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  • The Deification of Sports: An Islamic Perspective

    The Deification of Sports: An Islamic Perspective

    DISCLAIMER: This article was supposed to be posted as early as January but due to running out of funds and eventually losing access from the website, we were forced to collect funds to keep this venture going. Don’t hesitate to support us. Fund our work at https://patreon.com/muthanna Sports can be a ton of fun and…

  • Bibliophiles Drought: Muslim youth and aversion to reading

    Bibliophiles Drought: Muslim youth and aversion to reading

    Seeking of knowledge is one of the core collective obligation that we Muslims have. Although this may apply to knowledge of the Deen as per the ulama and students of knowledge, it is also true that ilm of the dunya is complementary to the knowledge of the faith. Reading of books is one of the…

  • Education, corporate enslavement and Muslim society

    Education, corporate enslavement and Muslim society

    The Muslim society is the possessor of some of the most backwards societal views concerning education, livelihood and employment. Once a free society where students were rewarded and people’s qualifications weren’t backed by institutionalised certificates, now the very personification of enslavement to the education system. Among the religious Muslim, intellectual slavery and bankruptcy is all…

  • Womens history month shouldn’t exist.

    Womens history month shouldn’t exist.

    Womens history month first became an event in 1911. The UN first recognized it in 1975. Come 1980 and the world saw its first womens week as historical textbooks and courses were believed to not designate enough attention on women. By 1987 this week had turned into the first womens history month. Women had to…

  • Hijab: The West’s war on modesty

    Hijab: The West’s war on modesty

    Hijab in the West’s domain is portrayed as a symbol of oppression and patriarchy. At the mere thought of women donning the hijab, liberals and post modernists automatically conclude that her husband or her father is a domestic tyrant. What we forget is that some of the women also believe that hijab is protection, hijab…

  • Is the arrival of the Mahdi nigh?

    Is the arrival of the Mahdi nigh?

    The Muslim world by and large has embraced the fact that our state of affairs is so weak and have individualised to such an extent that a lot of those pious among us have stopped making any efforts to drive towards change. Despite having a firm belief in the faith and regularly fulfilling their individual…

  • Lack of volunteerism is harming the Muslim world and here is why!

    Have you ever wondered how malicious ideologies are infiltrating their way to Islamic discourse? Have you ever observed what the root cause is for the rise of such malicious ideals that distort our fundamental doctrines? Have you ever felt helpless owing to the fact that these overwhelming changes are undermining you or your loved one’s…

  • Muslims should change their stance towards the oppressor and the oppressed of all groups. Here is why!

    Exceptional militants and revolutionaries throughout history understood that their movements were only legitimate if they truly supported the liberation of all oppressed & marginalised groups. One can never hope to liberate their own people whilst neglecting the plight of the other groups suffering at the hands of the oppressors. In order to gain credence, validation…

  • Male mental health and the implications of ‘being a man’

    Men’s mental health issues is something that definitely needs adequate attention and “be a man” is not a helpful advice. ‘Be a man’ is an archaic phrase and its use should be considered anachronistic but it is not. Unfortunately mens mental health issues doesn’t invoke the same response from society that womens mental health issues…