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Geopolitical tensions in the Gulf are once again dominating the global agenda, with Iran issuing new conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after a UAE ship was reportedly targeted by an airstrike. Tehran’s military has stressed the waterway will only reopen when the US meets its demands, while President Pezeshkian seeks a diplomatic deal. The standoff pushed oil up 1.2% to $⁠78.18, while gold surged 2.3% to $⁠4,399.70 and silver gained 3.1% as investors sought safe havens. The broader…

The Prophet’s boat parable is one of the most quietly devastating images in Islamic tradition. A group of travellers draw lots for places on a vessel — some above, some below. Those below, needing water, decide to drill through their own section of the hull rather than trouble those above. If those above allow it, everyone drowns. If they stop it, everyone is saved. The lesson is almost ruthlessly simple: what each of us does in our own corner affects everyone else, whether we intend it or…

Until recently, a page reload meant you lost the context of your conversation with the Mu agent. You’d have to restate your question or re-enter details. That friction is gone now. Follow-up questions stay attached to the same thread, even after a reload. You can ask a question, get an answer, step away, come back, and pick up where you left off without copying or re-typing.

The change is modest by design. No new bells or whistles. The agent simply remembers the conversation history across a…

Trump’s latest Iran deal tease—which never materialised—sent markets soaring again, with oil up 1.2% to $⁠78.18 and gold jumping 2.3% to $⁠4,399.70 as investors bet on de-escalation in the Gulf. Analysts at CNBC question how long this pattern can last given dwindling oil reserves and munitions stockpiles. Meanwhile, the [US July jobs…

One of the most quietly liberating teachings in Islam is embedded in two verses that rarely sit side by side in our minds: Allah is Al-Ghaffaar, the Constant Forgiver who covers our sins again and again — and whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it. Together, they form something important: a theology of fearless, incremental goodness.

Many people carry a particular burden — not the burden of wrongdoing exactly, but the burden of feeling their efforts are too small to matter. The…

Oil surged 1.4% to $⁠78.39 as Iran’s restrictive draft plan for the Strait of Hormuz renewed fears of supply disruptions, with its chief negotiator accusing former US President Trump of “theater diplomacy” as Gulf energy infrastructure faces renewed threat. The tension pushed gold up 0.6% to $⁠4,324.90 and silver 1.4% higher, while copper and grains edged up modestly. In the Muslim world, [Turkiye’s Erdogan visits Saudi…

Among the hadith that rarely trend online yet carry enormous practical weight, one stands out with unusual clarity: the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) instructed that no Muslim with anything to bequeath should let two nights pass without a written will. It is a precise, urgent instruction — not a vague encouragement toward spiritual preparation, but a concrete command about paperwork.

The reason this matters today is that across the Muslim world and in Muslim communities in the West,…

Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and a potential US-Iran deal dominated the day, with shipowners warning that any tolls on the critical waterway would harm livelihoods worldwide. Iran denied it was in talks with Washington despite Trump’s claims a deal is near. Markets showed a cautious tone: oil edged down 0.4% to $⁠74.92, while gold rose 0.5% to $⁠4324.80 and bitcoin steadied above $⁠64,000 as traders eye a $⁠101 billion SpaceX unlock. Ether found support at $⁠1910, with analysts noting it has…

One of the most quietly transformative names of Allah is Ash-Shaheed — The Witness. Not a distant observer, not an occasional checker, but a constant, complete presence whose awareness encompasses every action, every intention, every moment hidden from every other eye. The Quran references this name eighteen times. The repetition is deliberate. It is an invitation to live differently.

The practical weight of this name is significant. When we know we are being watched by someone we respect,…

The primary news provider Mu uses is a real service with its own API. Like any service, it can be unavailable — an outage, a rate limit, a network issue. In those moments, Mu falls back to web search results. But a fallback should not pretend to be the same as live news. It should name its limits.

