A few days ago we celebrated the birthday of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. Although the celebration is not one of the main festivals of Islam and is not celebrated to the birthday of Jesus is celebrated with Christianity it is still an important event. Not all Muslims celebrate…

I used to really like the philosophy of Descartes. His ideas of metaphysics really interested me so much so that I ended up writing my dissertation at university on the contribution of Descartes to modern science and the current split between the concept of the soul and the body, since…

Some time ago I had written about green coffee in a short article. I first came across it when I went to my friend's house in Ramadan. She had filled a container with something that looked green but smelled nice. She told me this is the green coffee they drink…

Condolences to the Queen on her passing this Friday Today I woke up to hear the sad news of the passing of the British Monarch Queen Elizabeth ii. She had just celebrated her golden jubilee and was the longest reining monarch with over seventy years on the throne. I grew…

Hajj, Malcolm X and a solution to the racism problem This is the hajj season and hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam. It marks the time that Muslims go to visit Mecca and fulfil the pilgrimage to the black house known as the Kabah. The Kabah is significant for…

We could not talk much about hajj or the festival of sacrifice (Eid Al adha) without mentioning Prophet Ibrahim peace be upon him. He is called Abraham in Jewish and Christian sources, which is not much different. He is the Prophet that is said to be the father of all…

The ten days of dhul hijjah are almost finished and the day of Arafat will be on Friday inshAllah. Therefore, today, Thursday is the last day of dhul hijjah. These days were mentioned in the Quran in surah fajr. Allah swore by the dawn and then by the ten days of…

The day of Arafat will be tomorrow Friday 8/2022. The day of Arafat is a very special day for Muslims, in fact out of most of the days of the year perhaps Arafat is most important. This is the day the pilgrims gather in a place called Arafat in Mecca…

How our reputation can help or hinder us in life and how we can develop and maintain a good one. — Reputation is said to be the image or appearance you present to people and what they know about you or how they view you. Some people argue that a reputation can be different from who we really are. However, I would argue that a reputation should be based on who…