Those of you that follow my blogs will know how proud I am of being a disabled person who is living independently. I honestly believe this is my greatest achievement so far, however, what most of you might not be aware of is the long and difficult journey I had to go on in orderContinue reading “The Road to Independence”
Category Archives: Religion
This is me
With the FIFA Men’s World Cup well into its third week and the apparent “controversy” of the tournament showing no signs of letting up and the western media hell-bent on criticising hosts Qatar’s Islamic laws, beliefs, and culture at every given opportunity. Also with the western world actively encouraging footballers to speak out against QatarContinue reading “This is me”
If Jannah Had Visiting Hours
I’ve decided to write another nasheed for my mum. Mum was not only my mother, she was my best friend, my rock and the person I wanted to do everything with. For those of you who don’t know a Nasheed is a work of vocal music that is either sung acapella or accompanied by percussion instruments suchContinue reading “If Jannah Had Visiting Hours”
EURO 2020; the good, the bad and the damn right ugly.
As the Euro 2020 tournament came to an end last weekend with England narrowly missing out on their first ever European Championship with a penalty shootout defeat against Italy we saw the positives and the negatives of English society. I wanted to explore what we have seen in the last 4 weeks and what itContinue reading “EURO 2020; the good, the bad and the damn right ugly.”
Waiting to knock on Junnah’s door
I’ve decided to write another nasheed about the current situation in Palestine. Anyone who isn’t aware of what’s going on please read my previous blogs, More than just a slogan and The Hypocrisy of apartheid in the media. For those of you who don’t know a Nasheed is a work of vocal music that is either sungContinue reading “Waiting to knock on Junnah’s door”
Why we love football so much
As every Liverpool fan all over the world is now beginning to recover from the mad celebrations of Sunday’s dramatic late win, in which goalkeeper Alisson Becker scored a 94th minute winner to give The Reds all three points away at West Brom to keep their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League alive, IContinue reading “Why we love football so much”
More than just a slogan
So on Saturday 9th May 2021 I woke up to the absolutely heart breaking news about our brothers and sisters in Palestine. The night before (Friday 8th May 2021) Masjid Al-Aqsa was stormed by Israeli terrorist soldiers while taraweeh prayers were being performed. These soldiers had no reason to be there other than to causeContinue reading “More than just a slogan”
A very different Ramadan
After the month of Ramadan has come and gone in a fashion that seems faster than ever this year Muslims all over the world were having to observe the holy month whilst living with the constraints of a world wide lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic. With all Mosques all over the world closed asContinue reading “A very different Ramadan”
Oh I wish we were companions
This is another Nasheed I wrote about being alive at the time of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) (Peace and blessings be upon him). For those of you who don’t know a Nasheed is a work of vocal music that is either sung acapella or accompanied by percussion instruments such as the daf. In general, IslamicContinue reading “Oh I wish we were companions”
The truth about this election
As Britain gets ready to go to the ballot boxes this week in what has been described as one of the most important general elections in our generation it seems that the country is ever more divided, with questions about Brexit, the NHS as well as crime in this country high on the agenda. However,Continue reading “The truth about this election”
Wheel of Thoughts 