Allah only gives what there is, not what there is not. The good He gives us is the good there is, there is no alternative good, no substitute, there is …
More +Reflection – 007
Forgiving and excusing are not the same, though often we conflate the two. We must be clear about which is which, for when we ask the only One who forgives …
More +Reflection – Day 006
We are each of us bound to solitude, yet in this modern world struggle to find it, and thus often struggle to find ourselves. No man is an island but …
More +Reflection – Day 005
The vessel through which we are or are not guided to Allah is the heart. The heart of which I speak is beyond any mere pumping muscle. The heart of …
More +A Response to Craig Murray’s Disappointment
Below is a response to an email circulated by a Muslim sister who was appealing, on behalf of Mr. Craig Murray for Muslims to support the publishing of his account …
More +Reflection – Day 004
How many times have we religionists heard from people who, when asked in what they believe reply, ‘I don’t really know, but I believe that there is something, something greater …
More +Reflection – Day 003
Reason alone should tell us that Reason alone is insufficient to grasp the abstraction of the true nature of Allah, for no eye can grasp Him. Compounding this, as nothing …
More +Reflection – Day 002
As Muslims, we acknowledge that all good is from Allah, and this is something sought and is a means of attaining pleasure in this world and the next. Yet we …
More +Reflection: Day 001
It is good and it is important to regard the world and all that is in it. It is good to reflect upon and admire its beauty, intricacies, colours and …
More +Reflection – Preface
The series of short reflections I shall be publishing are from a book I was trying to write. They are at times a little unpolished, but were meant to be …
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