Friday is considered by many to be the best day of the week, as it marks the begins the weekend. For young people, Friday signifies freedom for the next few days, and for the parents, Friday signifies the beginning of a break from a full week’s work.

But did you know that Friday carries a spiritual significance as well?

‘And perhaps no voice in history has been so tempered with, muted and modified than the voice of the Muslim woman.’

Our Law & Human Rights Section responds to a divisive BBC News article about women's access to mosques during Ramadan.

A snapshot of the remarkable lessons taught by the Holy Prophet (sa) and his daughter, Hazrat Zainab (ra) of love and forgiveness.

Fatima al Zahra (ra) was the youngest of the four daughters of the Holy Prophet (sa) and was much loved by all her family. She was pious, compassionate and generous. Her personal qualities reflected the beauty of her name ‘Zahra’, meaning a ‘blossoming flower’.

As the world races towards modernity and as some Muslims continue to display heedlessness towards the grandeur of the Holy Qur’an, some may wonder why we should recite a 7th-century archaic text revealed in the deserts of Arabia. Here are five reasons why you should read the Holy Qur’an.

How will we act on lessons learnt from the pandemic? Do we just return to where we were, or do we try and envision a new world order based on justice and equality, compassion and kindness?

An Ahmadi Missionary posted in Paraguay relied on the Power of God to help with a seemingly impossible request relating to residency in a new country.

Where all his best efforts had failed him, and material means showed nothing but dead ends, he decided to put the matter before a Higher Power.

Across the world many countries are in lockdown as a result of the Covid19 pandemic. Whilst this has had an impact at all levels of our lives, there has been considerable concern about the potential impact of lockdowns on the mental health of children who have had their schooling online and have been separated from their peer networks. So, what does the evidence suggest and what can we do about it?

If you ask any practising Muslim woman in Britain what subject most strangers broach with her, I am convinced that she will respond ‘my hijab‘ or ‘my purdah (veil).’ [1]

The questions which such women, including myself, are invariably asked by perplexed voices are:

‘Why do you cover your head?’

‘Has your family forced you to wear that?’

’Don’t you get hot?’