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DrHaroonد.هارون سيدات

2 years

I’ve been told my article “Competing Spaces of Religious Belonging: Deobandi Debates on Interest/Usury as a Case Study” is due to be published very soon with @hanafismjournal

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This is a Hanafi cat.

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Doesn’t matter what’s happening in the world, Muslims don’t miss the prayer.

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Quite easily the most powerful image this Ramadhan. When you have Allah nothing can harm you.

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This police officer converted to Islam. It gets better Since his converting, he’s read the Quran twice, fasted Ramadhan, never missed a prayer & he gets up around 3am to pray the Tahajjud. What attracted him to Islam? The love Muslims show & the commitment to their faith.

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Why this police officer embraced Islam.

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There is no Hamas here. So what’s the excuse?

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1 year

In the West Bank in the past week and a half alone, over 60 people have been shot dead by Israeli marksmen, and more than 1,300 have been wounded; it's barely reported | Stuart Ramsay Read more 🔗

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Three of the most important things in life post-fajar. 1. Your daughters 2. A good book. 3. And good cup of chai.

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Every Ramadhan they do this. It's a mosque for goodness sake, a sacred site. Oh how sick have hearts become!

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“Clashes” #EndIsraeliApartheid

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Look at how they’ve worded it.

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A man suspected of carrying out a petrol bomb attack at a migrant processing centre in Dover appears to have posted anti-Muslim rants on social media.

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Our second daughter, Khadijah, just completed reading the final juz of the Quran this week. Our dream is for all our children to memorise, study and practice the Quran; to become those who love, embody and teach others the Sunnah of the Beloved ﷺ.

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The red heifer prophecy has no basis for us. We focus on the matter at hand what needs to be done. The Prophet ﷺ was asked when the Hour will be. He ﷺ simply said, "What have you prepared for it?" Keep working away. Stop getting distracted.

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Our masjid was packed at 12am. So was every other mosque in the UK. Our grandparents would be proud of us. What are we building for our grandchildren?

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We just finished our Quran. Ramadhan is special. Islam is beautiful. Muslims are amazing. Allah is great.

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Someone asked what is the difference between what Islamic empires did & what Europeans did in relation to colonisation. My answer was simple. Wherever colonisation happened it was about pillaging and looting; they were unanimously despised for it & had to leave. As for Islam…

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“Islam was Europe’s teacher” - Harvard historian David Landes.

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And it will be again.

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Tonight is a watershed moment. It really is. It will stay with me until I die.

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May Allah protect, honour and grant well-being to all our daughters.

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Remember the imam from last year, when a cat jumped on him while he was leading tarawīh? This Ramaḍān he was joined by someone new 🥹

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Professor “depends-what-you-mean” who mostly waffles when asked straightforward questions straightforwardly endorses ethnic cleansing, murder and war. Pseudo intellectuals.

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Give 'em hell @netanyahu Enough is enough

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On this day ten years ago I got married. I’m humbled to be blessed with such a lovely wife who has brought such joy and contentment to my life. We’ve grown to include three beautiful daughters. I wish the same level of joy and happiness for each and everyone one of you.

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Nothing is created without a purpose.

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This is how Jupiter has protected earth for billions of years. The gravity of Jupiter keeps most asteroids and space rocks away from Earth. Without it earth would most likely be uninhabitable for humans. Mad respect for Jupiter.

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And it will be again.

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Also, beyond having a women’s section they have a dedicated parent and toddler area that has soundproof glass so children can play around without disturbing others. How good is that?

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Always warming to be at one of the most beautiful and thoughtful mosques in Britain @CambCentMosque

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@markarby Hey Mark Can I use this as an example of a valid excuse for being late for prayers? Thanks.

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They enriched and contributed to the growth of those lands. They embraced local cultures and allowed others to live freely. That’s why Muslims are part of those lands even today. They never needed to leave. You can’t even tell the difference anymore. Muslims never colonised.

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When Sir Alex Ferguson asked Khabib if he wanted wine…

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Britain’s first purpose built mosque 🕌. Built in 1889 and was mostly funded by the Begum Shahjahan ruler of the Bhopal state. It’s named after her.

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Please remember me in your prayers. For the past few days I’ve been very unwell and unable to move; fever, sore throat and body pain. I found out that I am positive. We are content with the decree of our Lord.

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This is Mina tonight.

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I can never thank Allah enough for giving me three girls. What He wishes for me is better than what I want for myself.

