Social Behaviour

  By: Maulana Khalid Dhorat   No religion in the world condones Xenophobia, except for one. This religion is the dominant one today, practiced by many who already have another “cover-up” religion called Islam, Christianity or Hinduism. One of the hallmarks of this religion is that everyone practices it, but everyone …

  The ‘X’ word has struck again. Foreign, especially nationals from other African nationals, are once more caught in yet another new round of xenophobic attacks. Others have termed the phenomenon ‘Afrophobia,’ as it seems the attacks are mainly targeting immigrants from within the continent. Regardless of the label one …

 uswatulmuslimah.co.za Sayyiduna Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) was once travelling with his wife, Sayyidah Saarah (‘alaihas salaam), when they had an encounter with a tyrant king. His habit was that if any woman entered his kingdom and he was inclined towards her, he would abduct her. The news had reached the king …

  All praise is due to Allah who has created humanity from a single parenthood. May His choicest salutations continue to descend upon our Master and Leader, Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam, who abolished racism in all its forms. The Noble Qur’an states: “O You who believe! Indeed We have created …

By: Jamaal Diwan A brother approached me recently looking for advice. He said that he had gone through several phases in his development and in each stage he would add more acts of worship to his daily life. He started by getting his five prayers down, then their sunnahs, then …

By: Bryam Amir-Ebrahimi “Assalamu `alaykum!!!!” I began, excited to speak with a new friend over the phone. “Wa `alaykum… [sigh]… assalam [apathetic sigh],” was the reply. Subhan’Allah (Glory to God), I thought. I’m so excited to speak with her, but she seems quite bored or exhausted. Did she have a …

Shazia Ahmad On Arrogance & the Student of Sacred Knowledge  Purifying one’s heart is a critically important matter for all believers, as the Qur’an and teachings of our Prophet ﷺ emphasize, but for one traveling the path of sacred knowledge it is an even more crucial endeavor.  This is because …

Reehab Ramadan The world has gone crazy. No really, take a look around. Everything is in complete chaos, nothing seems to make sense. It seems that with every coming day things just keep getting worse and worse. Humanity is lost. People do not care about each other like they used …

. By: Maulana Khalid Dhorat “We’ve had a hectic week. Let’s go and chill somewhere. Where shall we go to?” “Let’s go and check out the new mall down the road.” “We’re expecting visitors from Durban this weekend. Where do we take them?” “To the new mall in the neighbourhood.” …

A myriad of matters put weight on your mind. It heaves under the sheer pressure of it. Thoughts, actions, endless precipitant emotions all occupy this undefined space and define your outlook on life. It could be anything and everything: doubts, missed prayers, a glance, a stolen conversation, an act of …