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The Youth That Supported Prophet ﷺ

Many of the Sahaba were teenagers when they accepted Islam and supported the Prophet ﷺ. Their faith, courage, and dedication offer timeless lessons for young Muslims today.

30 July 2026 · Abu Ahmad

When Fear Is Directed at the Wrong People

In the wake of recent violent incidents in the UK, Muslims and minority communities have faced unjust blame and threats. This article reflects on collective punishment, Islamophobia, and how our faith…

13 July 2026 · Abu Amara

Educating Muslim Youth About the Potential of the Muslim Ummah

Educating Muslim Youth About the Potential of the Muslim Ummah When we observe the situation of the Muslim Ummah today, we see many challenges: poverty, disunity, occupation, and an intellectual gap compared to the Western world. The legacy of colonialism and the occupation of Muslim lands has led to the fragmentation of the Muslim world.

29 December 2025 · admin

Standing Firm for Justice: Tower Hamlets Youth Lead by Example

وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًۭا مِّمَّن دَعَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَـٰلِحًۭا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ “And who is better in speech than the one who calls to Allah, does righteous deeds, and sa…

2 November 2025 · admin

Raising Modern Salahuddins: Cultivating Courage, Knowledge, and Justice

Every Muslim parent dreams of raising children who embody the noble qualities of leaders like Salahuddin Ayyubi – individuals whose hearts are rooted in Islam, spirits dedicated to justice, and who fe…

22 October 2025 · admin

Remembering Death

The current times we live in do not allow one to remember death often as we get consumed with the challenges and temptations of life, therefore our minds are always 5 with matters other than the remem…

9 September 2025 · admin

Book Review: Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

In the book Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers, Gabor Maté’s shares his perspective on attachment theory, a theory deeply rooted in scientific research and clinical obser…

13 June 2025 · admin

KEEPING THINGS SIMPLE

In current times, when the use of technology is rife and the average person’s use of social media is 4-5 hours, our day to day life has lost focus and become complicated and overwhelming. When process…

23 May 2025 · admin

Sultan Abdul Hamid, the Ottoman Sultan who protected Palestine

The situation in Gaza has deteriorated and the ongoing genocide carried out by the Zionist state has been ongoing for a year and half; this genocide has resulted in thousands of innocents losing their…

6 May 2025 · admin

Summary Of The Concept of Education in Islam by Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas

This article provides a short summary of the key concepts on Islamic education as espoused by Islamic philosopher Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas. I do recommend reading the full article, “The Concept o…

16 February 2025 · admin

Islamic governance delivers justice

In today’s complex world, where misunderstandings and tensions can quickly escalate, understanding our rich historical legacy of justice and harmony is crucial for Muslim families. Recent events, such…

8 December 2024 · admin

UK Riots – what can parents learn?

The recent UK riots serve as a crucial learning opportunity for Muslim parents concerned about the influences their children face in today’s society. These events, driven by complex socio-economic fac…

4 November 2024 · RMPA

Testing Post

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20 July 2024 · admin

Request for Support

The government consultation into the draft guidance on schools ‘socially transitioning’ children ends at 11:59pm on 12th March and we need as many Muslim parents and Muslim organisations as possible t…

18 July 2024 · admin

How to Talk to Your Kids About Pride

18 July 2024 · admin

Promoting Student being

18 July 2024 · admin

Promoting Student Well-being

In the dynamic world of business and entrepreneurship, success is not just about having…

18 July 2024 · admin

Creating Change Through The Correct Use Of Anger

‘HOW DOES IT make you feel when you see and hear what is happening in Palestine,’ I asked the children. ‘I feel angry,’ they said. ‘But isn’t anger a bad thing? Remember the hadith of the Prophet ﷺ wh…

18 July 2024 · admin

The Real Heroes

My wife gathered the children the other night to watch a video that she had come across of Amy Goodman from Democracy Now interviewing Dr Hammam Alloh, a nephrologist at al-Shifaa Hospital in Gaza on …

18 July 2024 · admin

Learning politics from the Seerah

Studying the Seerah is the best way to learn about the life of our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as it is full of lessons and examples of inspiration which influence our lives to this day. The Seerah is …

20 June 2024 · admin

Proposed Legislation on Single-Sex Toilets

New legislation under proposal by the government looks set to enforce single-sex toilets in new buildings reversing a trend of gender-neutral toilets that have been seen implemented in commercial as w…

29 May 2024 · admin

Who will defend Palestine?

