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  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 …

Written by Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad (db) Wisdom for the Seeker is a series of correspondences between Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad and some of his many students around the world. Each letter conveys not only words of advice and guidance, but serves as a simple reminder of the teachings of the Quran …

Moulana Khalid Dhorat Everyone grows up thinking that the world is a perfect place. How wrong we all are! In our innocence, we think that everybody is fair to each other, and if anyone is wronged, justice will be served. In this fairy-tale world of ours, people are happy for …

  by Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (rahmatullah alayh) Once, I had the opportunity to spend time, at a park, with some young boys. They were all students of a Hifz class and were having a picnic. …We all require rest, exercise and some entertainment – but of the Halaal kind. …

  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 Halide Yenen Posted by: MV Media   One of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h.) asked Prophet Muhammad for advice. He asked that the advice be short so that he would be able to remember it. “Don’t get angry,” said the Prophet. The same Companion repeated his request …

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 …

Moulana Khalid Dhorat Something strange has happened over the past few years in Laudium. There are very few BMWs and Mercs left on the road. All the exclusive shops and boutiques have closed down and we mostly see R699- cars (or used to), Toyotas and Tuk Tuks around. Wimpy has …