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1 week ago | 
islam21c.com | Shaheer Choudhury
Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhī rājiʿūn. Indeed, to Allah we belong, and to Him we are returning. It is with sadness that we share the news of the passing of Professor Khurshid Ahmad, one of the leading Muslim thinkers and Islamic economists of our time. He was 93-years-old. [1]Giving over five decades towards furthering Islamic thought research and education in the West, Professor Ahmad died on Sunday, in the British city of Leicester — where he had co-founded The Islamic Foundation 52 years prior.
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1 month ago | 
islam21c.com | Shaheer Choudhury
Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhī rājiʿūn. Indeed, to Allah we belong, and to Him we are returning. It is with sorrow that we share the news of the passing of Shaykh Abu Ishaq al-Houweny, a prominent Egyptian scholar of hadīth and student of the late muhaddith, Shaykh Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani. [1]The senior scholar, 68, had lived in Doha, Qatar for at least the past decade, after relocating due to the Sisi regime’s crackdown on Muslim leaders from 2013 onwards.
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2 months ago | 
islam21c.com | Abdul Wahid |Shaheer Choudhury
There’s one good thing about Donald Trump’s presidency: he says things as they are. And he doesn’t hide what America thinks. For decades, whether it was from Harry Truman, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, or Joe Biden, we heard platitudes that pay lip service to “doing justice” to the Palestinians.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
islam21c.com | Abdul Wahid |Shaheer Choudhury
For over a year, the world’s attention has been focused on the genocide in Gaza, the ethnic cleansing of Palestine, and the brutal assault on Lebanon. This catastrophe has persisted for 76 years, in a land occupied since 1917 — the land of ’Isrā’ wal-Miʿrāj. But another crisis demands our concern: the one in Sudan. This Ummah is one, and the suffering of any part should be felt by all. Western media often reduces the Sudanese conflict to a local power struggle, but the reality is far more complex.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
islam21c.com | Abdul Wahid |Shaheer Choudhury
I had never heard of Imam Marcellus Williams before last week, when people were sharing stories about his imminent execution which has sadly now happened. [1]He was 55-years-old, younger than me. He had been on death row since 2001 — 23 years in prison. And all over the accusation of the murder of Felicia Gayle, and the theft of a laptop and a purse. He was convicted after being tried.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
islam21c.com | Ahtisham Aziz |Shaheer Choudhury
With the title, you may wonder what on Earth has happened. My home was caught in a building fire. I wrote this at 2:15am, almost 24 hours after the incident started. These are some reflections from the incident and how al-Latīf — a name of Allah that signifies His subtlety and kindness in unimaginable ways — has shown His mercy in this situation. It being a bank holiday weekend, we were away for a peaceful getaway, away from home, not knowing this was more than a little break from home.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
islam21c.com | Shaheer Choudhury
Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhī rājiʿūn. Indeed, to Allah we belong, and to Him we are returning. It is with sadness that we share the news of the passing of Shaykh Dr. al-Fatih Ali Hassanayn Muhammad Sharif, a Sudanese caller to Islam, medical doctor, author, political advocate, and former advisor to the President of Bosnia, Alija Izetbegović. He played a major role in the advancement of Islam in Eastern Europe.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
islam21c.com | Abdul Wahid |Shaheer Choudhury
The tragic deaths of three children in Southport, as well as the injuries of ten others, was shocking. No-one knows the motive. Most likely, the attacker is ill or has a “weird” motive like many similar attackers in the US. [1]However, the fuse for the incendiary riots that have followed was fake online news blaming Muslims and migrants for the deaths. Once said fuse was lit, well-known figures — more agitators than influencers — fanned the flames of sectarian hate.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
islam21c.com | Shaheer Choudhury |Faraz Khan
In a damning advisory opinion issued on Friday, 19 July, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has finally ruled in favour of Palestine by ordering that Israel “rapidly” leave all of the occupied territories. [1]AnalysisAlso readAlso watchThe opinion also warns that states in support of the Zionist regime must no longer support claims of legality, or the monetary propping up of such settlements.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
islam21c.com | Shaheer Choudhury |Jahad Rahman
Dr. Abdul Wahid, known professionally as Dr. Wahid Shaida, has had his NHS suspension lifted, over six months after the then Conservative government decided to proscribe Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) and NHS England followed up by suspending him from practice. [1]Case backgroundAnalysisAlso watchAlso readDr. Abdul Wahid’s legal representatives, Rahman Lowe Solicitors, announced the welcome news on Monday, 22 July, after the “comprehensive decision” was delivered on 18 July.
