Overt expressions of sexual promiscuity by Muslim youth serious cause for concern Umar Stambuli – Cii News | 16 Shabaan 1436/04 June 2015 Premarital sex was considered a moral issue which was taboo in many cultures and considered a sin by a number of religions, long ago. However it has …
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Karen I’m now in my third marriage. When people learn this fact about me, their reaction is usually pretty awkward. It’s almost as if they’re waiting for me to be embarrassed by my admission. While going through two divorces was some of the most painful times of my life, …
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Jealousy and envy – popularly phrased as ‘the green-eyed monster’ – is defined as the feeling of coveting another person’s life and/or material possessions and the feeling of being upset because someone seems to be better off than you. While jealousy and envy are very similar, they differ slightly in …
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Rid yourself of backbiting with J.Samia Mair’s powerful top 10 tips! Backbiting is easy to commit. A perfectly acceptable conversation can take a nasty turn in an instant. You can find yourself backbiting without even realising how it happened. Someone asked the Prophet r about backbiting and he said, …
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I cast a cursory glance upon the numerous food delivery and takeout flyers on my kitchen counter, wondering what to order. Chinese Chow Mein or Burmese Khau Suey? Chicken Fajita pizza, or Iranian Chilo rice? There are days when I just don’t feel like cooking and that’s when …
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Sadly medical ethics seems to be as weak or absent as all other ethics in society. I can add a couple of my own horror stories of what Indian doctors did to me and my father. Will collect from them before Allahﷻ on the Day when we will all meet …
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By Zaynab Ansari “You who believe, uphold justice and bear witness to God, even if it is against yourselves, your parents, or your close relatives. Whether the person is rich or poor, God can best take care of both. Refrain from following your own desire, so that you can act …
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Bismillah Rabbi Zidnee Ilman “My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.” I would like us all to have a little basic knowledge about this Surah. Some simple facts that every person should know and “remember”. The intention and motive of this challenge is to please Allah alone, to follow Messenger ﷺ and …
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alhaadi.org.za Wednesday, 27 May 2015 14:56 (Highlights of Mufti Ebrahim Salejee’s majlis – Saturday 2nd May) 1. The incidents of the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam) have lessons, great moral support, and they strengthen the heart and mind, and the same is with the incidents of those who are closer to the …
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By Moulana Khalid Dhorat Our All-Compassionate Lord fashioned 3 things with His own Hand, not through a process of cause & effect, like everything else. These are His eternal masterpieces which mankind will never cease 2 admire. They are: 1. Adam(as) 2. Jannah 3. Taurah (Old Testament) Jannah is a …
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