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As you may know, a platform called The Muslim Vote (TMV) emerged in the UK at the end of 2023 in response to the horrific events in Palestine. 

Its aim was to galvanise UK voters in our communit...

 
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Last time, after sharing some ideas about how our mosques could be run in the future, I said that I would next write about student loans, home finance and aspects of national economic policy. 

It...

 
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In the last edition of INsights, I contrasted two approaches to our social and political engagement. 

On the one hand there is the “Muslim community approach” which unfortunately continues to be ...

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I write in a British context because this is where I was born, where I live, and where I will probably be buried. So it’s where my experience, primary concern and principal accountability lie. But I d...

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I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since the last edition of INsights came out on Friday 30th June 2023. It certainly wasn’t the plan for it to be on ice for so long. 

I’ve had an overwhelmingly ...

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I recently finished reading an excellent book which was published early last year called Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pa...

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There is a passage from the Qur’an that I haven’t been able to get out of my head in the last few days. It’s the last f...

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Most people do not understand that exploring and fulfilling one’s God-given leadership potential is a natural and vital...

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Ten days ago, I started a poll on my Telegram channel with a probing question. Take a moment to ponder the question and...

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Take a moment to think about the word ‘jihad’.

What comes to mind?

What images do you pi...

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One day, when our bountiful and generous Lord enters us into paradise, all ill feeling remov...

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Heightened geopolitical tensions and division. Rampant developments in artificial intelligen...

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Yesterday I was delivering a live online session about how to get the most out of Ramadan. It...

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Ramadan is just around the corner. If you’re looking for guidance as to how to make the mos...

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Do you want to be one of the ulul-albab?

You really should! 

They are mentioned 16 times ...

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Over the last four weeks, over 16,000 people have enrolled onto the Transform My Prayer pro...

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The phrase that’s widely known as the du’a of Yunus, or the supplication of Jonah, has been...

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Estimates of how many thoughts we have per day seem to range from 6,000 up to 60,000. 

Wha...

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In the introduction to INsights 005 which was published this time last year, I wrote the fo...

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A few days ago, I delivered a session for Club Revelation members on the twin themes of ref...

 
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I don’t tend to remember, or pay much attention to, most things from the past. But I do recall quite precisely the experience I had of reading what became my favourite book. 

I felt the pulsating power of new insights. I experienced the deep resonance of ideas...

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A few days ago, my colleague Farzan and I were kindly hosted by a friend for dinner.

Having...

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Prayer is obligatory for the believers at prescribed times.

Chapter 4, Women, Verse 103

Ti...

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This newsletter is sent out every other Friday. 

Since this is the 26th edition, the first ...