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Benjamin Tudela’s Description Of Jews In 12th Century Baghdad

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September 5, 2020

Kaleef K. Karim The following excerpt was taken from Rabbi Benjamin Tudela (1130 – 1173) from his “Itinerary” (Travels in the Middle Ages, Masa’ot Binyamin or also known as Sefer ha-Masa’ot). Tudela was a medieval Jewish scholar who travelled Europe, Asia and Africa. He recounts places he had been and seen. In the following excerpt,… Read More ›

Our Christian Brothers Must Root Out The Extremists In Their Midst

Kaleef K. Karim This article is dedicated to those who have lost their lives at the hands of extremists. Adam Purinton, 51, on early Thursday, 22nd February 2017 shot three people. Eye-witnesses heard Purinton shout, “get out of my country”. He was heard making racial slurs before shooting three victims, killing one of them. Two… Read More ›

Analysing The Incident Of Sa’d b. Abi Waqqas Shedding The First Blood

Kaleef K. Karim The Muslims in Makkah lived in harsh times. Apostating from the religion of their forefathers was a taboo in the 7th-century Arabia. Prophet Muhammad’s (p) following increased day by day. The Quraysh seen this as a threat. Instead of challenging Prophet Muhammed’s beliefs, they were busy persecuting his people. The early converts… Read More ›

Ammar Ibn Yasir Persecution And Torture By The Quraysh Polytheists

Kaleef K. Karim Ammar Ibn Yasir was a close companion of the Prophet Muhammed (p). He was one of the first group of people to accept the message the Prophet (p) came with. He accepted Islam in early stages of Makkah. Just like the other close companions of the Prophet (p), he endured a lot… Read More ›

On Tommy Robinson For Gavin Ashenden’s Edification

A potentially misleading social media post from  Gavin Ashenden He was arrested whilst filming, that does not mean he was arrested for filming. There’s a big difference here. If Rev Peter Bell had been  arrested for grooming offences whilst playing golf it does not mean he was arrested for playing golf. Gavin Ashenden needs to… Read More ›

The First Martyrs Of Islam: Sumayya Bint Khubat And Yasir

Kaleef K. Karim The early converts to Islam faced a lot of persecution as a result of them abandoning their polytheistic beliefs. The tortures they went through at the hands of the Quraysh polytheists was relentless. The first Muslims to be murdered for merely converting to the new faith of Islam, was Ammar Ibn Yasir’s… Read More ›

Gavin Ashenden’s Anti-Islam Rhetoric Considered

Rev. Dr Gavin Ashenden is sadly given to unfairness and anti-Islam sound-bites when talking about Islam betraying his lack of contextualised understanding of Islam. I will interact with a few of his comments (in red) in this piece hopefully to the edification of Anglicans online (including Rev Ashenden who I do think is a mildly… Read More ›

Thoughts on Gavin Ashenden’s Critique Over Michael Curry Royal Wedding Invitation To Preach

Reverend Dr Gavin Ashenden (GA)  has been spilling a bit of cyber-ink over Michael Curry’s speech at the royal wedding. I’ve responded with a few thoughts to some select comments which grabbed my attention. GA: And at one level, the choice was brilliant. Michael Curry is a gifted preacher and black. What a great way… Read More ›

Church Member Throws Shade At Meghan Markle’s Marriage – St Nicholas Church Tooting Member

Recently, CJ Davis of St Nicholas Church in Tooting was hypothetically asked if he would conduct the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. There was no answer as far as I was aware, perhaps he had not read the article in which the question was posed. However, on the day of the wedding, a… Read More ›

Bilal Ibn Rabah: Tortured By The Polytheists Of Quraysh

Kaleef K. Karim Bilal Ibn Rabah, also known among the early Muslims as Bilal al-Habashi was a close companion of the Prophet Muhammed (p). Bilal was one of the first people who had embraced Islam during the early Makkan period. He was also one of the first people to get persecuted. He was relentlessly tortured… Read More ›