The Man of Song
Decades ago, a shaykh of the Darqawa tariqa (Sufi order) instructed one of his muqqadims (deputies) to go to South Africa with the Diwans of Shaykh Muhammad ibn al Habib because the Zulu people love
Anti-Racist Work is Prophetic and Quranic Work
There is a story of Sayyidna Bilal (May Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyidna Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) who were having a confrontation in public. In this confrontation, Abu Dharr
Mosques and Morning Dreams
A Poetic Series: Words by Shameelah Khan Photographs by Luthfiyyah Rahman The athaan In the early hours of the morning Pulsating through the misty windows Of my mother's house I cry Knowing the Gold
Towards A Better Way of Educating
Tahirah Amatullah found secrets in the pages of Ibn Khaldun’s Muqaddimah, which has started a journey to understand what “education” and “knowledge” is, and how we can share it with those around us and
Zakat: A Means For Social-Closening
Yesterday morning I opened up the mosque here in Norwich for a young woman who had come to cook for the local community at our Ramadan Soup Kitchen. Usually our soup sharing is a simple
Woman of the Week: Radia Bawa Hendricks
We caught up with Radia Bawa Hendricks, founder and director of Zahraa Institute, an independent educational institute for women focusing on understanding the Qur'an. HIKAAYAT: You began memorizing the Qur’an at a very young age
Two Poems
RAMADAN Again, the sweet anticipation The time of gifts A little counts for more A generous time But you are not here It saddens me We did not know We did not think You
Virginity and Womanhood
As a 33-year-old woman I have never regarded myself as anything other than that - a woman. I work and earn my own money. I make my own decisions. I am held accountable for those
Hysteria
Bismillah. Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If the Resurrection were established upon one of you while he has in his hand a sapling, then let
Faith, Courage and Courtship
Contentment of heart is what we all truly yearn for. There are only two things Allāh mentions in the Glorious Qur’an that bring us the contentment we seek: His remembrance: “...verily, in the remembrance of