By Maulana Khalid Dhorat, Masjid Hamzah, Erasmia When the Americans dropped a small 10-kiloton nuclear bomb in the August of 1945 on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 66 000 people died instantly. A huge fireball was seen, 1000 times more intense than lightning, and people up to 10 kms away …

Ebrahim Moosa – Opinion | 12 Janaury 2014/10 Rabi ul Awwal 1435 It is hard to praise a man whose living, and dying, provoked so much hatred and revulsion. After the extermination of hundreds of refugees in Lebanon under his watch in 1982, he earned the ire of the world …

By Peter Symonds 22 January, 2014 WSWS.org Amid continuing anti-government protests, the Thai government has imposed a state of emergency on Bangkok and surrounding provinces in a bid to ensure national elections scheduled for February 2 proceed. The emergency, which begins today, lasts for 60 days and gives security officials …

The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been starving its people and blocking humanitarian access to them as a “war strategy,” which can be considered a war crime or a crime against humanity, Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty told Al Arabiya News in Davos on Wednesday. With rival …

  The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) recently announced their intentions to take submissions from the public in a bid to shape editorial policy. The public broadcaster said submissions would, hopefully, form the basis for upgrades in editorial policy. But while he was calling for the public to comment, Dr …

    Children are increasingly becoming more comfortable interacting with a screen – the thinner, brighter and bigger, the better – than with their parents and families.   Constantly-improving technology has become a permanent part of our lives and is spilling over into parenting, socialising, communicating and even development.   …

    Nasihah (Advice): Deliberately delaying payment of debts is a form of oppression Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “It is a great injustice for a person to delay in paying his debts whereas he has the means.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith #: 2287) …

Nasihah (Advice): Wudhu before sleeping: It is narrated from Abdullah bin Umar Radhiyallahu Anhu that the Messenger of Allah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said, “Purify these bodies, and Allah will purify you. Whenever a person spends his night in a state of purification, an angel spends his night within his …

Question and Answer: Q. Is it permissible for a person who is giving ZAKAT for the marriage of a girl to attend the dinner at the girls wedding ?     (Query published as received)   A.  Yes. It is permissible. Once Zakaat funds have been given to eligible recipients …

  Venue: Madrasah Taaleemuddeen, Isipingo Beach Full Time/Part Time: This is a full-time course. However, part-time students will be considered as far as possible. Boarding/Non-Boarding: Both will be accommodated. Daily Programme: Classes will be spread over two sessions – morning and afternoon. The starting times may fluctuate with the seasons. The present times would be …