The Forgotten Ummah: The Rohingya Muslims
27 February 2012 - Comments [11]The Forgotten Ummah: The Rohingya Muslims
By Amad Uddin
All praise is to Allah (swt) who has blessed this noble Ummah to remember the oppressed and the weak from amongst us from around the Muslim World. But if I was to survey Muslims and ask them which countries had Muslims who are oppressed than the responses I will get will be like Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Chechnya etc. Then if I asked them about the oppression of the Rohingya Muslims, I would get responses...read more
Life without the Head of Our Family...
27 February 2012 - Comments [1]Life without the Head of Our Family…….
Every family at some point in their lives will have a person who leads it indeed my father, Haji Zomir Uddin (May Allah [swt] forgive him) was that figurehead until he passed away in 2007, he was the head of my family in more ways than one. He looked after the interests of my family, he was very decisive and once he made a decision that was the end of the matter as we were all loyal and trusted his judgement. Often...read more
Bangladesh: Sold to the Lowest Bidder
27 February 2012 - Comments [2]Bangladesh: Sold to the Lowest Bidder
By Amad Uddin
Muslims of Bangladeshi origin living in the UK have become a settled community and the degree of their attachment to their ethnic motherland varies. Surveying the attitude of first generation Bengali immigrants would reveal that they regard Bangladesh as their real home even though they have been living here in the UK for many years. The people of this generation yearn for their homeland...read more
How Islam Dealt With Racism
23 January 2012 - Comments [2]By Abdul Wahid
Racism has featured heavily in the UK over the past few weeks.
The conviction of two men for the cold-blooded racist murder of Stephen Lawrence 18 years ago has been the most emotive issue - but by no means the only one.
The media attacked Dianne Abbotts clumsy remarks when she generalized that white people [meaning 19th century colonialists] used to divide and rule black people in the past - a generalisation that some might defend when one considers that more than...read more
How to Get Close to Allah - 3 Easy Steps
20 January 2012 - Comments [12]Here are 3 easy ways to get closer to Allah.
#1. Correct your intention, you are doing this to seek Allah's pleasure and to be close to Him.
#2. Find a good deed that is easy and you will implement everyday, being consistant. A good example is smiling at any one for the sake of Allah. For Prophet (ﷺ) explained 'smiling is a charity'.
#3 Find a good deed that you find very hard to implement, and strive to implement it for the sake of getting close to Allah.
Do...read more
Happy Birthday... Or is it?
18 January 2012 - Comments [5]"Happy Birthday"...
Just kidding brothers and sisters. We all know the celebration of birthdays is not allowed in Islam. This is what my Naseeha is about today.
It was my birthday yesterday (17 Jan) and I did get many well "wishes" from friends and family, unfortunately. I wish they could understand the reality of this celebration sometimes.
As Muslims birthdays, if anything, should be a reminder for us that we survived one more year thanks to Allah, and...read more