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Courtesy of Aydin Yilmaz.😀

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My grandmother, a colourful woman of simple means, has returned to her Creator at the age of 93. "Verily we belong to Allah, and verily to Him do we return."

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May we all be blessed to visit the sacred resting place of the one who split the moon. May we be worthy of his intercession ﷺ

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It is only Islam - as the personal submission to the One God - that can bring the diversity and richness of humanity together. It is a faith that is intensely personal yet cognisant of ones duties to others. It is about transcending the self.

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His daughter will take him by the hand into Jannah.

Eye on Palestine

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The father of the little girl Reem used her earring like a badge because it’s the only souvenir from his beloved daughter.

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From the Prophets ﷺ mosque ❤️

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Having daughters is such a blessing. After a long day nothing brings succour to the heart the way all three of them do. The Prophet ﷺ spoke the truth when he described daughters as "your precious companions.” فَإِنَّهُنَّ الْمُؤْنِسَاتُ الْغَالِيَاتُ...

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Someone must have prayed for me. I’m not deserving of being able to sit all alone next to the sacred chamber. “This is the favour of Allah. He grants it to whoever He wills. And Allah is the Lord of infinite bounty”

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@DrRDaniels Let me get this right, as a doctor you’re supporting ethnic cleansing, genocide, and collective punishment?

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Today marks the 26th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide of 8000 Bosnian Muslim boys and men in the town of Srebrenica. This is the only declared genocide in Europe since World War II.

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Solidarity with Prof @AudreyTruschke who is facing threats to her life from Hindu nationalists both from within the US and India, and are actively attacking academic freedom. Also, do buy and read her excellent book on Aurangzeb!

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When the sun of my life finally sets in this world my prayer is that my daughters will carry on being a means of perpetual charity and goodness for me. This world is the sowing field for the life to come.

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Based on the tweet last night, a good friend shared this recording of snow falling on the dome of the rock. It is truly a blessed land.

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If you have Jewish friends, reach out to them. Check up on them and make sure they are okay. Don't let people divide our communities.

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A big thank you to @TheJohnRylands for providing us with a space to pray *and* prayer mats as we read your collections! Staff were really helpful!

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Alhamdolillah, relieved to know he is safe. Mufti Taqi Usmani survives knife attack in Karachi

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As a matter of habit, whenever I read a book I’ve purchased and the Prophet ﷺ is mentioned without the ﷺ I try to insert it where I can. In the hope that I will be blessed with his intercession ﷺ.

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Yesterday, we emphasised that children are welcome to the Masjid. My daughters, Safiyyah and Khadijah, absolutely love coming with me (Haalah, the youngest one, prefers to stay with mum). In fact, they wake up for sehri and come with me for Fajar too. I love their company.

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Finally met @freemonotheist and I can confirm that indeed he is a real living person.

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Bumped into an old friend from the North..

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How does an Englishman who began his journey as a hippie end up becoming the first westerner to graduate as an Islamic scholar, or alim from the religious seminary of Deoband in Northern India? This book tells that very story.

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Always warming to be at one of the most beautiful and thoughtful mosques in Britain @CambCentMosque

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Prayer is the ascension of a believer. This is exemplified in al-Fatiha and the final verses of al-Baqarah. The Prophet ﷺ ascended to the spiritual realm, through seven stations of knowledge to the source, and then brought to us seven stations of supplication.

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God is free of location.

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This was taken three years ago. Covid. Be grateful for everything you have.

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Our local masjid ☺️

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God gives life and what a beautiful gift it is!

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While talking of the importance of elevating the word of Allah and rectifying ones intention Sh Abdal Hakim Murad mentions that it was the late Hafiz Patel of the Tablighi Jama’at who had taught him the ten chapters of the Quran

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A game we play with the girls at home. I give them a book title and they have to find it. We haven’t quite learned how to keep bookshelves tidy!

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We were created to know God, may He be exalted.

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Conducive environment to read and write in Istanbul.

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“Indeed, We created humans in the best form”

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Become Muslim. That's the best way.

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Peterson: "I'm trying to figure out how to be a Jew and a Christian and a Muslim at the same time..." Sh. Hamza interjects: "But become Muslim. That's the best way..." Best part of the podcast.

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I'm pleased & honoured to announce that on this auspicious night and in this blessed month the translation of the month of Dhu al-Ḥijjah from Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī's (d.795h) masterful text "Laṭā’if al-Ma‘ārif fī mā li-mawāsim al-‘ām min al-waẓā’if" is now complete.

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Exhibit 3035 of why daughters are just cute.

