“The Big Day Has Arrived! Dressed in their bright yellow Africa 1 T-Shirts, assembled in the reception area of the Movenpick Resort and empowered with a mandate to break the siege, participants this morning are …

The time has come for us once again to bid farewell to this most precious and blessed month of Ramadhaan. It honestly feels like just yesterday when it dawned upon us. How many of us …

18 August 2011: Israeli aircraft attacked a Palestinian house in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, killing six persons including at two-year-old child. Israel declared new Gaza offensive was underway. Until 4 pm on …

[mp3_embed blog_plyrs=”2″ id=”5″ nums=”5″ colors=”#B2333F”] I will never forget last year, it was 27 December 2010. People in South Africa were still in the festive mood when the chilling news tore threw South African homes. …

We are proud to say that the Africa1 (humanitarian aid land) convoy to the Gaza Strip from South Africa is destined to become the first ever relief mission to Gaza from Africa.”I was inspired last …

As Ramadhaan comes to an end and the last days have approached, we look for the night of Laylatul Qadr. This is a VERY auspicious night as the Quraan was revealed on this night and …

I was in bed listening to the melodious call of the Fiery-Necked Nightjar as it calls each night across the river and was thinking how quick this Ramadhaan (1432) has past? It seems that each year …

Alhamdulillah we have finally updated our complete student list. Madrasah Ummul Hasanaat has grown from strength to strength and we have you – the parents, the students and of course Allah ‘Azza wa Jall to …

We all know that one of the first and most significant ghazwah (a battle wherein the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam participated) was the Battle of Badr, fought in 2 AH, 17 Ramadhaan. Badr is …

This eulogy is known as the Baanat Su’aad and is believed to be the Original Qaseedah Burdah. (Ode/Praise of the Mantle/Robe). Critics have agreed that this poem was one of the finest in all Arabic …