Age of Al-Sayyida Aisha When She Married the Prophet Muhammad (peace and mercy of God be upon him)

A very thorough article.

John Gray on The atheist delusion

Read Full article here

Book Review – Hungry Tide

The Hungry Tide, Amitav Ghosh
This is a beautifully crafted novel, weaving together characters far apart in space and time in a story spanning little over a week and based in the ‘tide country’, the name by which Ghosh refers to the Sundarbans, the settled islands off the coast of Bangladesh. The central characters, Piya, an [...]

The “little” things Shuyukh do for us..

Read Here: Very beautiful. May Allah grant us the ability to do these little things, too.

Terry Eagleton on the God Delusion

It is a long review but well worth a read.

Reflections on shadi ceremonies

This was written by a very dear friend I thank her for her contribution.
They say you (ideally usually) only get married once so enjoy the moment – and celebrate! Women are the most pro-active believers and followers of this theory. But when celebrations are talked about, us Pakistanis, the ones who also consider [...]

Tawakul in Allah

For now I will write a very brief account of last night, a longer account must wait.
AlhamduLillah, Allah constantly reminds us of His power and the benefits of putting our trust in Him.
Last night I journeyed from London to Birmingham for the Mawlid at the Ghamkol Sharif Mosque. I traveled with an 18 year old [...]

Rules of Engagement

People who visit this site are aware of my inclinations towards tassawuf and the science of the purification of the heart. At this point I am one of those who can only claim a very weak inclusion in those who are called murids – individuals of high resolve, committed to getting rid of the inner [...]

The Aerial- life in pakistan in the 80s

This is random but I just felt like writing about it. For many of us watching Television was not as straight forward as it is today; in the local cable age, you get 100s of channels easily and with little trouble. Things were very different, yet, thinking about it brings bitter sweet memories.
Our television viewing [...]