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Don't forget to fast this week!
1) Monday 25th of January (Sunnah Fast)
2) Tuesday 26th of January (13th of Jumada al-Thani)
3) Wednesday 27th of January (14th of Jumada al-Thani)
4) Thursday 28th of January (15th of Jumada al-Thani / Sunnah Fast)
The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“Fasting three days of each month is fasting for a lifetime, and ayyam al-beed are the 13th, 14th and 15th.” - [An-Nasa’i, (2420)]
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam was a key resistance figure in the 1921 Syrian revolt against the French rule of Greater Syria after World War I. Whilst in Palestine, he preached to the lower classes, gathering a large following among landless ex-tenant farmers who had lost their livelihoods due to purchases of agricultural land by the Jewish National Fund.
Al-Qassam devoted himself to moral reform, encouraging the community to keep regular prayer, to maintain the Ramadan fast, and to stop gambling and drinking. His campaign was so successful that those among the townspeople who were not noticeably pious either reformed or began to conform to shari’a standards in public.
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Fatima Al-Fihri: The Muslimah Who Established The World’s First University
In the Moroccan city of Fez, Fatima al-Fihri founded a Mosque which developed into the famous University of al-Qarawiyyin. Today it is recognised as the oldest existing university in the world.
Established in the year 859, the University of al-Qarawiyyin was the first degree-granting educational institute in the world (as recognised by UNESCO and Guinness World Records). It became a notable intellectual hub and taught a range of subjects including history, linguistics, theology, and astronomy.
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Hasan al-Banna was a school teacher, Imām and well-known for establishing one of the most influential and significant Islamic revivalist organisations, al–Ikhwān al–Muslimūn (Muslim Brotherhood).
The vast majority of Islamic and political movements around the world have been impacted by the Muslim Brotherhood in one way or another and its academic, humanitarian and political institutions branch throughout the entire world.
The Muslim Brotherhood alone held at one point 20% of Egypt’s 5,000 non-government organisations, serving the poorest through a system of wide-ranging social programmes.
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🎙️ Did you know learning history brings many people to Islam? 🎙️
https://youtu.be/Swqt7BmqTYc
On this week’s Unscripted we’re joined by a pair of history communicators, Dr Stef Keris and Abu Zakariya. They talk about the problem with “hero” discourse, history as a tool for power, the importance of learning our history, and of course: GIANTS of Islam.
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🎙️ Are there any countries without Muslims? 🎙️
https://youtu.be/HSMU0bAFTWs
Muslims are everywhere says Dr Stef Keris, even where you'd least expect it 👀
Watch him and Abu Zakariya in this sneak peek from our upcoming Unscripted Podcast by Islam21c.
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Izetbegović was an immensely influential politician, lawyer, and author who lived to write several books, most notably Islam Between East and West and the Islamic Declaration which carried his views on the place of Islam in the modern and westernised world.
He is fondly remembered by his people by the name ‘Dedo’, which means grandfather in Bosnian. His mark on the nation will never be forgotten, and his reputation and legacy are honoured around the world. Today, almost two decades after his death, it is worth revisiting how this great man lived.
#muslimlegends
The 'Lion of the Desert' etched his name in the annals of history when he valiantly defended his people, their property and honour by engaging the noble concept of Jihād against the brute of European colonialism.
Omar Mukhtar was deeply concerned about the occupation of their land which had been forcibly and inhumanly taken away from them. After 20 years of resisting and inflicting severe defeats and setbacks to their unwanted European invaders, Allāh sought to elevate Omar’s rank in the hereafter (inshā’Allāh) and immortalise his heroic status in this earthly life when He, in His wisdom permitted that Omar be captured and wounded by Italian colonial forces in 1931.
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Sh Ali Hammuda introduces a new collaborative series with Dr Uthman Lateef, Ust Fatima Barkatulla, Sh Bilal Ismail, Moazzam Begg, Dilly Hussain, and many more on a very important theme
Read the full article here: https://www.islam21c.com/islamic-thought/history/giants-of-islam-an-introduction/
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Alliance of global civil societies lead first pushback against French crackdown of Muslims in France.
https://www.islam21c.com/news-views/international-ngos-submit-formal-complaint-to-the-un-against-frances-anti-muslim-policies/
🎙️ Is the Arab Spring Dead or Alive? | Unscripted #73 🎙️
https://youtu.be/MgvJYTIxytY
Exactly ten years ago this week Ben Ali was toppled in Tunisia, heralding a "world-changing" succession of dictators falling in what became known as the Arab Spring.
But what happened?
In this week's Unscripted podcast we are joined by two special guests with a deep understanding of the topic: Jalal Ouerghi, a leader of Tunisia's ruling Ennahda Party; and Anas Altikriti, founder and CEO of the Cordoba Foundation think-tank.
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“Armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitols from 16 January through at least 20 January, and at the U.S. Capitol from 17 January through 20 January...”
https://www.islam21c.com/news-views/american-muslims-urged-to-exercise-caution-in-light-of-capitol-hill-carnage/
Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn. Indeed, to Allāh we belong, and to Him we are returning.
It is with deep sadness that we inform our readers that Shaykh Dr Muhammad Salah’s father has passed away to meet his Lord subḥānahu wa taʿālā.
