“I found Help for Reverts online 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 […]

You may or may not already know that the world’s first ever degree-awarding university was created by a Muslim woman. That woman was: Fatima al-Fihri. Fatima was the daughter of a wealthy merchant from Tunisia and a descendent of the Quraysh tribe. Her father’s only children were his two daughters and he encouraged their intellectual pursuits. Shortly after Fatima’s marriage […]

Typically, this question is aimed at non-Muslims encouraging them to question their purpose of existence. Unfortunately, this is a question for Muslims to ponder over. Sure, you could answer, ‘To worship Allah’, although; but does that transcend into pursuing a higher goal and actualising a vision? Sadly, for many, it doesn’t. Whilst we have many unsung heroes within the Ummah […]

Long before the idea of becoming a volunteer (which was just under a year ago), I rediscovered Islam during the most blessed month of Ramadan. I was born in a Muslim household but felt that my faith was lacking at times and I didn’t really do enough to practice Islam. So, after Ramadan I wanted to actively do more to […]

Aisha (Radhiallaho Anha) was a divisive figure all throughout her life and remains so even now, fourteen hundred years after her death. In modern times, the question of Aisha’s age at marriage has become a moral stick with which to beat Muslims and to question the virtues of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). However, this is far from her first rodeo. […]