Hamd - praise - is the cornerstone of our faith. We praise God for the gift of life, for guidance and for the opportunity to do good and spread mercy. Every breath we take and every step we make should be an occasion for joy and praise. Nobody praised God better than the most praiseworthy [...]
June 22nd, 2010
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Mawlid by Moonlight
By Hina Khan-Mukhtar
The flickering flame of a candle casts a light on a child’s face, causing it to glow…and something magical happens. The six-year-old opens his mouth to sing salawaat on the Prophet…and hearts soften. An older sister takes her brother by the hand as they march off to the beat of a daff, singing nasheeds [...]
March 17th, 2010
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Should Muslims be concerned about Haiti?
by Shaykh Jihad Hashim Brown
(The National, Abu Dhabi)
Shaykh Jihad Hashim Brown is director of research at the Tabah Foundation. He delivers the Friday sermon at the Maryam bint Sultan Mosque in Abu Dhabi
Eleven-year-old Anna St Louis was going to be a lawyer. For three days she lay trapped beneath the rubble [...]
January 27th, 2010
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