HISTORY & LESSON

  𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗔 👑🐫 🌴 Gertrude Bell, the female Lawrence of Arabia. Born into a wealthy English family, Gertrude was privileged and blessed with an exceptional education, culminating in a First class degree in Modern History from the University of Oxford. She was the first woman to have ever attained this achievement. Then in 1892, aged 24 - Gertrude left England and headed over to Persian on a vivid adventure. She fell in love with Tehran and was captivated by the culture, atmosphere and encounters. She read Persian poetry and sat on fine Persian carpets while making connections with fellow aristocratics and adventurers. Gertrude would eventually travel to other regions, encountering Bedouins, Sheikhs and natives of Iraq and Syria - all the while cultivating her knowledge and expertise in local Arab customs and history. These skills would prove invaluable to the British administrators in the Middle East. Not surprisingly, Gertrude was soon enlisted to s

  LEAVE THE CHRISTIANS ALONE ✝️ Muslims should stop bible bashing. Let us find more productive and respectful ways to engage with communities of other faiths. The Qur'an warns against this overtly hostile and inconsiderate approach. A Muslim must always maintain a higher moral standard when speaking on behalf of the faith and sacred traditions. How we speak to people is as important as the lessons that we wish to impart onto them. Moses and Aaron spoke softly to Pharaoh, for good reasons. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ received Christian clerics and representatives in his blessed Masjid. During the civil, principled and mature exchange, he not only allowed them to express themselves and profess their belief in Christ (as THEY believe it, not according to the Qur'an) furthermore - when it was time to pray, prophet Muhammad ﷺ gave them a space in his Masjid to perform worship their savior. Have some respect for others. This sort of approach is nothing short of bullying and picking on

  𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗔 🎵🎶 The more I hear the uproar about illegal boats and marauding migrants swarming the British isles, the more the irony of history floods my already volatile and unbridled imagination. Suddenly, a familiar tune begins to etch itself into my subconscious mind. Rule Rule Britannia.... Britannia rules the waves.... Rule Britannia, it is the famous patriotic soundtrack composed by James Thomson back in 1740, it became the iconic song and chorus for the British navy on her quest to ravage and ransack nations "not so blessed" as her. If I were to be so ill fated as to have to infringe upon British waters by means of illegal boat entry, I would certainly not miss the opportunity to sing this song on my way into the country. It would be the most ironic and unexpectedly funny situation to witness.... 🎶🎵🎶 ʀᴜʟᴇ, ʙʀɪᴛᴀɴɴɪᴀ! ʀᴜʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴠᴇꜱ!! ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ, ɴᴏᴛ ꜱᴏ ʙʟᴇꜱꜱᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇᴇ - ᴍᴜꜱᴛ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛᴜʀɴꜱ, ᴛᴏ ᴛʏʀᴀɴᴛꜱ ꜰᴀʟʟ

  HIJRAH DEBATE 🌍✈️🌏 Should Muslims run, now that there is a little bit of pressure in western nations?? This discussion divided the African American community in the early 20th century when some of their leaders advocated for a mass exodus out of America and back to the "Motherland" while others championed the idea that the community had earned its right to remain and participate in the development and refinement of the society in which they had sacrificed so much to build and shape. Then a little later on, a third school emerged. Those who wanted to remain in America but desired to live separately from the dominant majority by establishing their own communities and cities. Today the baton is handed over to the Muslims in the diaspora as some are calling for a mass exodus of Muslims out of the West and back into the Muslim world while others challenge this proposal by raising several considerable objections. Undoubtedly, each end of the argument has its merits, howev

