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Before we act, what do we intend? Intention in Islam
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But before all that strategising, Islam puts a question before us that stops everything: Why am I actually doing this?

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Among the countless favours bestowed by Allah the Almighty upon Irfani is the blessing that he was present when the foundation of the mosque was laid. When

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In the presence of a distinguished company, whose remarkable composition testified to the occasion’s unusual interest, the first London Mosque was formally opened at Melrose Road, Southfields, on Sunday, 3 October [1926].

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