July, 2013

• 4 July

  “Super Foods”…for Ramadaan

  

    By Umme Faatimah (B.Dietetics Univ. of Pretoria) eislam The modern world has swept us off our feet in so many ways… our dressing, our lifestyles and most noticeably our eating habits. We have so casually adapted the western culture of unhealthy eating, moving further and further away from the …

June, 2013

• 25 June

  CHECKLIST RAMADAAN 2015

  

    Another year another Ramadaan.What have we learnt from the last Ramadan? Did we derive any benefit from the last Ramadan? Did we pause to think about our shortcomings during the past Ramadan and are now prepared to rectify that shortcomings during this Ramadan. Are we going to continue to …
• 10 June

  SHA`BAAN AND THE COMING OF RAMADAAN

  

  The phrase, ‘It’s in the air’ alludes to the general feeling or expectation of something to happen in the near future or something which is already present or prevailing. For the Muslim who reaches the months of Rajab and Sha`baan, the presence of Ramadaan is keenly sensed and felt. There …

January, 2025

• 30 January

  Isra and Meraj – Physical Ascension

  

    Isra and Meraj – in detail Rajab is the 7th month of the Islamic Lunar calendar. This month was regarded as one of the sacred months in which battles were prohibited in the days of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is also deemed as …

September, 2024

• 20 September

  The Westernized Muslim Weddings Of Today

  

  The Western Whirlwind of Destruction has been constantly blowing across the developing world for decades and undermining the morals of the Youth. Of more recent times it has found new victims in young Muslim men and women who appear to be voluntarily stepping into its evil path. And whilst this …

July, 2024

• 14 July

  The deviated shi’ah & Ashoora – 10th Muharram

  

  What the Shi’ah do on ‘Ashoora’ of beating their chests, slapping their cheeks, striking their shoulders with chains and cutting their heads with swords to let the blood flow are all innovations that have no basis in Islam. These things are evils that were forbidden by the Prophet (peace and …

June, 2024

• 12 June

  The Significance of Hajj

  

   Abu Hudhaifa Muhammed Karolia In the concluding aayah of The Bride of the Qur’aan, Surah Rahmaan, Allah Ta’aalah describes Himself as Master of Grandeur and Honour. In this light it is observed that the more than ninety-nine names of Allah Ta’aalah belong to two major groups; those which expound Allah’s …

April, 2024

• 15 April

  After Ramadan, Try to keep the 6 Fasts of Shawwaal.

  

  By Maulana Khalid Dhorat It’s a few days into Shawaal and everyone is still in the fasting mode. Habits can form in thirty days, and due to Ramadaan, our bodies have been programmed to wake up for Sehri, not eat anything in between, and then await for Iftar. Before we …
• 2 April

  The Countdown Begins!!!…Ramadhan’s Last Ten Nights and Days

  

    By: E Islam Team In this blessed month of Ramadan, we have now come to the grand finale – the last ten days of Ramadan that are even regarded as the “cream” of Ramadan. In it is a night that Qur’an tells us is better than 1000 months (yes, …

March, 2024

• 20 March

  Can a person make an intention to keep a Fast after Sehri time has ended?

  

    Kindly note that the Ramadaan timetables for over 350 cities/towns in South Africa are available to view or download here. ______________________________   Nasihah (Advice): Whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not of me   Sayyiduna Anas Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that there was a group of companions of Nabi …