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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 who take for friends Unbelievers rather than Believers : Is it honour they seek among them ? Nay, – All honour …

  Long time ago, while travelling from one destination to another, a man’s sight fell on the ground where he saw a stone that was shining brilliantly. He picked it up and immediately fell in love with it.   Actually it was a large diamond! However, the man had no idea …

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani The demands of time “Religious scholars (Ulema) should behave according to the demands of time”. This is a catchword we hear in a new style almost every day. Most of our secular minded leaders are repeating this suggestion off and on. And now we hear …

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Playing is a natural activity for a child and is even important for the correct, healthy development of a child. For a child, playing is not merely a pastime. Rather, it is a developmental and educational process through which the child learns many basic principles such as cause and effect, …

By Maulana Khalid Dhorat Many days and weeks of the year of the modern calendar are dedicated to remembering the plight of the oppressed and the most vulnerable in our society. Unfortunately, all of them are wrongly titled. We have “National Labour Day,” it’s wrongly titled. We have “National Women’s …

The Righteous Sahaaba ( Companions of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم ) May ALLAH be pleased with Them Our Heroes, Our Role Models By Maulana Khalid Dhorat 1.Sayyadina Haritha bin Suraqa al-Khazraji (Rady Allahu ‘Anhu) 2. Sayyadina Dhush-Shimaalayn ibn ‘Abdi ‘Amr al-Muhajiri (Rady Allahu ‘Anhu) 3. Sayyadina Rafi’ bin al-Mu’alla …

Obituary: Sayyid Mawlānā Muḥammad Salmān Maẓāhirī (1365/1946 – 1441/2020) بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم Earlier this afternoon (Monday 28 Dhū al-Qaʿdah 1441 – 20 July 2020), we received the sad news of the demise of the teacher of our teachers, 76 (73) year-old Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Sayyid Muḥammad Salmān Maẓāhirī. Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā …

Today, I’m going to talk about poverty.  Yet, the poverty I speak about today isn’t the apparent kind. You see, before we can begin to speak about a concept, we need a criterion. We need definitions. In speaking about poverty, we need to understand that there is external poverty and …