Education

Tafseer of Sura Feel – Elephant

SURAH AL-FEEL (THE ELEPHANT) Surah: 105 THEME: THE QUDRAT (POWER AND MIGHT) OF ALLAH TA’ALA In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful 1. Did you (O Muhammad Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasallam) not see how your Rabb dealt with the companions of the elephant? 2. Did He not …

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Shaytaan: “See you at the Matric Farewell Party”

  Matric is a critical year in your schooling career; indeed, it’s a turning point in your life. We all know the matric year is met with intense study sessions, a whole lot of cramming and really high stress levels coupled with anxiety. When that hard work pays off, matriculants …

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The “NEED” of the Hour

Friday 16:10: “Oh No, Only 20 minutes left to pick up the kids from madrasah. Oh Gosh! Tomorrow is another crazy Saturday morning with them at home”, groaned mum. Friday 16:40 (after madrasah): “Yesss, it’s weekend again. Tomorrow we can hook up with the gang at the mall. Maybe, we …

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Examinations – Go for straight A’s

 Yes it’s that time of the year again when many are anxiously awaiting their results. Some may have spent many hours putting their shoulders to the wheel burning the midnight oil while others may have been satisfied with a last minute swot hoping that the sections they have covered would …

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Suratul-Qaari’ah (The Striking Event)

From the Holy Quran   SURATUL-QAARI’AH (THE STRIKING EVENT) Surah Number:101 THEME : Terrors of the day of Qiyaamah/Weighing of Deeds. In The Name of The Almighty Allah.The Most Beneficial,The Most Merciful The striking event! What is the striking event! And what may let you know what the striking event …

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Surah Kahf in Brief

We often think that we living in a time still far away from the appearance of Dajjaal. However, we are living in a time of ‘dajaaliyat’ – many dajaals that are the bait so that we are already consumed by Dajaal on his appearance. In actual fact, we are living …

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The Cure to Black Friday/Cyber Monday

Black Friday is the sacred festival of one of the world’s fastest and most aggressively spread new religions. This religion has its holy places, its towering shopping cathedrals lit with decorations and promises of salvation. This religion has its rituals, its recurring pilgrimages, its devout followers engaged literally in qiyām al-layl as …

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Matric Farewell, Islam Farewell

By Maulana Khalid Dhorat   After spending 13 or 14 cumbersome and grueling years in school, some in private Muslim schools, the Grade 12s finally reach the end of a long journey – a journey that heralds the start of a new academic phase in tertiary education, and another journey …

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Story Of Sayyadina Musa And Sayyadina Khidr In Surah Al-Kahf

Powerful Lessons For Teachers And Students As Contained In The Story Of Sayyadina Musa And Sayyadina Khidr In Surah Al-Kahf   Maulana Khalid Dhorat Most Muslims recite Surah Kahf weekly on a Friday. There are many virtues of doing so as contained in the blessed ahadith, but more significant than …

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