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Articles on Islam
by
Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood
Christian Extremism
According to the evangelicals so influential in today's America, only 'born
again' Christians are on their way to Heaven, the Jews are doomed and the rest
of us including non 'born again' Christians are not really on God's 'radar screen' at all until He calls us forth to
be slain at Armageddon. And extremely worrying for Muslims, one of the things
that has to happen before the time of the end can come, is not only the
re-establishment of Israel but also that the Jewish Temple in Jerusalam must be
rebuilt on its ancient site. This necessitates destroying the Haram ash-Sharif
and the al-Aqsa mosque.
by Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood
Can’t we be (Halal)
Friends?
"We should accept that what is forbidden in Islam is seeking privacy with
someone of the opposite sex without a third party present... What we need is
firstly to recognise that there is nothing at all wrong with young people
meeting in situations where intimacy cannot occur because of witnesses; and
secondly to create occasions in which they can meet safely in halal ways, so
that they CAN get to know each other."
By Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood
Islam, Culture and Women
by Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood
How can anyone justify Islam's treatment of women, when it imprisons Afghans
under blue shuttlecock burqas and makes Pakistani girls marry strangers against
their will? How can you respect a religion that forces women into
polygamous marriages, mutilates their genitals, forbids them to drive cars and
subjects them to the humiliation of "instant" divorce? In fact, none of these
practices are Islamic at all. [More]
Dare to be different
Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood offers advice for the shy Muslim teenager who longs to
be like everyone else in the group and feels left out; for the Muslim teenager
who is being tempted into non-Muslim ways – getting drunk, smoking, sexual
activity etc.; for the Muslim teenager who is so committed to serving God that
he/she is in danger of becoming a ‘pain in the neck’ – an extremist.
Payments to and from
the Bride in Islamic Law and Tradition
A practical guide by
Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood.
Are we "born to
be free"?
"Freewill is the most difficult of God's gifts to understand or appreciate.
The person who gives up selfish freedom and agrees to be God's servant will
always be truly free.
By Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood.
Thoughts
On Modesty
by Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood.
'Every religion has its characteristic, and the characteristic of Islam is
modesty.'
Forced
Marriages Condemned
English convert to Islam, Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood, speaks out against the
practice, common among south Asian Muslims in Britain, of marrying off teenage
girls against their will to unsuitable husbands from "back home".
Thinking about duty
In this beautiful, uplifting article English convert to Islam, Ruqaiyyah Waris
Maqsood, talks to young Muslims about their responsibilities to the people in
their lives and to Allah.
Turning Sex Into
Sadaqa [an act of voluntary kindness pleasing to God]
Now, every man knows what sexual things please him - but some men, particularly
those who have not been married before and are therefore lacking experience,
don't seem to know much about how to give the same pleasure to the woman; even
worse, some men do know but they can't be bothered to make the effort. Yet this
is vital if a marriage is to succeed and not just be a disappointing burden for
the woman, and it is a vital part of one's Islamic duty.
An excerpt from 'The Muslim Marriage Guide', By Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood.
On the
Hijacking of Islam
"If the terrorists that struck the USA last week were indeed Muslims, they
have not only committed murder, which carries the death penalty, but have also
committed a physical attack upon Islam by the damage they have done to its
image."
By Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood.
Prestigious award for
Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood.
English convert to Islam and IslamForToday.com columnist, Ruqaiyyah Waris
Maqsood, has been honored by the Muslim News, the leading monthly Muslim
newspaper in the UK.
Books on Islam by Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood
English convert to Islam, Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood is the author of over
thirty books on Islam and other subjects. A former Head of Religious
Studies at various UK inner city secondary schools, she is probably Britain's
leading authority on GCSE
Islamic studies. Sister Ruqaiyyah identifies with the "battle to
preserve Islam as the one true faith, tolerant, noble, and compassionate - in
face of the growth of the 'other Islam' which is extremist and intolerant, and
which she regards as both false and dangerous".
Email: Ruqaiyyah@aol.com
Website: http://members.aol.com/Ruqaiyyah
BBC Biography of Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood
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