The ongoing war in Gaza is approaching 5 months and we have all witnessed the atrocities carried out by the Zionists and these atrocities have led to the killing of innocent lives including children. …

27 February 2024 · admin

Countdown to Ramadan, Cultivating Spirituality and Traditions at Home

Preparing for Ramadan is an opportunity to instil a sense of excitement and spirituality within the family, especially during the month of Sha’ban. It is essential to involve children in this preparat…

24 February 2024 · RMPA

‘Sides Not Solutions’: Zionist Propaganda in UK Schools

DIVING INTO THE complexities of societal issues, ‘Sides, Not Solutions’ challenges conventional perspectives and prompts a deeper examination of the multifaceted nature of contemporary problems. https…

9 February 2024 · RMPA

Palestine in UK schools: A listening hour

ARE YOU A teacher or parent facing pushback or silencing for raising the war in Gaza at school? Are you uncertain about how to introduce the topic into the classroom, or perhaps struggling to manage s…

9 February 2024 · RMPA

University Professor David Miller, dismissed for his anti-Zionist views, prevails in discrimination case.

HIS LAWYERS SAY the judgement establishes for the first time that anti-Zionist beliefs are protected in the workplace. David’s win should encourage us all. But Gaza is the story here, not David and no…

9 February 2024 · RMPA

Wisdom

HAVE YOU EVER noticed in the Qur’an that the name al-Hakim (the All-Wise) is paired with either al-Alim (All-Knowing) or al-Aziz (All-Mighty)? Why is wisdom linked with knowledge and might? It points …

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Jannah isn’t impossible

WE WOULD NORMALLY expect to read this ayah as: ‘But those who believe and do good deeds are the people of the Garden and there they will remain.’ But there comes an unexpected addition interjected wit…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

The best nikah is the easiest

WEDDING SEASON IS in full swing. We have invitations every week and even two in one day. Out of the many weddings that I have been to over the years, what I have always found is that the best of them …

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Finer things

MY SON, LIKE many young boys his age, has a thing about cars, especially the fast and expensive type. I tend to downplay this as much as possible as I do not want him to have excessive love for the th…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Rocking the boat

‘SHOULD WE BE rocking the boat?’ my son asked me the other day. ‘Why would we want to do that?’ I asked. ‘People say that we live here in Britain as a minority. We enjoy the benefits of living here. W…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

The illusion of freedom

‘COULD I GO at 100mph?’ I asked my son as we drove up the M1 motorway. ‘I suppose you could but then you’d get in trouble with the law.’ ‘But am I not free?’ So started a conversation exploring the id…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

On the French abaya ban

MY DAUGHTER RETURNED to school this week after the summer holidays. She goes to a Muslim faith school; as such, her school uniform is a khimar (headscarf) and jilbab (loose-fitting, non-transparent, f…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Sunset

I RECENTLY CAME across this photo taken from space by astronaut Alexander Gerst. On the right is night, on the left is day and in between is the sunset. Subhan Allah! No matter the angle that we see a…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Spoken about but not spoken to

ISN’T IT STRANGE that the more free a society claims it is, the more closed it tends to be! Take an incident that my wife recalls. She had started a postgraduate teacher training course and her first …

22 January 2024 · RMPA

It’s not a competition

I SEE A lot of babies and their parents through my work. A common complaint is the overly competitive friend. There always seems to be someone who wants you to know that their child never cries, sleep…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Peas in a pod

I OFTEN LOVINGLY refer to my children as peas. To which my daughter refers to me as a pod. Why? Because I protect my peas. As parents, we all strive to protect our children. It starts even before the …

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Having mercy

HAVE YOU NOTICED in the opening of the Book that Allah ﷻ mentions His Mercy- ar-Rahman and ar-Rahim four times before His accounting? بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْ…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Changing behaviours by changing thoughts

HOW DO WE get our children to do what they should be doing? It could be through external forces. Fear. Coercion. Guilt. Bribery. Following the crowd. Conformity. All of which are negative or passive. …

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Autumn reminders

THE HONKING OF geese as they fly in V formation and head south for the winter remains one of the fondest memories from my childhood. It is an early sign that autumn is finally here. Autumn is my favou…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Allah is tayyib and accepts only what is tayyib

I ASKED THE children about what they thought of the hadith where the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘O people! Indeed Allah is tayyib and He does not accept but what is tayyib…’ ( Muslim ) ‘Could it mean that Allah …

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Being blessed

HOW DO I feel 6 months in? In two words. Truly blessed. All praise to Allah who has let us experience 6 months of pure joy. It seems just like yesterday that we learned that we were expecting. I would…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

I WANT Q

‘I WANT Q,’ my daughter excitedly said over dinner. ‘What’s that?’ ‘It’s the acronym for the things that make salah valid,’ she replied. We all looked puzzled, giving her the cue to continue and expla…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Fear and insincerity

