Full name: Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Ishaq al-Sabbah al-Kindi Born: About 801 in Kufa, Iraq Died: 873 Most influential work: Wrote more than 361 works on a variety of subjects including ‘The Book of the Chemistry of Perfume and Distillations’ Al-Kindi was an encyclopaedic man, working as a physician, mathematician, geometer, chemist, logician and astronomer. A son of the governor […]
Continuing with our series of fascinating Muslim inventors, let’s take a brief look at the great Al-Jazari (may Allah be pleased with him) Full name: Badi’al-Zaman Abu al’-Izz Isma’il bal-Razzaz al-Jazari Born: Birth date not known; he served the Artuq kings of Diyarbakir (now in southeast Turkey) from 1174 to 1200. Died: Not known Most influential work: ‘The Book of […]
For many coming from migrant families, you’ll have heard it before, “Whatever you do, get to America/UK,”. Once you’re there, then we’ll figure it out.” Whilst the drive and ambition can be admired by many, there’s a price for this. A hefty price. In this post, we’ll briefly look at how Muslim migrants in the last century have flirted with […]
InshaAllah, Help for Reverts will be looking at inspiring figures of the past. This week, we will take a look at the amazing contributions of Abbas Ibn Firnas (may Allah be pleased with him). Full name: Abbas Abu al-Qassim ibn Firnas ibn Wardas al-Takurini Born: Ninth-century; Andalusian descendant from a Berber family residing in Takuronna (now Ronda) Died: 887 Most […]
Someone with an inherent dislike or intolerance of Islam would be Islamophobic. They loath Muslims, dislike almost everything about Islam, and want Muslims far away from their bigoted eyes. For them, Muslims are spreading Islam, sharing the tenets of the faith with strangers, and people are embracing Islam. And this is bad news for them. Very bad news. But instead […]
By Sienna Lewis-Borett Never in the history of the modern world has a single piece of clothing caused so much controversy as the hijab. Some countries want to ban it, others want to enforce it. Rarely do any of the conversations about ‘what to do about hijab’ ever actually include those whom it concerns. So, what does hijab mean and […]
We often hear about Islam being the fastest growing religion in the world and feel a sense of pride. And so we should. Alhamdulillah, statistics show Islam is due to overtake Christianity soon and become the fastest growing religion. However, despite this, there’s a tremendous number of individuals leaving Islam; something that is often overlooked. The main reason appears to […]
Inviting others towards Islam is undoubtedly a virtuous act. With the global rise of Islamophobia, this has made sharing Islam a little trickier in some cases. But does Muslim bad conduct e.g. dumping rubbish on the side of the street make Islam unsavoury for some? In this post, we’ll briefly explore why untidy Muslims drive a wedge between Da’wah and […]
