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Muharram and ʿĀshūra in the age of unabated genocide

Reducing Muharram to history and law misses its deeper message — one that speaks to a wounded but rising Ummah in Gaza and beyond Both past and present Pharaohs will meet the same fate.  Our Islamic twelve months of the year were not chosen by human hands, but by the …

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Integrity and Honesty

by Maulana Yunus Patel (rahmatullah alayh) It has been mentioned in a Hadeeth that a pious person from the Bani Israeel took a loan of 1000 gold coins and fixing a date, promised to pay back at that time. The person giving the loan required witnesses. The pious person said …

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Pride and Arrogance

WHAT is SO wrong about feeling self-important? The Qur’an clearly mentions that being arrogant will surely lead one to Hellfire. Allah says: “Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant.” (Qur’an 40:76) “I will turn away from My signs those who …

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The Only Audience That Matters

On her wedding day, the bride stands adorned with care. Every detail has been attended to: the garment chosen with deliberation, the jewellery placed just so, the effort of hours visible in her appearance. The women of the household admire her as they enter. Compliments follow one after another and the room …

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Independence and Isolation Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

Independence and isolation are two sides of the same coin. Recently, I had an interesting conversation with my dad that got me thinking about this. When my dad first moved from Egypt to the United States twenty-some years ago, he found some things very odd in his new surroundings. He …

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Operation Qurbani Malawi Report Back 2026/1447

Bi Ismihi Ta’ala   Operation Qurbani Malawi 🇲🇼 Report Back 2026/1447   On behalf of the Jamiatul Jamiatul Ulama KZN, South Africa we wish to express our deepest gratitude for your participation in the Qurbaani Project this year.   By the Grace of Allah Ta’ala, your Qurbani was carried out …

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Frugal Living: Are We Really Depriving Our Kids?

  I often hear ladies complaining that they want to stay at home with their kids but that they “have to work since it is so expensive to raise kids these days”. One of the main questions I get asked about frugal living is “won’t I be depriving my children …

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The meaning of ” Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Raaji’oon”

Inna lillaahi wa inna ilayhi Raaji’oon Yeah, sure we say this statement when someone dies.Also some of us may say this sentence when they lose something, suffer a setback or harm. But…do you know what it means? Sure, everyone know that it obviously means ‘To Allaah we belong and to …

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Seeking Halal Earnings

by Khalid Baig According to Abdullah ibn Masud, (RadiAllahu unhu), The Prophet Muhammad, (Sallallahu Alyhi Wasallam), said: ‘Seeking halal earning is a duty after the duty.‘ In other words working to earn a halal living is itself a religious obligation second in importance after the primary religious obligations like prayers, …

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