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After attending the event &#;Is Islam Being Criminalised?&#; on Saturday, Dilly Hussain writes that it may take more events like this and most importantly a consistent strategy to counter the attacks against Islam in Britain.
More than people packed out Eastern Pearl Banqueting Hall in Manchester with over viewers watching the event online.
It was a positive start to in the sense that prominent figures of Muslim organisations with sizeable followings came together to discuss the issue of whether Islam is being criminalised by the government and mainstream media.
There was a similar event held at the Waterlily, London, last November organised by Engage which brought together the heads of iERA, Hizb ut-Tahrir, FOSIS, MRDF, MDI, Ebrahim College among other notable leaders within the Muslim community to discuss whether Muslims were excluded from free speech.
The Government Extremism Task Force&#;s report on &#;Tackling Extremism in the UK&#; came in conjunction with the niqab ban debate, university ISOC segregation outrage (among muscular liberals), the banning of Muslim speakers and most recently the possible application of &#;anti-terror&#
Abdullah al Andalusi
Abdullah al Andalusi is an international speaker, thinker and intellectual activist for Islam and Muslim affairs. His work involves explaining and demonstrating, by rational argument, the intellectual proofs for the Islamic belief system, and promoting the Islamic way of life and Islamic solutions for contemporary problems. On a personal note, Abdullah takes Islamic opinions from the classical Sunni schools of thought (Ahl ul Sunnah wa Jama’ah).
Abdullah is of Portuguese* and French/Colonial north african descent, and was formerly a Christian until he embraced Islam at 14 after a period of study that started when he was 10 years old. He has continued to study Islam in depth ever since. Abdullah has had a long experience of working in the Muslim community, and his activities involve researching, writing and talking extensively on Islamic revivalism (nahda), theology, philosophy, the physical sciences, sociology, psychology, anthropology and political philosophy. Abdullah has delivered talks internationally on the question of the purpose of life, the existence of God, the Miracle of Quran, the superiority of the Shariah as a social and political syst
By: Imam Shahabudin al-Abshihi from his “Al-Mustatraf Fi Kulli Fann An-Mustadhraf”
Source: An Noor
For the intelligent, an indication is sufficient. Subhanallah, this tale, taken from one of the finest works in Arabic literature, is filled with so many lessons for everyone. Please read it with the intention to learn the lessons from the life of one Shaikh Abu Abdullah Al-Andalusi (may Allah be pleased with him), and also the character of his devoted and loyal students. I pray that Allah grants every reader the tawfeeq (Divinely granted success) to benefit from this and to protect us all from any tests of this sort. Ameen.
Note: Since this is not a formal Arabic written entry, the rules of Arabic have not been enforced such as in the name of the Shaykh, etc.
In Baghdad, the seat of the Islamic State, was a pious saint by the name of Abu Abdullah Al-Andalusi. He was a well-known scholar and muhaddith (specialist in hadith) and twelve thousand disciples sat at his feet. He knew thirty thousand hadiths by heart, and could recite the Quran in all the various modes of Quranic recitation.
On a certain occasion, he was going on a journey and was accompanied with a larg
Editor &#; Roshan Muhammed Salih
Roshan has been a journalist for 26 years. After a brief stint in teaching he started his career in local newspapers in the UK before moving into TV journalism with London Weekend Television. He then went to work at Al Jazeera&#;s English website in Qatar. Upon his return to the UK a few years later he became head of news at Islam Channel between He then moved onto Press TV where he was head of news in London for five years.
During his career he has reported from over 25 countries. Highlights include the Iraq war and occupation, the Pakistan earthquake in , the Lebanon/Israel war, the Iran nuclear crisis, the Egyptian revolution, the Libyan revolution, the World Cup, the Olympics and much, much more.
On a personal level, Roshan is of mixed Sri Lankan/Welsh heritage. He likes travel, reading and sport, and speaks fluent French and good Arabic.
You can follow him on Twitter @RMSalih and buy his book &#;Confessions of a Muslim Journalist&#; here.
Please note that any articles written by Roshan on the site will be initialled RMS.
Deputy Editor &#; Dilly Hussain
Dilly graduated from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, wi
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