PHAROAH HAD FALLEN and Musa (as) led his people across the desert in search of a new beginning. They came to Jerusalem which Allah intended at that time for Bani Isra’il to take back. Musa said: ‘O my…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Another year

I WAS BORN 49 years ago. My mother, a medical student at the time, recalls that she was really unwell with typhoid. Her professors weren’t sure if either of us would make it. We did. My father recalls…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Allah is sufficient for us

MY WIFE ASKED me late last night why I was so quiet and lost in thought all day. I was worried about what was unfolding in Ghazza. The killing of over 7000 hasn’t been enough as the Occupiers intensif…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Breakfast together

MY DAUGHTER, MAY Allah bless her, remains observant of those around her. She could see the great anguish that we are going through with what is happening in Palestine over the last month. So to lighte…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Baby hands-a sign for the people

‘LOOK AT HIS tiny fingers,’ the children cried out in wonderment comparing their fingers to the new baby’s. It is amazing. The human hand is a masterpiece of complex engineering. It is incredibly stro…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Beautiful Remembrance

THESE ARE THE day of Dhul Hijjah, the best of days . The Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever says, ‘Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi,’ one hundred times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if they were as much as…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Eid Mubarak

EID MUBARAK TO our readers across the world. We pray that Allah accepts our good deeds, sacrifice, and Hajj in these ten best days. The rites of Hajj are an annual reminder of Ibrahim’s (as) lifelong …

22 January 2024 · RMPA

A boat in the storm

IN THE STORY of Nuh (as) there is one scene that Allah describes that resonates with me again and again. It is the scene where Nuh and the few who followed him are in the Ark. The water had risen and …

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Dependence and independence

‘HE CRIES A lot doesn’t he,’ my 11-year-old daughter commented about her little brother. There was a pattern to his cries and we were trying to work out what all the different sounds meant. Babies cry…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Dua and action

DUA WITHOUT ACTION? Or action without dua? Or something else? These were all questions that arose when we talked about making sure that we always try to do our best in any given situation. Living in a…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Building our Islam together

‘O ISMAEL! ALLAH has given me an order,’ said Ibrahim (as). ‘Do what your Lord has ordered you to do,’ Ismael (as) replied. ‘Will you help me?’ ‘I will help you.’ ‘Allah has ordered me to build a hous…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Hearts without bitterness

JANNAH IS NOT a place of any resentment, bitterness, or jealousy. Indeed, one cannot enjoy its bliss with such feelings buried deep in the heart. You cannot be in Jannah with your believing brothers a…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

I place you in Allah’s trust

THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS are over. 6 weeks have passed by in the blink of an eye. My daughter returns to school today. It’s another milestone moment- the first day of secondary school. Schooling in the Wes…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Fatherhood: Teaching Proof of Allah to Children

Importance of children Being a father of 4 young children, all l0 yrs and younger, I understand that at this age they are like sponges in that they will absorb everything they see and hear. I normally…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

For what crime were they killed?

THERE ARE AYAT in the Qur’an whose meaning takes relevance and whose weight becomes known after certain events occur. Take these ayat in surah at-Takwir وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ …

22 January 2024 · RMPA

To sin in public

TO SIN IN public is not the same as to sin in private. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘All of my ummah will be forgiven except those who sin openly. It is a part of sinning openly when a man does some…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Why is Palestine so important?

WHY IS AL-AQSA and what surrounds it so important? It can be appreciated by the first khutba given in al-Aqsa by Al-Qadi Muhiy ad-Deen ibn Az-Zaki following its liberation by Salahuddin after 88 years…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

The meaning of success

‘SUCCESS: THE FACT of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame,’ is one of the first things you will see if you do a Google search for success. Do the same in a Qur’an search, and you will get so…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

The greatest gift

LEAVING A CHILD orphaned is one of the great fears that most parents have. It stems from the inherent desire to protect one’s children. Death is a given. But when children are older and standing on th…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Justice isn’t complicated

A MAN CAME came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: ‘Messenger of Allah, what do you think of a man who comes to me to take my possessions?’ He ﷺ said: ‘Don’t surrender your possessions to him.’ The…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

Why protest?

MANY WILL BE attending (if not already) demonstrations across the world in support of our ummah in Palestine and against the Zionist entity’s aggression. Like any action that we take, it is important …

22 January 2024 · RMPA

When one plus one isn’t two

‘WHEN DOES ONE plus one not equal to two?’ I asked the children. After a puzzled look, I explained: ‘When you believe in the Unseen.’ Right at the beginning of surah Baqarah Allah describes the believ…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

What is wrong with you?