May Allāh expand his grave, shower His infinite mercy upon him, forgive his sins, and grant his family patience.
https://www.islam21c.com/news-views/condolences-on-the-passing-of-shaykh-muhammad-salahs-father/
Rare picture of the funeral prayer of the great Muslim thinker and scholar Syed Abu Al-A'la Al-Maududi in September 1979 in the Lahore City Stadium, led by the world-renowned Egyptian born scholar, Prof Dr Yusuf Al-Qaradawi.
Maulana Maududi influenced millions of people across the globe, including many scholars, Islamic organisations and political parties.
With this in mind, stay tuned because the coming week is going to be a special one...
Abul-A’la Mawdudi was a scholar, journalist, thinker and politician who devoted his life for the revival of Islam in the Indian subcontinent post British colonisation. He played an active role in cultivating the lost dignity and self-respect of Muslims and eventually established the ‘Jamaat-e-Islami’ – a political party and organisation created to uphold and educate Muslims in accordance to Islamic values.
In addition to the numerous literary and scholarly works including ‘Tafheem al Qur’an’ and ‘Seerah of the Prophet’; he expounded systematic ideas to challenge the status quo of secularism by introducing a unique Islamic political system and an Islamic constitution.
#muslimlegends
Bediüzzaman Said Nursi and his humble students gave their lives to plant a seed from which Turkey still enjoys the fruits; the seed of a true Islamic revival.
Read the full article here: https://www.islam21c.com/islamic-thought/history/a-tafsir-written-in-dungeons-bediuzzaman-said-nursi/
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Maryam Jameelah was a convert from Judaism to Islam in 1961 who became a spokesperson for Islam, defending Muslim beliefs against Western criticism and championing Muslim causes.
The American born wrote over thirty books on Islam, focusing on the debate between Islam and the West, offering a revivalist critique of Christianity, Judaism, secular Western thought, and Islamic modernism.
#muslimlegends
Syed Qutb was born in 1906 in the Egyptian town of Musha, where he memorised the Qur’ān at the age of 10, before relocating to Cairo and earning a degree in literature. Qutb devoted himself to authorship and literature, and from a young age would amass books and scholarly work and borrow from shopkeepers when he could not afford these books.
He settled on becoming one of the most important inspirers of Islamic political activism in Egypt and across the world, and of the most famous theologians and thinkers in contemporary history.
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Tariq ibn Ziyad — The conqueror of Spain
When Tariq ibn Ziyad found the Muslim ranks slightly nervous in the face of the large enemy in front of them, he ordered the ships to be burned and then delivered the historic and stirring address to the Mujahideen.
The two armies met at the battlefield of Guadalete where King Roderic was defeated and killed on Ramadan 28, 92 AH.
As a result of Muslim rule, Spain became a beacon of art, science and culture for Europe. Mosques, palaces, gardens, hospitals and libraries were built. Canals were repaired and new ones were dug. Andalus, as Spain was called by Muslims, became the granary of the West.
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Every architect has set parameters with which they work by, and they accept that their designs will have flaws and limitations. However, this does not apply to Allāh.
Read the full article here: https://www.islam21c.com/theology/the-perfect-architect/
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OVER 10 million people are said to have accepted Islam through his efforts in Africa.
Dr ‘Abdur Rahman As-Sumayt spent around 30 years in the continent, giving everything that Allah had placed under his disposal for the sake of the deen. Through his efforts, many became Muslim, including tribal leaders, priests, bishops, and tens of thousands from tribes that became Muslim in their entirety!
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As China gears up to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, the Chinese Community Party (CCP) is about to feel the heat as campaigners for Uyghur rights across the world come together to pressure multinational corporations into thinking twice about cooperating with the CCP.
https://www.islam21c.com/news-views/uyghur-activists-take-aim-at-multinationals-sponsoring-2022-genocide-games/
This Week: Giants of Islam
https://youtu.be/hffoVViwNME
This week on Islam21c we’re focusing on Giants of Islam, a collaborative exploration of many Muslim Legends, mostly from modern history, so that we can learn lessons from inspirational people who we can relate to in particular.
We’ve particularly focused on men and women who aren’t that well known to many of us, from various regions, schools of thought, and reasons we need to know about them.
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When we come across verses that end with the names of Allāh – and many a times the verse ends with a pair of names – we should not just simply read them and move on. Rather, we should stop and analyse them in order to understand why Allāh paired those specific two names together rather than providing a different combination. By doing this, we will be able to internalise the names of Allāh within our lives.
Read the full article here: https://www.islam21c.com/theology/internalising-the-names-of-allah-al-aziz/
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Israel is refusing to provide the vaccine to the millions of Palestinians it is forcefully ruling over.
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/11/the-dark-side-of-israels-vaccine-success-story
Border agencies say goods are made by detained Uyghur Muslims forced into slave labour
https://www.islam21c.com/news-views/us-government-bans-certain-produce-from-xinjiang-region/
“The evidence of the scale and the severity of the human rights violations being perpetrated in Xinjiang against the Uyghur Muslims is now far-reaching, and it paints a truly harrowing picture."
https://www.islam21c.com/news-views/uk-foreign-secretary-censures-chinese-oppression-of-uyghurs/
📱 Not many people know but a LOT of apps come pre-installed with sexually explicit material, warns Islam21c’s Tech Manager Zishan Khan. Here’s what you can do about it.
Read the full article here: https://www.islam21c.com/islamic-thought/propagation/whatsapp-contains-pornography-do-your-children-have-it/
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