  The AVENGERS of Imam Hussein ⚔️ Who were the men and women that swore an oath to avenge Imam Hussein's massacre at Karbala and what was their fate after taking on the Umayyad empire head to head. Discover more about the Revolutions that erupted in the Muslim world in the months and years following the tragic events at Karbala and uncover some of the most fascinating episodes and characters in early Islamic History, including the following magnificent revolutionary groups and figures • The Tawabbin, Suleiman Ibn Surad • The Shabeebieh, Shabeeb and Ghazzalah • The Hashimiyyah, Abou Muslim Al Khorasani • The Peacock Army, Abdulrahman Ibn al-Ash'ath • The Kaysanites, Mokhtar at-Thaqqafi =============================================== HOW WE WERE ALL MANIPULATED A cautionary tale about social medial influence... 1. Horrific crime is committed by unknown suspect 2. Public immediately assumes race and religion of culprit without any further information being released by

  𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 🇬🇧🍻 The British have a wonderful sense of humour. Lads, here's a joke.... "👨🏻‍🦰🤵🏿‍♂️🐶ᴀɴ ɪʀɪꜱʜ ᴍᴀɴ, ᴀ ᴊᴀᴍᴀɪᴄᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴅᴏɢ 𝐚𝐥𝐥 ᴡᴀʟᴋ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ᴇɴɢʟɪꜱʜ ᴘᴜʙ ɪɴ 1950...🫠" 🥁 🤣 🥁 If you don't get the joke, then you don't understand British history well enough to go out and riot against Muslims or migrants in 2024. ................ ⚠️ Disclaimer: This is NOT directed to the White majority British people (that will be for another post). This post is for the ethnic minority coalition in support of anti-immigration and anti-Islam. ................ It is evidently clear that there is absolutely no support or tolerance from this channel towards those unprincipled and undisciplined Muslim gangs going out onto the streets of Britain and violating the law and order of the land. However - What is also unacceptable is the growing hate towards Muslims and what is rapidly morphing into a free for all "Muslim-Bashi

  HIGHER STANDARDS Asad once said something along the line of Muslims have the greatest treasure but they are the most impoverished (intellectually and cultural). Iqbal once remarked that if Muslims must remind the world of the greatness of Islam, they must also inform the people that we Muslims are the worst ambassadors, bad advocates for a great case. Al Farabi wrote extensively about "Al Insaan al-Kaamil" (the accomplished Muslim) as he theorised about the ideal society "the Virtuous City" whose highest ideal is felicity and happiness (in this life and in the next), a goal achieved only through MUTUAL HELP AND SUPPORT between the Virtuous citizens. The accomplished Muslim is an individual who combines spiritual virtue with intellectual brilliance and moral courage, therefore cultivating these three attributes is the objective of every cognisant and intentional member of the Virtuous city. Malcolm spoke about self knowledge and self accountability. He told hi

  HARLEM WORLD 🌎 *For the mainstream American Muslim community The Afro-American community is such a resilient and inspirational pillar of American society, often overlooked and seldom discussed within the broader American Dawah scene. Studying African American history should be mandatory as part of Islamic studies in the US. Muslims should engage and be more present in spaces where discussion and debate about social inequality is raised in direct relation to the African American people. It's wildly disconcerting to see that this isn't a priority for the mainstream Dawah establishment in the US, which is ambivalent and apathetic to this glaring reality, focusing instead on issues related to LGBT rights or social debates of an international dimension. Charity always begins at home. America cannot resolve her problems at home nor abroad without addressing the demands and struggles of this community. You cannot begin a meaningful dialogue with the American establishment

  TALK ABOUT 𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗪𝗨𝗙 We recently published a concise video into the history of Sufism within the Ottoman Empire, it solicited many interesting comments and conversations. 👉 https://youtu.be/NurqRO7Qfl0 It is perhaps time that we had a more serious conversation about Sufism - on this channel, concerning its History and place in Islam. So. What exactly is 𝙎𝙪𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙢? 🤔 A most interesting and pertinent question. 𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗪𝗨𝗙 While it is commonly mis-characterised as a foreign organ to the body of Islam, often eschewed from the core canonical records of orthodoxy and orthopraxy due to the deeply esoteric texture and (at times) the eccentric edge that distinguishes some forms of extreme Sufism from mainstream Islam, it can not be said that Sufism itself has 𝙣𝙤 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙨 within the core teachings and practice of the early Muslims. To make such a claim would betray a deep lack of preliminary study and inquiry into this matter. As a matte

  𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗜𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗠 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗗 No it has not. Update on the Slavery presentation. It is nearly complete and will now be published early next week, in response to some witty comments - we will now extend the scale and scope of the presentation to analyse and assess the modern prison industrial complex as well as the Abolitionist movement and the Lincolnian liberation act. Make no mistake about it, SLAVERY is not something that will ever be completely eradicated from society and Islam is not only cognisant of this reality but also pragmatic about the confines and conditions under which such realities are to be confronted. (This is not going back on the original post against the statement that Islam did not diminish slavery, we acknowledge the reality without needing to become mascots and champions for the act itself, but there is no denial of the reality whatsoever. Everything is due balance and proportion) It would be less than wise to shut the door completely on what in essence

  𝗪 𝗢 𝗠 𝗘 𝗡 Remember Mostafa Akkad's film, The Message?? The best scene in the entire film was when Sayyidna Jaa'far Ibn Abu Taalib - in his role as the representative of the Muslim community in Abyssinia and as the spokesman on their behalf, he begins to make Da'wah by presenting Islam through the high moral standards taught by the prophet Muhammad ﷺ in regards to treating neighbours, relatives and women with Respect and Honour. Upon the mention of Women, the Quraishi envoy Amr Ibn al-'As bursts out laughing at the mere mention of treating women as equal and granting them rights to inheritance Women?? We buy them, use them, DISCARD them!! Watch the clip here 👉 https://youtu.be/lQHR1eQe0ew?feature=... The Da'wah of Jaa'far on that day, in the court of Najashi was a testament to the famous statement that "a nation is judged by how it treats its women", indeed - prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught the men of this community well when he said th

  TYRANNY OF TEARS 🥱🥱🥱 Don't fall for their sob-stories. Nothing but crocodile tears. Masters of deflection and disinformation. No Muslim nations kicked Jewish people out before they declared themselves a state and began to call Jews from all over the world to join them. By the 1950s, over 750,000 Palestinians had already been forced out of their homes and into neighbouring countries as asylum seekers following 2 wars to recover Palestinian territory. So at that point, it's only logical that Jews in some Arab nations were either forced out or voluntarily fled given the rising tension, before that - they had been living peacefully among Arabs for over 1000 years There were no G4S-CAMP5 in the Muslim world. Let that sink in. Zionists are pathological liars, and this is why Muslims must be strong in their knowledge of History. ALL MUSLIMS ARE ARAB! Before you laugh, did you know that this opinion was actually a classical opinion held by some very prominent Muslim schol

  𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗗𝗔 𝗪𝗔𝗩𝗘 Is it just me or does anyone else notice a recent surge in apostasy content on YouTube and across social media ? New channels are picking up out of nowhere and this sort of content appears to be taking over what used to get the "Dawah scene". Has social media and open access to information opened up a Pandora's box on all things Islam related? Based on some of the arguments presented by a number of this new wave of Martaddin, certain basic questions were not answered by the traditional "Mullah" type, leading the people in question down a rabbit hole of inquiry and eventually straight out of Islam. We need to start answering the HARD questions dear Muslims. Stop brushing difficult questions under the prayer carpet, the internet has changed everything. There is no more wisdom in avoiding difficult conversations pertaining to islamic tenets, events and history. Start addressing the questions with candor and honesty. While

