Luqman Nieto

One of the most important elements to create a collective identity in a human group is a common story that narrates the past to give meaning to the present and project a future. Sharing this story, this story, is what creates the narrative of ‘us’; It defines where we come from, who we are, and where we’re going. When the …

"When it is said to them, 'Do not corrupt things on earth,' they reply, 'But if only we make them better.'" (Qur'an, 2:11)

One of the most important elements to create a collective identity in a human group is a common story that narrates the past to give meaning to the present and project a future. Sharing this story, this story, is what creates the narrative of ‘us’; It defines where we come from, who we are, and where we are going. When …

Talk given at the Three Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation on May 30, 2019 – 25 Ramadan 1440, by Hafith Luqman Nieto, vice president of the Seville Mosque Foundation . — As-salamu alaykum. Peace be with you. When we extend this greeting, we are making a supplication, a dua: that peace and contentment with reality be with you. The word …

The Isra (night journey) followed by Al-Miraj (heavenly ascension) was one of the miracles in the life of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. According to the most accepted opinion, it happened on the 27th of Rajab, the seventh month of the Hijri calendar, in the tenth year of Muhammad’s prophecy. In the Hadith literature it is reported …

The beginning and end of Islam is purification. External purification and internal purification, since both go hand in hand. The goal of everything we do is the purification of the heart, and the sign of a pure heart is right action. Allah says in the Qur’an: The day when neither wealth nor children will be of any use. Only the …

Thanksgiving is one of the forms of worship, as we show our gratitude to Allah for that which He has not given and in this way He increases it for us. As Allah says in the Qur’an: If you are grateful, I will give you even more. (14:7) One way to show our gratitude is by being generous with what …