Ground Zero mosque”), most US and international media coverage has characterised the ongoing debate as…