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Justice Before Power: Imam Ali and the Burden of Principled Leadership – Part 1

May 10, 2026

Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib stands among the rare few who refused to bend either to elite privilege or to popular pressure. His leadership represents a model that is at once morally compelling and politically difficult. He did not govern to win applause. He governed to establish justice.

Loving and Mastering Math

May 8, 2026

Loving and Mastering Math by Murtaza Akber Hameer

If you ask many students in primary school and high school what they think of Math, they will say it’s hard. In fact, for many their test and exam scores will reflect their sentiments. But is Math really that hard? More harder than Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Business and Economics?

Economic Justice & Leadership Accountability

Empty Treasury, Full Justice

May 5, 2026

Empty Treasury, Full Justice by Mohamedarif Mohamed Suleman

In many societies, leadership slowly mutates into a claim on privilege. The title itself begins to mean access: access to better stipends, to closed doors, to a standard of living sealed off from the people being led. The ruler’s house grows taller, his table richer, his distance wider, and this is called authority. For Imam Ali (AS), that equation was upside down. To him, authority was not entitlement but burden, and the first sign that a government had lost its way was when its leaders lived beyond the means of the masses while guarding the public purse as if it were their own.

Muhasaba after the Holy Month

May 4, 2026

Muhasaba after the Holy Month by Hasina Khalil Champsi

Justice as the Compass: Leadership Between Principle and Practice

May 3, 2026

Leadership, in its most meaningful sense, is not defined by authority or influence, but by the moral direction that guides decisions and actions. In Islamic thought, especially within the Shia tradition, justice (adl) serves as the central pillar of leadership. It is not merely a theoretical concept, but a lived reality demonstrated by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Imam Ali (AS). Their lives reflect a model of leadership where justice is inseparable from personal integrity, and where asceticism strengthens the bond between leaders and the people they serve.

This publication originally started as print magazine in Nairobi under the auspices of the Haydari Madrasah. Later on, with greater demand for online material and demand to suppress costs as well as reach a wider audience, TC on Friday, became an online "Friday supplement". In the early 2000s, the forum received the support of The World Federation, giving their blessings to the publication as well as helping in its broadcast.

Again, with passage of time, changes are imminent as we now move to a more interactive state - a blog. To this end, I seek the support of all members who can contribute their valuable time and written material to the forum, which is being read all across the world.

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