On a cold Saturday morning, 22 people travelled from far and wide to meet at Idara-e-Jaaferiya mosque in Tooting, South London, for the Annual Committee Meeting of the IUS IHBDC. Amongst the crowd was Aimen Al-Diwani, the head of this campaign and Ali Jaffri, who was another prolific member of the committee. As it was […]
Tuition fees have increased on an unprecedented scale in recent years leaving many questioning if a university degree is worth the price tag? In 2010, the government increased the tuition fee cap in England to £9,000. The cap, which was previously set at approximately £3,290, was the maximum rate universities could charge students for tuition. […]
When I was 15 years old, I got my first mobile phone. At the time it couldn’t do much. Since then, mobile phones have come a long way and so has our relationship with them. These devices can save us a lot of time, such as searching for information or shopping . However, they can […]
We are all seekers of something one way or the other. We beg, we steal, we grab, or we do it tactfully, we always want something from others. We look upon each other for all kinds of help. Not necessarily in financial terms, but more essentially in the cultural, social, and spiritual realms. We build […]
On a daily basis Muslims recite Surah Al-Fatiha a minimum of 10 times in their prayers, in fact no prayer is valid without the recitation of this chapter of the Holy Qur’an.[1] The first chapter of the last divine scripture, chapter of Al-Fatiha is one of the most important chapters in the Qur’an and according […]
“God, the compassionate, the merciful” Recently, a small group of about twenty young individuals from the Islamic Unity Society (IUS) and the Focolare (a Christian group) met together at the Islamic College in West London. The friendship between the two groups has grown over several years through various interfaith meetings, and the aim of this meeting was to […]
What is the first condition for the immaculate coordination in our bodies? What processes take place in our bodies when we see someone we know or as we walk? What type of co-ordination is there between nerve cells and the brain? What processes are taking place in your body as you read this? The flash […]
When the pilgrimage season arrived in the year 9 A.H., Prophet Muhammad (SA) had myriads of pressing duties demanding his immediate attention such that he was unable to leave Medina. He then sent Abu Bakr to Makkah as the leader of a group of three hundred pilgrims to conduct the rites of Hajj. It was […]
Today I am so sad because I see so much injustice in the world I wish people would stand by the truth. I question why do they lie? Are they not scared to meet their Lord when they die? They care more about name, fame and being in no pain They have forget they will […]
The concept of emotional satisfaction in a generation of advanced technology and the internet has resulted in complex understandings and definitions of satisfaction. This article will focus on satisfaction in long-term marriage, based on my thesis for MSc Psychology. To define and understand the concept of satisfaction in marriage, I searched and interviewed women who […]
