By: Katy Gillett | June 4, 2025 | Thenationalnews.com As millions of pilgrims arrive in Makkah for Hajj, a small group of riders have completed one of the most extraordinary journeys of the year: retracing a route taken by Andalusian Muslims to the Holy City more than 500 years ago by travelling from southern Spain to Saudi Arabia on horseback. Abdelkader…
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Yahya Michot (1952–2025): Remembering a European Muslim Academic
By: Bheria | Date: May 29, 2025 | Muslimskeptic.com I learned relatively late, just a month or so ago, that Yahya Michot had returned to his Creator the day after ‘Id al-Fitr. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. Though his name might not be widely recognized among the Muslim masses in the Anglosphere, Yahya Michot was a very significant figure…
Read MoreEid, the Hajj, and the Prophet’s Last Sermon
Dhuʻl-Hijjah 9, the day before Eid al-Adha, is the anniversary of the Prophet’s last sermon, delivered on Mt. Arafat. This famous sermon summarizes some of the most important tenets of Islam. Are we living up to them today? This khutba was delivered three years ago on 9 Dhu’l-Hijra (July 8 2022). Below is the text, published here for the first…
Read MoreIn Burkina Faso, a Muslim entrepreneur fights to preserve native plant life
By: Davy Soma | Date: April 19, 2025 | International.la-croix.com Adama Zonon, a Muslim businessman in Bobo-Dioulasso—Burkina Faso’s economic capital—is leading an effort to protect the country’s endangered plant species through an eco-park that doubles as a recreational space, drawing crowds from near and far. “The park is beautiful, and the kids are having so much fun,” said Kadidiatou, one…
Read MoreGreen Hajj: 13 ways Muslims can perform the religious journey of a lifetime sustainably
By: Yasmin Hussein | Date: April 19, 2025 | Khaleejtimes.com Millions of Muslims around the world get ready every year for a religious journey of a lifetime—the Hajj. And as awareness on the impacts of climate change on Earth gains more traction everyday, there have been calls for Muslim pilgrims to observe a green approach on their trip to the…
Read More“We assigned to Abraham the site of the House”: A Reflection on the Importance of Ḥajj
Imam Marc Manley The Month of Ḥajj is now upon us and there’s so much to consider. I will share a short reflection on this passage of the Qur’ān which is likewise named after the Month of Ḥajj. Allāh says, وَإِذْ بَوَّأْنَا لِإِبْرَٰهِيمَ مَكَانَ ٱلْبَيْتِ أَن لَّا تُشْرِكْ بِى شَيْـًۭٔا وَطَهِّرْ بَيْتِىَ لِلطَّآئِفِينَ وَٱلْقَآئِمِينَ وَٱلرُّكَّعِ ٱلسُّجُودِ “And remember when We…
Read MoreRemembering Mulla Sadra, Iranian mystic philosopher who redefined Islamic thought
By: Humaira Ahad | Date: May 22, 2025 | Presstv.ir In a madrasa in the 17th-century Shiraz, a group of students gathered in the Khan School, notebooks open, listening carefully as their teacher taught complex ideas about existence, truth, and the soul’s journey toward God. Their teacher, known throughout Iran as Mulla Sadra, was not merely explaining religious doctrines, he…
Read MoreMuhammad: The Ultimate Leader From Western Business Perspectives
From the book Muhammad: The Ultimate Leader From Western Business Perspectives By Daud Batchelor Chapter 1: The Most Influential Person Who Ever Lived Of five non-Muslim biographers cited by Khalid Yassin, who had studied leaders throughout human history, three of them determined that the most profound human being who has impacted on humanity was none other than the Prophet of…
Read MoreSigns from Allah: Is Nature Telling Israelis That They Don’t Belong?
By: Crypto Cranium | Date: May 4, 2025 | Muslimskeptic.com Israel is waging a war against Allah, and, as a result, nature itself has now turned against them. What the Israelis are facing at this current moment in time, particularly the illegal settlers, is just a mere taste of what awaits them in the next life for their kufr and…
Read More“Make Iberia Great Again”: An invitation to join our imaginal al-Andalus
Al-Andalus Tribune Substack I saw her not with these eyes of clay, But with inner gaze born of love’s own ray. Al-Andalus—shimmering face of the Real, Unfolding where only the heart can kneel. She spoke in symbols, in shadow and flame, Each form a mirror, each name His Name. There, time imploded and veils grew thin— I walked through her…
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