Islamic Revival

The following is a transcript of a circle delivered on this subject. وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَا “Nor come close to adultery” [TMQ Al-Isra: 32]. Allah (swt) orders us not to come close to Zina (fornication) and people today are calling us to celebrate fornication. The Prophet (saw) said: “Whoever imitates a people is one of them”. It's that time of the year again when roses are exchanged, people confess their love and make promises to each other. February 14th, also known as St. Valentine's Day, is the time of year that for centuries has been dedicated to honour love and the pursuit of romance.On this day the postal services is very busy delivering cards and letters, or playing the role of a 'cupid', forwarding messages of 'true love'. Youngsters will be making Valentine's cards, and lots would be collecting money from their pocket money to buy gifts for their so called loved one. Also there a Valentine's Day rituals of sending anonymous cards, chocolates

Iceland unveils world’s first homosexual leader This week Iceland announced a new government that will be headed by the modern world's first openly Lesbian leader—Johanna Sigurdardottir. Sigurdardottir, 66, is a former air stewardess who was divorced from the father of her two sons, a banker, and now lives with her British-educated girlfriend Jonina Leosdottir, a 54-year-old author, playwright and journalist. The couple signed a civil partnership agreement in 2002. "I don't think her sexual orientation matters. Our voters are pretty liberal, they don't care about any of that," Skuli Helgeson, Social Democratic Alliance's general secretary, told the BBC. In most of Western Europe politicians are openly declaring their homosexuality. Only last week, Roger Karoutchi became the first French government minister to disclose his homosexuality. Other notable European politicians who have declared their homosexuality include the Mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoë, an

The prime minister of Turkey returned home recently from the world economic forum to a hero’s welcome. His “marvelous” feat was the act of walking out of the summit after a heated exchange with Shimon Peres regarding the Israeli aggression against Gaza. Erdogan has also made some fiery statements regarding Gaza and is slowly being viewed as one of the harshest opponents of Israels’ aggression. Erdogan, speaking at a municipal election campaign rally in Anatolia, said Israel was: “perpetrating inhuman actions which would bring it to self-destruction. Allah will sooner or later punish those who transgress the rights of innocents.” If you look past these statements and his “walkout” at the summit, it’s very clear that Turkey is Israel’s greatest ally in the region. Turkey has a long history of close ties with Israel. It was the first Muslim country to recognize it in 1949. In 2006 the Israeli foreign ministry characterised its relationship with Turkey as “perfect”. Turkey is Israel’s