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The commentaries on Quranic and Hadith texts extol the benefits of Zakat and provide an extensive rationalization for its institution as a pillar of Islam. Some benefits include Zakat’s impacts on fostering social cohesion, providing a safety net for the poor, and forcing capital circulation in the market. Zakat, as …

By Maulana Khalid Dhorat From being the most powerful, honourable, respectable, chivalrous, pious, progressive, courageous and admirable nation once on earth, the Arab leaders of today have sullied the name and the race of our most noble Prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him).  The present Arab powers, …

  By Maulana Khalid Dhorat It used to happen once in a blue moon, then about once in a year, then about once a month, but now it doesn’t happen weekly or daily, but about ten times a day! Very soon, it will happen so often till there are none left …

The Jamiatul Ulama KZN PROJECT H.EL.P.  Relief Team recently visited the area of Quarry Heights, a low cost housing settlement with most houses no larger than 20m2 and having just one toilet and one water tap connection.   Although roads in the area are tarred with street lighting, some households …

  In essence, a house is nothing more than a place of shelter and refuge in which a person lives. Hence, in the past, homes were simple and often small structures, yet were open to family and guests alike, housing them happily and comfortably for as long as they required. As …

by MOHAMMAD ZAHID “Only Allah Can Judge Me!”    This phrase is thrown around quite often, mostly by those wanting to find a loophole to justify their questionable actions. In a time where there is an explosion of knowledge on the Internet and many people are starting to learn and practice …

This completely makes sense according to the logic of the secular nation state, and we see this logic repeated by policy makers in many countries.   Consider this line of thought:     Why should parents have any influence on the upbringing of their children? The influence of parents often violates …

  The Prophet ﷺ said, “No one who has an atom’s-weight of Pride in his heart will enter Paradise.” A man said, “O Messenger of Allah, what if a man likes his clothes and his shoes to look good?” He ﷺ said, “Allah is Beautiful and loves beauty, Pride means rejecting …