Mythology

Mexico City: Several thousand people took to the streets of Mexico City on Saturday to protest crime, corruption and impunity in a demonstration organized by members of Generation Z, which ended with strong backing from older supporters of opposition parties. The demonstration was mostly peaceful but ended with some young people clashing with the police. Protesters attacked police with stones, fireworks, sticks and chains, grabbing police shields and other equipment. The capital’s security secretary, Pablo Vázquez. said 120 people were injured, 100 of them police officers. Twenty people were arrested. In several countries this year, members of the demographic group born between the late 1990s and early 2010s have organized protests against inequality, democratic backsliding and corruption. The largest “Gen Z” protests took place in Nepal in September, following a ban on social media, and led to the resignation of that nation’s prime minister. In Mexico, many young people say they are ...

Sayiduna Ali (alayhi salam) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to myself, Ja’far (ibn abi Talib) and Zayd (ibn Haritha) and he said to Zayd “You are our brother and freeman”. (Upon hearing this) Zayd began to dance (hajala)1. Then he ﷺ said to Ja’far “You resemble me in appearance and character”. So Ja’far began to dance behind Zayd. Then he ﷺ said to me “You are from me and I am from you”. So I began to dance behind Ja’far!

I would write down everything I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wanting to memorize it, but the Quraysh told me not to do it. They said, “Do you write down everything you hear from him? The Prophet ﷺ is a human being; he speaks when he is angry and pleased.”  So I stopped writing things down. I mentioned it to the Prophet ﷺ and he pointed to his mouth and he said: “Write, for by the one in whose hand is my soul, nothing comes out of it but the truth.” (and he indicated his mouth).

From the Andes to the Himalayas, a new wave of protests is unfolding across the world, driven by generational discontent against governments and anger among young people. In mid-October, Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina was forced out of power and out of the country after a military mutiny, the culmination of weeks of demonstrations led by young protesters referring to themselves as “Gen Z Madagascar.” The rage against the political establishment in the Indian Ocean island country mirrors other recent protests across the world, in countries like Nepal, the Philippines, Indonesia, Kenya, Peru and Morocco. These protests have been sparked by specific grievances but are driven by long-simmering issues like widening inequality, economic uncertainty, corruption, and nepotism of leaders. But they have one thing in common: Mostly leaderless, they are made up primarily of young people who brand themselves as “Gen Z,” defined as those born roughly between 1996 and 2010—the first generatio...

1." The Deen is the brain, and he who has no religion has no brain." Batil No.1 2."Whose prayer does not stop him from evil and sins he will only get further away from Allah." Batil No.2 3."Work for this life as if you are living forever and the Hereafter as if you will die tomorrow."  Hadith No.8 4."I have been sent as a teacher." Da'if No.11 5." Two types of people from my Ummah, if they are good my people will be good: the leaders and scholars." Fabricated No.16 6." I don't need to ask Him for He knows my affair." This saying is attributed to prophet Ibrahim (AS). It's alleged he said it before he was thrown into the fire. Fabricated. No.21 7. "Adam (AS) saw the Kalima (La ilaha illallah Muhammad dur Rasoolullah) written on the Arsh (Allah's throne)." Fabricated No.25 8. "There is goodness in me and my Ummah until the day of Judgment." Fabricated No.30 9. "To love ones own country is...

Student-led unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and a historic leftist merger in Nepal signal a new era of youth-driven political change across South Asia. In the shadowed valleys of the Himalayas and the disputed heartlands of South Asia, a wave of generational defiance is sweeping through two nations, each with its own flavor of unrest and hope. In early November 2025, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) erupted with student-led protests, while just across the border, Nepal witnessed a political transformation as ten leftist parties merged into the new Nepali Communist Party, a move triggered by a dramatic Gen Z uprising only weeks prior. The parallels—and the contrasts—between these two stories tell us much about the power of youth, the fragility of old regimes, and the uncertain future of the region. In Muzaffarabad, the capital of PoK, the spark was both mundane and explosive: university students at the University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (UAJK) were outraged by steep fee hikes and...

One hundred and fifty years after the imperialist partition of Africa, and six decades after the flags of formal independence were first raised, the continent is a social powder keg. Mass protests in Tanzania have shattered the myth of a peaceful land of safaris, idyllic beaches, and capitalist stability. Over the past week, hundreds of thousands of youth have poured into the streets to denounce the fraudulent election organised by President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Party of the Revolution, CCM). Defying curfews, internet shutdowns, live ammunition, tear gas and the deployment of the army, they have turned what the regime hoped would be an easy stage-managed contest into a mass rebellion. Reports indicate that hundreds of protestors have been killed. This social explosion is part of a broader wave of radicalisation sweeping the former colonial countries. Over the past year and a half, tens of millions have taken to the streets: in Kenya, Angola and Nigeri...

We were with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) when the sun eclipsed. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up dragging his cloak till he entered the Mosque. He led us in a two-rak`at prayer till the sun (eclipse) had cleared. Then the Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of someone's death. So whenever you see these eclipses pray and invoke (Allah) till the eclipse is over."