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        Have the norms of society made marriage too difficult? Or have we mistaken culture with religion? Guest Contributor Fatima Moolla explores the subject of bridal showers.   Allah Ta’allah states in the glorious Qur’an:   ” And among His signs is that He created for you …

      Every February, the Media goes into hyperdrive promoting love and affection. The actual reality is that they care little about increasing love between husband and wife, but more about promoting Zina. It is simply a western concept of legitimizing Zina and a marketing strategy to fleece you …

Bint Ahmed Sulaymaan – Cii Radio | 15 Rabi uth Thani 143606 February 2015 “Spoiler Alert – Children’s birthday parties are getting more and more extravagant.” A heading from an article onSlate.com recently read after a five year old British boy was sent an invoice to cover the cost of his nonappearance …

  WE all evidently want happiness although most of us have no idea what it actually looks like. How many of us would recognise happiness in its purest form if we came across it? Today, most of us would define happiness as something money can buy. Money can buy many …

Cii Radio | 14 Rabi uth Thani 1436/05 February 2015 A discussion on companions of the Messenger Muhammad SAW of African/black origin almost inevitably sparks reflection on Sayyidina Bilaal RA, Nabi SAW’s beloved Muezzin and stalwart of the Deen. While such remembrance of Sayyidina Bilaal RA is a most fitting …

Cooling the Fires of Marriage ONE OF THE most emotionally charged topics in marriage is in-laws, which includes our own parents. Most Muslims feel conflicted between their spouses, their parents, or in-laws at some point. Despite what we know to be right about our relationships in a fiqhî (Islamic legal) sense, this fire …

  By Khalid Baig   The Women’s Mosque of America has started operations in Los Angeles. It is not a mosque per se, but the name of a non-profit organization. It began with holding female only Jumuah prayers, in an old synagogue with Stars of David etched on the stained …

BY RIAD OUARZAZI.   Islaam is a very strong advocate of marriage. We view marriage as the foundation of society, family, and life. This is because through marriage families are established and the family is the fundamental unit of our society. In the Qur’aan and Sunnah, marriage is the only Halaal and legitimate way in …

Cii Radio | 07 Rabi ul Aakhir 1436/29 January 2015 One day in the early days of Islam Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) was praying in front of the Kabah. Abu Jahl, Uqbah bin abi Moit and Shaibah – the enemies of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) – were sitting around and …

Cii Radio | 05 Rabi uth Thani 1436/27 January 2015 His name was actually Abdul Amr – the slave of Amr – before Islam. He was Abdur Rahman ibn Awf (radiallahu anhu) who embraced Islam at the hands of Abu Bakr (radiallahu anhu). He accepted Islam at a very young …