‘YOU KEEP SAYING that the armies need to move to save the people and that the current political institutes and the UN etc won’t be able to solve this,’ my son stated. ‘I do say that. And I say that be…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

More than tribalism

IT IS NOT about getting to positions of power and influence that are important. It is about what you do when you get there that is important. It is a strange system that we live under. We have seen ho…

22 January 2024 · RMPA

The call to guidance

THE CALL TO guidance can come from many places. As parents, we are responsible for building the deen in our children, but we need to be open to the fact that they may call us to the truth at some poin…

30 December 2023 · RMPA

Jealousy destroys

THE STORIES OF the Quran are there for us to take a lesson. Like reflections in the mirror, insights into human nature are given which should make us pause and take measure of ourselves. One such subt…

30 December 2023 · RMPA

The Day of Catastrophe

‘SO WHY CAN’T they all live in peace?’ our 9-year-old daughter asked the other day. We had been talking about the current situation in Palestine and reflected on our own visit to Jerusalem a few years…

30 December 2023 · RMPA

The first smile

HE HAS RECOGNISED our voices and our smell for weeks. He now recognises our faces easily. And at 6 weeks he has started to smile. The first proper gummy smiles of absolute delight because he’s really …

30 December 2023 · RMPA

Not too hot and not too cold

AS THE WEATHER warms up, we must be more careful about the baby overheating. Babies need help to keep at a comfortable temperature. As adults, our bodies keep a steady temperature. When we are cold, w…

30 December 2023 · RMPA

Lessons from an egg and spoon race

SCHOOL SPORTS DAY isn’t complete without the egg and spoon race. Watching children compete (my own and others) over the years, I’ve made an interesting observation. Those who look back to see where ot…

30 December 2023 · RMPA

Intellectual conviction alone is not enough

‘WHY DO YOU think people continue to do the wrong thing even when they are shown the truth of a matter?’ I asked the children. With Dhul Hijjah approaching, we were looking at the life of Ibrahim (as)…

30 December 2023 · RMPA

So surely with hardship comes ease

MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, colleagues at work, and even my patients ask me how I’m finding fatherhood for a third time. ‘ I’ve forgotten what it’s like to sleep,’ I say to them! We had forgotten what it is l…

30 December 2023 · RMPA

Wealth and children are a trial for you

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was delivering a khutbah when Hasan and Husayn came wearing red shirts, walking and tripping. He descended from the minbar, picked them both up, and placed them in his lap. He…

30 December 2023 · RMPA

The new moon of Dhul Hijjah

THE GOVERNOR OF Makkah delivered a speech and said: ‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took a pledge from us that we should perform the rites of Hajj after sighting the moon. If we do not sight it and two reli…

30 December 2023 · RMPA

To eat or not to eat?

MY WIFE TOLD me she once went through a vegetarian phase. It seemed to be a fad that a lot of adolescents went through at the time. This is a recurrent theme, especially now as there is a lot of talk …

30 December 2023 · RMPA

In every race there are winners and learners

STATE SCHOOLS ARE different from private schools. Take Sports Day. I recall at my daughter’s previous state school Sports Day, I was surprised to find that the children no longer competed against each…

30 December 2023 · RMPA

The dangers of overburdening

PLAYING WITH LEGO is great fun. Stepping on Lego is not! So after many painful experiences, we have a rule that the children need to tidy up straight away after playing. To make things easier they use…

30 December 2023 · RMPA

The New Year 1445 AH

WE HAVE ENTERED the sacred month of Muharram and with it a new Islamic year, 1445 AH. We do not celebrate the new Hijri year like we see other nations do with fireworks or drunken parties or grand mel…

30 December 2023 · RMPA

Salah Motivations

SOME SAY THAT the repeated mention of establishing the prayer in the Qur’an is an indication of its importance. Whilst salah is undoubtedly important, I find that explanation falls short. For instance…

27 December 2023 · RMPA

You are an intelligent person: A story from the stories of Islam

AT-TUFAYL IBN AMR, a man of great virtue and intellect, was chief of his people, the tribe of Daws. He narrates his story about his visit to Makkah, unaware of the battle between truth and falsehood i…

27 December 2023 · RMPA

To lose a child

I NEVER CEASE to be amazed by the power of our iman. Of how it gives light in the darkest moments, and strength in our moments of weakness. I wrote the following three years ago in light of a family l…

27 December 2023 · RMPA

Will there ever be Peace

‘SO WHY CAN’T they all live in peace?’ my daughter asked 2 years ago when the last major eruption of violence occurred in Palestine. As the current horror unfolds, we reminded ourselves of that discus…

27 December 2023 · RMPA

The real heroes

My wife gathered the children the other night to watch a video that she had come across of Amy Goodman from Democracy Now interviewing Dr Hammam Alloh, a nephrologist at al-Shifaa Hospital in Gaza on …

27 December 2023 · RMPA