Professor Steve Jones: Islamic incest

Steve Jones is Emeritus Professor of Genetics at University College London and an author of several popular science books.

He is one of the world’s top six experts on the genetics of snails (and the other five agree) and has also studied…

The day I met Abdul Sattar Edhi, a living saint

Sixty years ago, Abdul Sattar Edhi, 82, gave up everything to devote his life to helping Pakistan’s poorest. Here, Peter Oborne hails a truly selfless spiritual sage

Surah ar-Rahman — Verses 1 to 25

The main theme of the Surah ar-Rahman is giving manifestation and fruits to the attribution of Allah’s mercy and grace, which is evident right from the beginning, till the very end.

Sunday Telegraph lies for good ‘Angry Muslims’ story?

It seems that the Sunday Telegraph writers may have been naughty little journalists and misreported what Professor Steve Jones actually said at the Hay Festival.

Evolution of man

In this khutba the theory of Evolution is explained in a very simple and non-technical, even inaccurate manner. It is also considered whether it is against what the Holy Quran teaches. The view expressed is that it is a theory which means a possible explanation and that science develops by putting…

Where Did Hilary Go?

It is the image that has come to define a pivotal point in history, capturing the moment the deadly raid on Osama Bin Laden’s lair was watched in awe by the White House elite.

But it appears for one U.S. newspaper, a couple of the people sat with President Barack…

Commentary on Surat al-’Asr

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

103:1 By the time! — 
103:2 Surely man is in loss,
103:3 Except those who believe and do good, and exhort one another to Truth, and exhort one another to patience.

The Elephant

The Holy Quran Chapter 105 — Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
105:1 Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the possessors of the elephant?
105:2 Did He not cause their war to end in confusion?
105:3 And send against them birds…

Children of Zia

The Holy Quran tells human being to think. It repeatedly asks: Do they not reflect? And yet, in contradiction of this command of the Holy Quran in most Muslim countries people are required to follow blindly the latest state promoted nonsense.

Osama is dead

Osama is dead (inna lilla hai wa inna alai hai raj’un)

“O you who believe, keep your duty to Allah, and let every soul consider that which it sends forth for the morrow, and keep your duty to Allah. Surely Allah is Aware of what you do.” (The Holy Quran 59:18)