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Sufyan al-Thawri said to Rabia, "What is the inner truth of your faith?" She replied, "I do not serve God out of fear of His fire nor out of love of His garden, for then I would be like a bad worker who works only when he is afraid."

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When Muhammad al-Shaybani presented himself to learn fiqh from Abu Hanifah he was told to memorise/internalise the entire Quran because a small amount of evidence from it means you don’t need to look elsewhere. Al Shaybani returned 7 days later having memorised the Quran.

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Imam Malik quotes Luqman (AS) as exhorting his son in these words: “Son, sit at the feet of the scholars and close to them, for God gives life to the hearts through the light of wisdom, like as He gives life to the dead soil through rain from heaven.”

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One of my (many) favourite mosques in Britain. A must see landmark of the British landscape.

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A friend shared these images from Palestine today. May everyone facing oppression be liberated from it. May we be given the strength to dispense with beauty and justice in all our affairs.

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God is the Malik, the King or Sovereign, because both in His essence and attributes He has no need of any existing thing, yet everything in existence is in need of Him. True kingship cannot existence for a created being. A king among the people is the whom no-one rules but God...

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A Catholic priest has just converted after spending twenty years reading about Islam. Among others, my friend @freemonotheist and Sh Abdal Hakim Murad (aka Timothy Winter), is also mentioned.

Resources Along the Way

Since news of my embrace of Islam has now officially gone public, my message inbox has been jammed full and my phone has been ringing off…

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@freemonotheist Salam from the Maghreb!

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The Kabah. Taken today by a friend who lives locally. I pray that we can all safely visit once again.

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Khadijah would like to invite you all for tea!

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There’s a reason why Imam Razi called envy (hasad) the pinnacle of all the worst traits to be found in a person. And imam Ghazali pointed out how people are less interested in truth than gaining followers. We ought to follow the ethics of the fount of knowledge, the Prophet ﷺ.

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From His kindness (luṭf) is that He gives to them more than they need and He demands of them less than they are capable of.

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I’ve had so many Christian friends tell me how much they admire Muslims who practice their faith, and are very public about it. الحمد لله على نعمة الإسلام وكفى بها نعمة

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One of my Christian students speaks in her paper of a "holy envy" of the seriousness with which many Muslims take their faith.

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This cat is super cathletic.

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Khadijah gave me this: I love her.

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The Hanafi shadow. (Time for ‘Asr).

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This brings joy to the soul. May we all visit Mecca and Medina soon.

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Animal rights in Islam where how they are treated in this world has consequences in the life to come.

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Let’s start. Bismillah.

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Just the vastness of the universe.

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All three of my wonderful daughters - Safiyyah, Khadijah and Haalah - will, InshaAllah, memorise, understand and embody the Quran. They will pass this tradition to their children.

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Never miss reciting the Qur’an: This came up in our lesson of the Itqaan of Imam al-Suyuti today: “Reciting the Qur’an is a blessing which God has bestowed upon humankind; it is narrated that the angels were not given this, and as a result they are eager to hear it from them”

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Because God creates laws; He is not subject to anything, May He be exalted.

Richard Dawkins

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To attribute the "fine-tuning" of cosmological constants to an intelligent creator is futile, as it merely shifts the question to how the intelligent creator itself is fine-tuned. The full episode is here: #god #religion #ThePoetryOfReality

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A copy of the Hidaayah of imam al-Marghinani in the nastaliq script. This was written in 1773.

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I have a Qādhī joke, but I’m worried you’ll judge me.

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Very few things make me want to cry much as much as seeing and reading the story behind this picture. I'm done for today.

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This Congolese man is staring at the severed hand and foot of his 5 year old daughter - punishment for not collecting enough rubber for Belgian King Leopold II. Today people are complaining because a statue of King Leopold has been taken down in Antwerp.

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Disgusting and vile.

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@WestHam 📽️ // This is the moment an Orthodox Jewish man was faced with antisemitic chanting during a @Ryanair flight to Belgium, as @WestHam fans travelled to a #EuropaLeague game The club has promised an 'indefinite ban' for anyone found to have been involved.

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Imagine what it will be like when we build Madrasas that are imaginative, creative and bold like this.

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Attended a Quran Hifdh graduation ceremony. Inspiring to see the level of Tajwid has improved significantly in just one generation, & that young Muslims continue to memorise in large numbers even here in the West. Many engage with it to understand & implement it in their lives.

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Isn't this beautiful? We look forward to being here soon.