A Letter To Senator Barack Obama: By UmmZaid

Sallam alaykum.
A brilliant letter by sister UmmZaid to Senator Barack Obama.
One’s religious faith has nothing to do with one’s fitness to serve in the office of the President of the United States, so why do you keep playing into this issue with the right wing and the media as if it does? I would not [...]

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From Birth to Prophethood – The Prophet of Islam: With Shaykh Atabek Shukurov

 
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From Birth to Prophethood – The Prophet of Islam
with Shaykh Atabek Shukurov 
“Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any difficulty. He is anxious over you, for the believers full of compassion, kindness, [...]

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Panorama: On Whose Orders?

Sallam alaykum.
Jeremy Vine interviews Tony Blair’s Attorney General Lord Goldsmith, asking how rules preventing abuse and torture of prisoners in Iraq were overturned.
Available for 6 more days on BBC iPlayer.
Watch the programme here.

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Documentary: Islam – Empire of Faith

Sallam alaykum.
A Gardner Films production in association with PBS and Devillier Donegan Enterprises.
Narrated by Ben Kingsley.
To read the making of the film, click here.
Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)

Sallam alaykum.

Today is the anniversary of the death of Malcolm X, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. 
May God bless him and grant him a high station in heaven.  Ameen.
Please keep him in your prayers today.
Al-Fatiha for our brother Malcolm.
A Visit To The Grave of Malcolm, with Imam Zaid Shakir, Habib Ali al-Jifri and Shaykh Jihad Brown.
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Cameron To Denounce Forced Marriage On Visit To Bradford

Sallam alaykum.
Cameron to denounce forced marriage on visit

Tory leader David Cameron

A Conservative government would consider making forced marriages a criminal offence, David Cameron will announce on a visit to Bradford today.
The Tory leader is holding a meeting of his shadow cabinet in the city.
Mr Cameron is expected to denounce the practice in which hundreds of [...]

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Nasheed: Tala’al Badru Alayna Sung by Khalid Belrhouzi

Sallam alaykum.
Masha Allah it’s a nice version.  What do you think?
The following also features Dawud Wharnsby Ali.
Tala’al Badru Alayna (no video, just audio)

Audio Clips From Khalid Belrhouzi’s new album, Man Ana? (Who Am I?)

Buy his album here.
Read Khalid’s bio here.

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Documentary: Cat Stevens becomes Yusuf Islam

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Imam Zaid Shakir: Hikam of Ibn ‘Atta Allah, Lectures 1 & 2

Sallam alaykum.

Part 1
This is the first installment of Imam Zaid’s translation of and commentary on the Aphorisms of Ibn ‘Atta Allah Sakandari. In this series Imam Zaid, relying on the commentary of the great latter-day scholar, Sheikh Abdul Majid al-Shurnubi, examines the great reservoir of spiritual and practical knowledge bequeathed to us by one of [...]

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The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh): Mercy To Humanity – With Shaykh Hamza Yusuf & Imam Zaid Shakir

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In light of the second Danish cartoon affair, I thought it would be beneficial to share the following with you. Remember, no matter how much people try to taint the image of our Beloved Prophet (may God’s peace and blessings be upon him), his rank is too high for it to be affected [...]

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