A beautiful music video sung by Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, masha’allah. This was recorded for his baby daughter to teach her the Arabic alphabet. Spiritually meaningful and it is certainly a balm for the Muslim soul.

Its time to remove this person from power, that is certain.

Over the past few years, I have come to get to meet and know several outstanding Muslims, a great majority of them were reverts from Islam. People like Brother Shah Kirit, Brother Nicholas Sylvester and Brother Kamaruddin Abdullah are such examples of towering Muslims who were former Hindus or Christians and have come to reject the worship of a half-naked man and recognise Islam as the Truth. Today they are not only zealous Muslims, but also well-known preachers of Islam and calling people to God’s Way. It puts many of these “born Muslims” (me included) to shame.

Lyrics to Mustaqim Sahir, This Is Islam. Listen to the song here.

Almost two weeks have passed in this new Hijrah year 1426. I’m sure that we have listened a lot about the Hijrah, the Migration. However, there is one misconception that may still prevail among some of us and our children. And that is the date of the Hijrah. The Hijrah, or the migration of Rasulullah salla allahu alayhi wassallam from Mecca to Medina, did not take place in the month of Muharram, as been widely misconceived. Instead, it took place in early Rabiul Awal. The Prophet salla allahu alayhi wassallam went out of Mecca towards the end of Safar, the second month of the Islamic calendar.