I have always been drawn to trees. I used to assume that this was due to spending so much of my early life amongst them. Years of playing, dog walking and exploring the woodlands that surrounded my home. Even my early artwork was obsessively focussed on trees. A few days ago I had the privilegeContinue reading “Trees, Islam and the Cambridge Central Mosque”
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Do women need separate prayer spaces?
I’m presently working with my employer to create a prayer space, initially for Ramadan but hopefully beyond. The question I found my self asking was whether it’s ok to share a prayer space between men and women. The answer surprised me. My experience of UK mosques is that women pray in different prayer spaces fromContinue reading “Do women need separate prayer spaces?”
“You don’t need to find an alternative scripture for what has already been given to you.”
This post is written in response to someone who had a passage from Christian scripture that spoke to him so clearly and yet as a new Muslim he felt the need to find the equivalent from the Quran and to leave that Christian scripture behind. As a Christian I was drawn to Islam over someContinue reading ““You don’t need to find an alternative scripture for what has already been given to you.””
Just Pray … learning from Astronauts
Edit: Ramadan 2023 … How people in space will observe fast during Ramadan 2023? The International Space Station (ISS) will see 16 sunrises and sunsets over the course of 24 hours – either happening every 45 minutes approximately for people fasting there. Gulf News I recently discovered that there is guidance for how a MuslimContinue reading “Just Pray … learning from Astronauts”
Modesty and male responsibility
We all, men and women, have a role to play in ensuring modesty.