This Weeks Featured
Honour
Allah Ta’ala has mentioned in the Qur`aan Shareef, in Surah Munafiqoon: “But Honour belongs to Allah, His Messenger and the Believers...” [Surah Munafiqoon 63 : 6] and ‘…To those … [ Read More... ]
Dua of Rajab and Shabaan
The Dua of Rasullulah(saw) in the month of Rajab It is mentioned on the authority of Anas Bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) that when the Holy Prophet (saw) sighted the moon of Rajab, he used to pray to Allah in the following … [Read More...]
Save Marriage End Divorce
Proliferation of Divorces The alarming explosion of Talaaqs in our present times is a cause for great concern. The mention of the word Talaaq which was at one time taboo in our communities has now become such a common and cheap word that … [Read More...]
Behind every Dark Cloud there is a Silver Lining
Behind every Dark Cloud there is a Silver Lining Hamza married Ruwayda. After the nikaah(wedding), Ruwayda's mother gave her a newly opened bank savings book with a R2000 deposit amount at the local … [Read More...]
Raising Children in Islam Part 2
How to raise children into responsible Muslim adults? The following provide some of the key responsibilities of the parents in terms of raising and training their children: Inculcating the concept of “La Ilaha Illa-Allah” and Huquq Allah … [Read More...]
Latest Global News
‘Al Qaeda’ in South Africa allegations: The Israeli Connection
Ebrahim Moosa – Cii News | 17 May 2013 Hugging the Israeli coast to the north of Tel Aviv, lies a city which is home to one of Israel’s most affluent districts and a haven for ambassadors, foreign diplomats and businessmen. Herzliya, named after the founder of Zionism, Theodor Herzl, is a city of [...]
Constitution be stuffed
OPINION by Iqbal Jassat – An implicit message in Daily Maverick’s controversial article claiming the existence of so-called “Al-Qaeda terror training camps” in South Africa, is that America’s “War On Terror” will not spare this country. It dovetails with the latest confirmation from the Obama administration that the Bush legacy of illegal renditions, detention, torture [...]
More than one in 10 under 25s in the UK now describe themselves as Muslim
Census figures show Christianity in sharp decline whilst belief in Islam dramatically increases Heather Saul Friday 17 May 2013 inShare http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/census-figures-show-christianity-in-sharp-decline-whilst-belief-in-islam-dramatically-increases-8621271.html A fresh analysis of the 2011 census has shown that Christian faith in the UK is declining rapidly amongst the British-born population, whilst belief in Islam has dramatically increased. A report published by the [...]
Dropping the Q bomb
Ejaz Khan 16 May 2013 02:07 (South Africa) “They” said that al-Qaeda was going to bomb the World Cup stadia in 2010. The only bomb that fell was Lionel Messi’s failure to score a single goal in the entire tournament. The closest thing to “terrorism” was Nigel De Jong’s karate kick on Xabi Alonso in [...]
The forgotten heart of the Nakba
Ebrahim Moosa – Cii News | 15 May 2013 Palestinians who live in the Diaspora have a special word to describe it. The ‘Shatat’: An Arabic phrase that conveys the gaping wound of Palestinian dispossession, all resulting from the Nakba – a catastrophic series of events that led to the forced expulsion of 800,000 [...]
