Articles

Articles by Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah

• One God, Many Names
  This paper addresses the primordial origin of the divine names of God in order to establish the equivalency of the Biblical ‘God’ to Islam’s ‘Allah’ and the need for American Muslims to embrace both.
• Islam and the Cultural Imperative
  This article addresses the fundamental need for American Muslims - among the most promising, wealthiest and educated Muslim minorities in history - to consciously establish a new, unique cultural identity.
• Living Islam With Purpose
  The paper emphasizes the need for American Muslims as a whole to become directly involved in their self-definition and the construction of their future as individuals and communities. This task cannot be left to others or to chance; the five operational principles provide an invaluable resource for determining the way forward. Living Islam with Purpose focuses on the American Muslim community but is relevant to Muslims everywhere, especially those in the West.

Articles by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Hanson

• Islam teaches respect for all religions
• Love even those that Revile You
• Face to faith
  Fasting is not just about giving up food, but trying to be a better person for it, writes Hamza Yusuf
• Expert says Islam prohibits violence against innocents
  Muslim scholar: Terrorists are mass murderers, not martyrs
• A Time for Introspection
  "The worst enemies of Islam are from within", writes American convert scholar of Islam, Hamza Yusuf.

Articles by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad (Dr Tim Winter)

• From Drury Lane to Mecca
  Hedley Churchward the first British Muslim to carry out the rites of Hajj
• The Trinity
  A Muslim Perspective (Text of a lecture given to a group of Christians in Oxford, 1996)
• The Great Dive
  The unusual life of William Williamson
• British and Muslim?
• On Top of Europe Walking the Alps
• A warning we should heed
  The message of Islam is that pursuit of money for its own sake is unnatural, inhumane, and will lead us to catastrophe
• Recapturing Islam From the Terrorists

Articles by Imam Zaid Shakir

• A Prayer for Everybody in the World
• Living The Qur’an
• Islam: Religion or Ideology?
• Tranquility From Allah
• The Lawful Nature of Niqab (Face Veiling)

Articles by Habib Umar bin Hafidh

• Welcoming Rabi al-Awaal
• Dealing with Extremism
• The 15th Night of Sha'ban
• Preparing for Ramadan
• Confronting the Challenges of Today’s World
• Actions that carry the reward of Hajj

Articles by Sultana Afroz

• From Moors to Marronage

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