  The 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 in History 🧠📚✍️ It must be said, the Islamic world has produced some of the Greatest Legal and Literary minds in human history. I am genuinely frightened when simply contemplating the level of genius and intellectual rigour it would take to achieve but only 1% of the Literary and Juristic output contained in monumental tiles such as al-Muhaddhab, al-Qawanin, Majmu'a Fatawah etc just to mention but a sample selection of what has been preserved in the vast intellectual repository of Islamic literature and thought. The mere thought of such genius and industry is mind boggling 🤯. In the age of advanced technology and AI facilitated learning, we can only but but dream of encountering individuals as erudite and prolific as those whose names adorn our shelves and bibliothecs. When we talk of genius and prolific intellectuals, the classical Muslim world is in its own orbit and must be measured with by a completely different set of instruments. Per

  𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗪𝗔𝗥 ✍️ Edgar Alan Poe has to be one of the most interesting yet underappreciated figures in American literary tradition. I was first drawn to his literary genius after coming across the following verse from his poem, inspired by the Angel Israfeel ... ᴛᴏᴛᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʜɪɢʜᴇꜱᴛ ɴᴏᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴀᴍᴏᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴ, ʙʟᴜꜱʜᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴅ ʟᴇᴠɪɴ ᴘᴀᴜꜱᴇꜱ ɪɴ ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴ An exquisite verse... But there is more to this poet than his clear interest in Islamic texts and sacred figures, which inspires an added depth to his poetry. Those familiar with Poe will know that he is a very versatile author and extremely opaque character in many ways (if not even macabre at times), nevertheless - his occasional citation of Quranic verses including a lengthy poem entitled Al-'Araaf (named after the Surah) are certainly noteworthy. But he wasn't alone in this regard. Khalil Gibran (Lebanese-American Maronite Christian) is yet another tremendously

  𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗞𝗔𝗛 𝟯.𝟬 🕋🛒🛍️🏗️🕋 The argument that the rise in pilgrims necessitates the installment of monumental Skyscrapers within the immediate vicinity of the Haram-e-Shariff itself, is difficult to rationalise and the reasons put forward are not necessarily the most compelling. The legitimate concerns of many people is that we are observing the proliferation of Luxurious Skyscrapers and Mega-Malls in the immediate shadow of the sacred House itself. Couldn't there be some form of empty quarters wherein no such constructions are permitted or even visible? Look at the White House. It's not surrounded by shopping malls and hotels. Take a look at St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City and how they have carved and consecrated protected spaces for their pilgrims to experience and enjoy the sacred monuments without the need to build towering skyscrapers or install mega-malls all around it..... Look at how they have built the infrastructure to ensure that the space is re

  𝗣𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡 VS 𝗣𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡 🇧🇩🇵🇰 East Pakistan, 1971. It was a most terrific and somber chapter in modern Muslim history serving as a grim reminder of the fact that even with the best of intentions and despite all of the hopeful promises, it can all go terribly wrong - at the most critical moment. Maulana Abdul-Kalam Azad predicted Pakistan's perilous trajectory back in April 1946, during his famous newspaper interview with the Lahore based news agency, Chattan. Here is an extract of that most ominous exchange "The confidence in East Pakistan will not erode so long as Jinnah and Liaquat Ali are Alive, but after them - any small incident will create resentment and dissatisfaction. I feel that it will not be possible for East Pakistan to stay with West Pakistan for any considerable period of time. There is nothing common between the two regions except that they call themselves Muslims, but

  𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗦 🇬🇧 This month has been absolutely insane for the Muslim community in Britain. Riots, revolutions and confronting governments doesn't work for us Muslims. It never has and never will. When will we learn this lesson? Having had the privilege of speaking to a great number of elders from the Pakistani, Somali and Carribbean community over the past 30 years, it is apparent that their discipline and attitude despite being discriminated and granted very little opportunity when they arrived (they would pray Jumuah in hired halls or churches on SUNDAY because work was work and there were no Prayer breaks back in the 60s) helped them overcome some real obstacles. They do not take anything for granted in these lands. Unfortunately, the generations that followed have become a little bit too comfortable. Speaking as someone who has lived a numerous countries and experienced life as a Muslim in majority Muslim countries but also in places where we