Islamic Relief charity launches news bus campaign in London
SHAFAQNA – Liberals and secularists all over the UK are already crying outrage as Islamic Relief unveils its new pre-Ramadan campaign on London buses. Adverts proclaiming glory to Allah will be branded on hundreds of buses around the country to raise money for victims of the Syrian Civil War and por...
How to have a kind and pure heart?
SHAFAQNA – The main factors for having a kind and pure heart are: Feeding the poor, caring for orphans, crying for the sake of fearing God, repenting, consistency in worship of God, remembering death and the day of Judgment, reciting the holy Quran and reciting Zikr a lot for the praise of Allah (SW...
Iraq’s dam could be collapsed by Daesh militants
SHAFAQNA – While Washington and the UN are busy playing Syria’s humanitarian crisis to their advantage – wielding outrage and self-righteous political grand-standing Daesh could be pla ing its most deadly attack yet in northe Iraq.Iraqi offcials have wa ed of a serious danger to millions of people a...
The Kurds, the Turkmen and the Great Middle Eastern unravelling
SHAFAQNA – As Iraq struggles against Daesh, ethno-sectarian tensions in northe Iraq threatens to throw off the country’s tentative national alliance against radicalism. Eaten away by religious bias, and deep-seated ethnic rancour Iraq stands now to lose its very name, should its leadership fail to f...
The importance of high morality in Islam
SHAFAQNA – The Prophet of Islam (PBUH) said: I have been appointed to accomplish the high morality [1]. About the importance of high morality in Islam, Imam Ali (AS) said: Commit to high morality which results in honour and avoid low morality which brings down noble human beings and destroys magnani...
Can human purification happen without the Prophet (PBUH)?
SHAFAQNA – The Prophet (PBUH) is the Divine Cause for purification of the human beings and whoever wants to carry out self-purification and self-construction must resort to the Prophet (PBUH) and benefit from him. Some people think they can purify only by their own actions. The worst of these people...
Iran: Reconnecting with the International Financial Community
Iran Map SHAFAQNA – Euromoney Conferences will hold a focused one day Iran Conference in London, co-hosted by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The aim of this conference is to provide a platform for Iranian and inte ational banks to discuss the necessary steps for Iran’s re-integrat...
Comparison of Muslim and Christian Prayers
SHAFAQNA – We will mention some examples of Christian worship in comparison with what we have mentioned about Islamic worship. The Bible says: And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father k...
Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London … what now for Muslims?
SHAFAQNA -With Sadiq Khan set to become the next Mayor of London, Muslims are not quire sure such development will actually play in their favour – at least as far as Islamophobia and radicalism are conce ed. Having a Muslim Mayor will not necessarily translate into greater tolerance on the ground. “...
The main aims of the prophethood according to the holy Quran
SHAFAQNA – Allah (SWT) in Ayahs 129 and 151 of Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 164 of Surah Al-e-Imran and Ayah 2 of Surah Al-Jom’ah emphasized that education and purification (of souls) are the main aims of the prophethood. Purification means to clean; ways of changing wrong and corrupt thoughts, beliefs, b...
‘It could get a lot worse for Muslims in America’
Alyzae Karim, left, and Zaizab Suleman, hold a U.S. flag during a rally against terrorism at the Ke edy Memorial in downtown Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001. The Dallas-Fort Worth Muslim community hosted the rally. (AP Photo/LM Otero) SHAFAQNA – My neighborhood of Chevy Chase is a leafy and peaceful...
Syrian war refugees’ agony at Jordan border
SHAFAQNA – Around 64,000 Syrians are stranded at the border with Jordan after intensified violence around Aleppo, Jordanian border guards said on Thursday. The kingdom, which is already home to more than 630,000 Syrian refugees, introduced additional security checks at the Hadalat and Rokbane border...