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 …
Read More »The Collapse of Parenting
Leonard Sax Over the last thirty years there has been an alarming transfer of power from parent to child. In North American culture, and those areas of the world infected by this culture, the antics and opinions of the famous and infamous, singers and actors, and same-age social peers matter …
Read More »The Mindless Dating Game: Happiness or Heartbreak
Reprinted from As-Sahwah.com The article below deals with one of the major problems faced by the Muslim Youth today, in particular, those raised in the west. The author gives us an insight into the harsh reality of these “love relationships” that the western culture teaches our youth, coating them …
Read More »We Stand Tallest
Here’s how Israel’s dehumanisation campaign is a tool of oppression — and how to fight back through self-discovery 11 Oct 24 Islam21c The term “dehumanisation” has been used with troubling frequency since October 2023. Our children have been exposed to narratives that refer to us as “human animals”, “children of …
Read More »Music & Rave Culture : The Culture of Shaytaan – Satanism
Addressing shaytaan, Allah Ta’ala mentions in the Qur’aanul Kareem : “And incite whosoever you are able to with your voice” (Suratul Israa, verse 64) Commentators of Qur’aan have interpreted the voice of shaytaan as songs, musical instruments and all those things that invite towards the disobedience of Allah Ta’ala. From …
Read More »What’s Up With Muslims and Dogs?
Response to the article in Huffington Post by Ingrid Mattson, ‘What’s up with Muslims and dogs.’ Question: An article appeared in the Huffington Post ‘What’s up with Muslims and dogs’ written by Ingrid Mattson. She attempts to prove that prohibition of dogs is a cultural issue and has nothing to …
Read More »The Sunnah of Tahneek
Source: Riyadhul Jannah (UK) Health in Islam is a state of dynamic equilibrium between body, mind and soul (rooh). Imbalance in this equilibrium leads to ill health. The maintenance of this balance is as prescribed in the Qur’an. Allah Ta’ala says: We send down (stage by stage) of the Qur’an …
Read More »Revive a Sunnah – Eat Together
Muslims are encouraged to engage in social acts and acts of worship together: prayer in congregation is encouraged, going out on the day of “Eid” and giving salam to one’s fellow brothers and sisters is required, smiling at one’s brother or sister in Islam is a highly meritorious act, and …
Read More »Fashionable hairstyles – The Ummah is defying the Sunnah en-masse
“It is absolute madness,” the veteran Muslim radio man chided, reflecting on a series of worrying observations made over the weekend. “Sometimes we witness so much wrong in front of us, but we just accept all that goes on, because we have become paralysed”. Ebrahim Gangat, Cii Radio Sabahul Khair …
Read More »Child Custody Epidemic – Parental Alienation
The central goal Islam seeks to achieve is establishing justice, through worshipping and obeying Allāh. All sins, despite their diversity and multitude, can be traced to injustice and causing mischief. Allāh reminds us: إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَيَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ ۚ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ …
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