Islamic Human Rights Commission

Thank you to everyone who joined us for The Deeper Link book launch with Sayyid Amjad Hussain and Ahmed Ehtesham Uddin

Watch the conversation on IHRC’s YouTube channel 🔗

After another summer of race-riots, and documented spike in racist violence, Dedan Kimaathi* argues that the politics of British colonial settler violence rebounds to the centre from the periphery.

Read the full article here: https://www.ihrc.org.uk/how-race-riot-britain-became-normalised/

Join IHRC and its comrades to protest the ongoing massacres by the Zionist entity

📆 Saturday 10 October 2026
🕛12pm
📍London TBC

As war and genocide continue in West Asia, Sahib Mustaqim Bleher challenges Muslims in the west: where exactly is their moral compass. Dissecting the muted responses of Muslim led groups and movements, Bleher unpacks the psychology of individuals and groups whose adherence to Islam, however vocal and apparent, is increasingly secular.

Read the full essay: https://www.ihrc.org.uk/sitting-on-the-fence-the-schizophrenic-muslim/

Join us for an evening of celebration and conversation with Sayyid Amjad Hussain to discuss his new book, The Deeper Link: Reclaiming our Love for the Ahl al-Bayt.

This discussion will be chaired by Ahmed Ehtesham Uddin

🗓️ Thursday 24 September, 6:30pm to 8pm BST
📍 IHRC Bookshop (202 Preston Road, HA9 8PA)
🎟️ see link in bio to RSVP

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 can be purchased online and in-store. Visit shop.ihrc.org 🔗

About the author:

Sayyid Amjad Hussain is a lifelong student of Islam, devoted to the love of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, the Ahl al-Bayt, and the spiritual heritage of Sunni Islam. His writing calls for a return to sincerity, humility, adab, and love as the foundations of nearness to Allah.

About the book:

For most of Islamic history, love for the family of the Prophet ﷺ was simply part of being a Sunni Muslim. Yet somewhere along the way, many came to feel that loving the Ahl al-Bayt too deeply was a step toward another tradition, something to admire from a careful distance.

The Deeper Link recovers what was always there: that to love the Prophet ﷺ is to love the family he loved most. Drawing on the Quran, the Sunnah, and over fourteen centuries of classical scholarship, it sets out the evidence clearly, comprehensively, and on its own terms, showing how each affirms the significance of love for the Prophet’s ﷺ household, from Sayyidah Fatimah and Sayyiduna Ali to al-Hasan, al-Husayn, and the generations who carried their light.

Reverence for the Ahl al-Bayt, it shows, is neither borrowed nor sectarian, but the Sunni inheritance itself, a sign of sincere devotion to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

A book for every Muslim who has wondered where they stand in relation to the family the Prophet ﷺ loved most.

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Free event

Book launch tickets are available with the option to add a copy of the book at a special limited-time discounted price. Get your copy signed by the author at the launch.

Refreshments provided.
Parking is available on surrounding residential roads; please check for any restrictions.

For any enquiries, please contact [email protected].

Sayyid Amjad Hussain discusses why Ahl al-Sunnah Remember al-Husayn رضي الله عنه — how the memory faded, and what it is for.

You can read his article here: https://www.ihrc.org.uk/karbala-and-the-sunni-tradition/

Discover new ways of seeing the world with Decolonial Dialogues!

To attend ‘A Transformative Journey of Liberation and Decolonization’, book your ticket by emailing [email protected]

📆When: 29th October to 1st November 2026
📍Where: Granada, Andalucía, Spain
🎟️Tickets: Early Bird tickets are €399 (20% discount, offer only valid till September 15)

Join us for an exclusive book launch with Sayyid Amjad Hussain to discuss his new book, The Deeper Link: Reclaiming our Love for the Ahl al-Bayt.

🗓️ Thursday 24 September, 6:30pm to 8pm BST
📍 IHRC Bookshop (202 Preston Road, HA9 8PA)
🎟️ see link in bio to RSVP

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 can be purchased online and in-store. Visit shop.ihrc.org 🔗

About the author:

Sayyid Amjad Hussain is a lifelong student of Islam, devoted to the love of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, the Ahl al-Bayt, and the spiritual heritage of Sunni Islam. His writing calls for a return to sincerity, humility, adab, and love as the foundations of nearness to Allah.

About the book:

For most of Islamic history, love for the family of the Prophet ﷺ was simply part of being a Sunni Muslim. Yet somewhere along the way, many came to feel that loving the Ahl al-Bayt too deeply was a step toward another tradition, something to admire from a careful distance.

The Deeper Link recovers what was always there: that to love the Prophet ﷺ is to love the family he loved most. Drawing on the Quran, the Sunnah, and over fourteen centuries of classical scholarship, it sets out the evidence clearly, comprehensively, and on its own terms, showing how each affirms the significance of love for the Prophet’s ﷺ household, from Sayyidah Fatimah and Sayyiduna Ali to al-Hasan, al-Husayn, and the generations who carried their light.

Reverence for the Ahl al-Bayt, it shows, is neither borrowed nor sectarian, but the Sunni inheritance itself, a sign of sincere devotion to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

A book for every Muslim who has wondered where they stand in relation to the family the Prophet ﷺ loved most.

———
Free event

Book launch tickets are available with the option to add a copy of the book at a special limited-time discounted price. Get your copy signed by the author at the launch.

Refreshments provided.
Parking is available on surrounding residential roads; please check for any restrictions.

For any enquiries, please contact [email protected].

You can now pre-order 'I'm a Cypress Tree' at the IHRC Bookshop for 35% off.

The latest instalment of The Resilience Collection looks at Iran.

Place your order now at: https://shop.ihrc.org/collections/new-arrivals/products/im-a-cypress-tree-resilience-collection-book-4-fatema-kubra