Category Archives: Current Affairs

In today’s khutbah, I would like to talk to you about women in Islam and their rights as 8th March was International Women’s Day and therefore a perfect time to contemplate what Islam dictates about woman. There is no discrimination between males and females in the Qur’an. Male and females have equal responsibility before the orders of Allah (SWT). Continue reading →

Next week will mark the annual celebration for lovers, more commonly known as St Valentine’s Day. Whilst I do encourage you to be loving and affectionate towards your spouses, this is not something to be remembered only on one particular day, but every day of the year. I am not going to talk about the importance of loving your husbands and wives in this khutbah; we’ll save that for another day. Today I want to talk about the true loved one, the one who created us and will love us no matter what. The one that will not judge the way we look, criticize our size, or comment on how tall or short we are. I want to talk about the All-Loving Almighty, the one who searches our souls for true beauty. Continue reading →

The International Day of Peace is a day recognising the efforts of those who have worked hard to promote peace and end conflict. This day was celebrated this week when people from around the world come together to organise events and various public activities including peace prayers, interfaith ceremonies, art exhibitions promoting peace, picnics and peace walks. Continue reading →