We have come to the last ten nights of Ramadhaan. It has gone too quick! Now we should not waste any time in exerting in the worship of Allah. Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alayhi was Sallam) used …

On 04 August 2010 brother Abu Bakr asked us for assistance in getting Qur’ans delivered to Ernakulam, Kochi in Kerala. For those of you who don’t know about this, read the comment left by brother …

I saw a group of young ladies pass by and I just thought of how proud I feel when I see modestly dressed young girls with their hijabs (head scarves). With so much of brain …

WHY ALLAH MADE MUMS – Answers given by school children to the following questions: Why did Allah make mothers? 1. She’s the only one who knows where the sticky tape is. 2. Mostly to clean …

The Battle of Badr This was the first of the great battles in the history of Islam.  Rasoolullah (Sallallu Alayhi wa Sallam) defeated the Kuffar army of 1000 strong, 100 horses and 700 camels (headed …

Ahlann Ramadhaan!! Shukr to Allah that we witness another Ramadhaan this year, we do not know for how long. We here in South Africa have finished our second sawm Alhamdulillah! I just love this month! …

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 6 August 2010, at the Palais des Nations …

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Ramadhaan is derived from the Arabic root word ‘ramida’ or arramad intense scorching heat and dryness, especially the ground.  From the same root there is ‘ramdaa’, sunbaked sand. Thus Ramadhaan is so called to indicate the heating …

The word Sawm or fasting comes from the Arabic root word ‘Sawma’ which means to keep silent. The Qur’aan uses the word generally when it revealed the conversation between the angel and Mayam (AS) [Mary], the of …