The recent refinements to that fallback are about making the signal clearer. When the primary provider is out, Mu now prefers concrete article-like sources over generic category pages. A page…

Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and wounding 22 more, as officials reported a “massive attack” on the capital and surrounding region. The assault, which follows a similar pattern of escalation, comes as diplomatic signals emerged from the US Treasury that a deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz is close. US envoy Scott Bessent described the waterway as “free and open” and hinted at an imminent agreement, sending oil prices down 0.7% to…

Surah Al-Fajr opens with a striking series of oaths — by the dawn, the ten nights, the even and the odd — before posing a question to those who possess intelligence: is this not sufficient evidence? Then comes the recounting. ‘Ãd, the people of Iram, famous for their towering architecture and unmatched strength. Thamûd, who carved their homes into mountains. Pharaoh, with his vast structures and absolute authority. All three were, by the measures of their time, extraordinary…

Oil surged another 1.3% on Tuesday to $⁠81.40, as Saudi Aramco reported blowout quarterly profits on the back of the Iran war’s squeeze on supply. The kingdom’s state-owned giant is a key beneficiary of the conflict, with broader energy markets also lifting gold by 0.8% to $⁠4,122 and silver by 2.3% to $⁠59.19. In equities, the Dow closed at a record high Monday and futures held gains, while Asian markets sold off on…

The verse from Surah Fatir is quietly remarkable. Allah draws attention to rain producing fruits of different colours, mountains streaked with white, red, and black, and then — in the same breath — to the diversity among people, living beings, and cattle. The phrasing is deliberate. Human variation is not an accident, a problem to be managed, or a source of hierarchy. It is listed alongside the splendour of mountains and the richness of harvests as evidence of divine design.

The verse then…

Tensions over Iran took a sudden turn as Trump paused a planned “massive attack” and said new talks would begin Monday — a rare moment of diplomacy after a week of threats, with Tehran yet to respond. The reprieve sent oil down 5.9% to $⁠79.71 and lifted stock futures into the July…

Everything we hold — our savings, our status, our influence, our time — is on loan. This is not a metaphor. It is a precise description of reality that the name Al-Waarith, the Inheritor of All Things, places before us with quiet clarity. Allah alone remains after all else has passed. Everything in existence belongs to Him originally and will return to Him ultimately. We are, in the interim, custodians.

This understanding sits in productive tension with the world most of us actually…

If you ask Mu for “AI news” and get back a story about a crypto token jumping because a company mentioned AI, that’s not actually AI news — it’s market noise wearing the label. The same goes for broad finance roundups that happen to include a sentence about an AI startup. That’s why Mu now filters out broad finance, crypto-token moves, and generic market-mover results when the subject is clearly about a specific domain like AI. The answer should be about the thing you asked, not…

Tensions between the US and Iran dominated the day after President Trump said he was cancelling planned strikes on Iran subject to a “rapidly” made deal, while embassies warned Americans of travel risk amid signs of possible military action in the coming days and tankers near Oman came under fire. Oil surged 1.3% to $⁠84.67 as markets priced in the heightened risk of supply disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. Gold fell 1.3% to $⁠4,107, possibly as investors rotated into riskier assets or covered…

A man once walked up to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and demanded repayment of a debt using harsh, disrespectful words. The companions, loyal and protective, moved to intervene. The Prophet stopped them: “Leave him, as the creditor has the right to speak.” This is one of those moments in prophetic tradition that rewards slow reading. It is not simply about debt repayment — it is a teaching about something far more difficult: protecting the dignity of someone who is treating you poorly,…

Oil surged 1.3% to $⁠84.67 as tensions escalated in the Gulf, with Iran warning it could tighten control of the Strait of Hormuz and Yemen’s Houthis denying plans to charge ships transiting the Red Sea while reaffirming the route remains free. The broader risk-off mood hit gold, which fell 1.3% to $⁠4,107, and silver dropped 2.1%. Bitcoin held onto its July gains despite a choppy session, easing 2% to $⁠63,039, with analysts pointing to exhausted forced-selling pressure. Tether posted a $⁠1.5…