header2 spacer
Click on the slide!

Jihad - The Solution?

Article

Wider than these conferences - it is important for Muslims in the UK to be given the space to speak about jihad at conferences, in the mosques and at demonstrations. There has been much misunderstanding as to its meaning, far too often the concept is mischievously misinterpreted for nefarious purposes. As a concept it is extremely important for Muslims...

More...
Click on the slide!

Critical Imagination

Article

Imagination, I want to argue, is formative of the world in the sense that it is under the auspices of this faculty that the sensory data we each receive is assembled into a picture of the world. Yet were this to be the extent of the role of the imagination in our conceiving of the world we would have to concede such a faculty to animals as well as to humans...

More...
Click on the slide!

Mimbar-rising

Feature Article

Indeed the mosque is more than space alone; it is a place that functions as a building and as an institution. Today, the emptiness and spaciousness of the mosque has become restricted to prayer so that the emptiness is imagined as something that has meaning only in relation to salah and not as an element integral to the vitality of the mosque as an institution.

More...
Click on the slide!

Please donate

Give now!

Islam21c.com depends on your contributions for the continual development and growth of the website. Given that we're now in 1431AH, why not start the new year charitably?

More...
Frontpage Slideshow (version 2.0.0) - Copyright © 2006-2008 by JoomlaWorks
     
Latest Articles
article thumbnailJihad - The Solution?
Asim Qureshi

...it is important for Muslims in the UK to be given the space to speak about jihad at conferences, in...

read more


article thumbnailCritical Imagination
Syed Haider

Imagination, I want to argue, is formative of the world in the sense that it is under the auspices of this faculty that...

read more


article thumbnailReflecting on the Hajj: 2009
Asim Khan

Two million people, praying and prostrating at the same time is one of the most moving images I have...

read more


article thumbnailMimbar-rising
Syed Haider

As buildings, mosques have always been public spaces with a strong sense of not only religious but civic duty...

read more


article thumbnailA Hybrid Culture: Part II
Bilal Ahmad

This ‘veiling’ of the Aljafariya Palace complies with the dictates of Muslim architecture...

read more


article thumbnailGaza: The Spark that Ignited the Ummah
Fahd Ansari

Every traveller who returns from that blessed land will expose the brutality...

read more


article thumbnailLiving in the Shade of the Qur’an
Abbas Dhami

Too large of a majority of our Ummah are living a life devoid of the blissfulness...

read more


article thumbnailRuining a Community: A Cyclical Process
Ataullah Parkar

Sociologically, it seems that the Muslim community is destined for a similar...

read more


article thumbnailThe Rise and Fall of Moorish Architecture: A Hybrid Culture
Bilal Ahmad

The Medina al-Zahra was a luxurious...

read more


RECENT RESEARCH
 
Kitab al-Tawhid Commentary
 
Fath al-Majid is a well-known commentary to Kitab al-Tawhid. It's author is Shaykh `Abdu'l-Rahman ibn Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Abdu'l-Wahhab...

read more
  Diversifying Muslim Cultural Production
 
...to mount resistance against attitudinal currents antithetical to Islam, they must diversify their discursive products and create a cultural space...

read more
SPECIAL FEATURE

BOOK REVIEWS

article thumbnailA House for Mr Biswas (Book Review)

This novel, it may be said from the outset, is not for those who want an action packed book. Very little happens in “A House for Mr Biswas” in the sense that there are no memorable episodes, no h [ ... ]


article thumbnailThe Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Book Review)

Amin Maaloof’s book is just right in that it allows the reader to truly feel part of the Muslim nation as it witnessed the crusades with all the shame and glory it brought.


Current News

MRDF Latest

  • Sabeel Ijma' & Qiyas Retreat
    Alhamdulillah the much anticipated Ijma (consensus) and Qiyas (analogy) retreat took place over the Christmas Holidays (24-28 December). It was...
  • Successful Sabeel Retreat Review
    Alhamdulillah, we completed a successful Sabeel Sunnah Retreat in Markfield. There were over 70 brothers in total, some of them...
  • Successful Sabeel Umrah 2009
    The course covered the principles of the Sirah, analysing the tools in understanding the Sirah in the correct way. Workshops...

Events

Useful links

Sitemap
Article archive
Advertising
Sourcing and Policies
Terms of Service
RSS Feeds

Interactive

Sirah Timeline
Zaad al Ma'ad
Podcasts