Special Occasions

Announcement: Kindly note that the Jamiatul Ulama KZN offices will be closed for Eidul Adh-ha on the 16th & 17th October, 2013 and will reopen on Friday, 18th October 2013 Insha Allah. The Jamiatul Ulama KZN takes the opportunity of wishing the Muslim Ummah a most joyous Eidul Adha. May …

By Sister Jasmine Khan When we emerge from the womb at birth we are attached to our mothers by the umbilical cord. The first thing the doctor or midwife does is to sever this cord so that we can make it on our own in the world. However, the umbilical …

  The Qurbani Animal   It is permissible to slaughter a goat, sheep, cow, bull, buffalo or camel, male or female for Qurbani.   The minimum age of: (a) A goat, sheep, or ram is one full year, (b) A cow, bull or buffalo is two years old, and (c) …

Significance of the First Ten Days of Zul Hijjah 1. Allah has taken oath of ten nights in Surah Al-Fajr. According to the majority of the commentators of Qur’an, the nights are those of the (first) ten days of Zul Hijjah. 2. Abdullah Ibn ’Abbas Radiyallaahu anhu related that the …

The fact that Haj has been granted the status of being the fifth pillar of Islam is itself an indication of its importance in Deen. Indeed, such stress has been laid on the performance of Haj that no person upon whom Haj has become compulsory should ever delay in fulfilling …

Lifetime Hijab Sakeena Suliman – Opinion | 27 Ramadan 1434 YOHO means You Only Hijab Once. Ramadaan is nearing its end. This is made clearer every weekend by the throng of Muslims frequenting all the shopping malls, boutiques, the Oriental Plaza and our very own Muslim made “Las Vegas”, where …

by Bint Saalih Source: http://arrajaathehope.wordpress.com/ MuslimVillage What strategies do you use when you have to keep yourself awake for whole night for the preparation of school/university exams? Just think of them and they might help you in keeping yourself awake in these Last 10 Nights of Ramadan as well. Remember, …

By Khalid Baig Posted: 24 Sha’ban 1434, 3 July 2013 Ramadan is a month of tremendous blessings. Today it is also a time of great challenges. The challenges come from a head-on collision between Ramadan and the materialism, consumerism, and hedonism that have unfortunately engulfed Muslim societies. Approached correctly and …

      As Ramadan draws close, Let us not miss this opportunity to be forgiven. THE goal of every Muslim is to be saved from Hell, because then he or she will automatically enter Paradise. It is either Paradise or Hellfire – there is no other alternative. And everyone …

Reforms in pre-Islamic fasting The reforms affected by Islaam are as follows: 1. To start with, in religions, which existed or originated before Islaam, very often fasting was only compulsory for a particular section of the community. For instance, fasting was not necessary for the non-Brahmans among the Hindus. Among …