I wonder if it is irresponsible for a charity to hold a charity auction at a student charity dinner and auction off “Islamic” tat for £1000 a piece. Can students afford this kind of money, or is the idea to push them into further debt and potentially into sin as a result of defaulting on …
I do not understand people who say that because a person is good — or because they have only ever known good from them — it is inconceivable that they could ever do anything bad or evil.
Once a path to purifying the heart and soul, sadly our faith is nowadays utilised as a gateway to wealth, fame, power and wanton delights: but a commodity to be bought and sold at will.
“Treat people with ease and do not be hard on them; give them glad tidings and do not make them run away.” Imagine how different things could have been, had we not made our religion so difficult to believe in. All of these runaways we now condemn might still be with us. But I wonder: …
Justice is not about standing up for people you like or agree with, or who agree with you. Maybe the person you’re standing up for holds views you find contemptible. So be it. You should still be just.
You cannot complain about character assassination if you yourself are participating in character assassination.
The irony: proud, assertive Alpha Muslims whining about victimisation at the hands of aggressive feminism.
I’m too sceptical to laud a sceptical Muslim with approbation for their acclaimed brave and heroic views, because, um, they are neither. To do good to women is a directive of the Qur’an, not the unspeakable march of accursed feminism, which must be trounced at every available opportunity in the defence of an interpretation of …
Dear noble scholar, We value your knowledge in the sacred sciences and we defer to your wisdom in matters of religion. But just as you ask us not to stray into your field and speak without knowledge, can we likewise ask you to stop straying into fields you plainly know nothing about.
So what is it that eats away within today, which causes this unease and unrest? Indeed: it is arrogance. The arrogance of my soul and my writing, and the realisation that it there in full view for everyone to see, dragging me down and far away from my desired destination. And how does this happen? …
Monetising Islam almost always ends in tears — and the involvement of pious, sincere, righteous scholars is absolutely no guarantee of relief.
You who believe, do not cancel out your charitable deeds with reminders and hurtful words, like someone who spends his wealth only to be seen by people, not believing in God and the Last Day. Such a person is like a rock with earth on it: heavy rain falls and leaves it completely bare. Such …
More and more I appreciate the wisdom of my mentor, who says that scholars should always have their own employment in order to maintain their independence from corrupting influences, be they state power or the lure of riches that come from selling religion.
Some people may read my frequent ramblings about the affairs of our community and conclude that I am anti-scholar — that I reject their guidance and leadership — but that is not the case.
