The unrealistic belief in or pursuit of perfection and ideal state—‘idealism’—gives human beings motivation and courage. But, without ‘realism’—being true to life—it can, and so often does, turn into false hope, cynicism and sometimes even…

Hussain Manawar, a 24-year-old from Essex, will be the first British Muslim to enter space after winning a competition consisting of entrants from more than 90 countries worldwide. In his victory speech, it was interesting…

Dear all, I write this to apologise on behalf of the American Learning Institute for Muslims (ALIM) for all the confusion that has taken place regarding the nature of the article, where it was posted…

The Divine Reality: God, Islam & The Mirage Of Atheism by Hamza Andreas Tzortzis, 2016. San Clemente, California: FB Publishing, £15.95. ISBN-13: 978-0996545389 Generally, there are two ways to critically analyse a belief system: one is…

One of the Conservative’s populist manifesto pledges in 2015 was the replacement of the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights and “break the formal link between British Courts and the European Court…

Every year with the passing of the month of Rabi’ al-Awwal I am sure many of us are left thinking about a few things. This being the month in which the Prophet was born in…

I still remember my first encounter with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf. I was an 18yr old newly-minted convert attending a Nawawi Foundation event in Chicago. Initially unsure of what to expect, I sat spellbound; absorbed in…

When does a religious festival lose all theological significance and remain as a mere cultural product? There has been amongst some Muslims, at least in the UK, the incorrect and usually inconsistently applied assumption that…