Islamic Lifestyle

Cii Radio | 22 September 2014/27 Dhul Qa’dah 1435 As part of its current focus on Islamic higher education options, and in the interests of holistic career guidance, Cii Radio’s Ulama In Focus spoke to Maulana Abdullah Yusuf from a South African Darul Uloom seeking his answers to “Frequently Asked Questions” about …

It’s a warm sunny day at the park. You see a woman clad from head to foot, only her eyes and hands visible, carrying watermelon to her young child. You can’t imagine how she does it, how intense it must be boiling beneath that fabric. Wouldn’t she like to dress …

Cii Radio | 18 September 2014/23 Dhul Qa’dah 1435 In this age of modernity, where almost every aspect of the Deen of Allah SWT has come under sustained attack, the noble sayings and practices of Rasulullah SAW – the Hadith and Sunnah – too have not been spared. Without the …

‘BOYS WILL ASK YOU EVERY DAY UNTIL YOU SAY YES’ BY COLE MORETON Source: The Telegraph The death of 13-year-old Chevonea Kendall-Bryan has driven the debate on the sexualisation of the young to fever pitch, but what will we do about it? There is a storm coming. I can feel it …

TOPIC: Reliance on Allah (SWT) Alimah Sobia Qasim IslamicSpirituality.com   Tawakkul means leaving everything on Allah SWT. Allah SWT lies above asbaab. But unfortunately, our state is that we are running after the sabab and forgetting that Allah SWT is the one who causes asbaab in the first place. He …

Cii Radio | 16 September 2014/21 Dhul Qa’dah 1435 Pre – marital counselling is an enlightening concept, but the light of this counselling need not burn out once Nikah has been performed and the marriage contract has been signed. In fact we should take the “pre” out of marriage counselling …

BY SHEIKH ALOMGIR ALI The situation of the Ummah today necessitates that we remind ourselves of some important and beneficial reminders that will help us in our situation and relieve us from the resultant grief and concerns that we suffer from. We may also suffer from personal problems that also require a …

  Question:   Is corporal punishment allowed and applicable according to Sharī`ah?   Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Corporal punishment refers to physical punishment inflicted on a child by an adult in authority.[1]The concept of corporal punishment has been …

  The IBA Iqra Society invited Sheikh Kamaluddin Ahmed’s wife ‘Alimah Sobia Ahmed’ on the 22nd of November, 2010 to deliver a lecture on the topic Romance in Islam. The following is an edited version of the notes prepared by Maliha Abidi during the lecture. It also includes some points …

BY ABDULWAHID HAMID At Shaykhan, halfway between Madinah and Uhud, the thousand strong Muslim army led by the Prophet stopped. The sun had begun to sink beneath the horizon. The Prophet dismounted from his horse Sakb. He was fully dressed for battle. A turban was wound about his helmet. He …