Islamic Figures

Shaykh Muhammad ‘Alī Sabouni was born in the city of Aleppo in Syria in 1930. His father was one of the senior scholars of Aleppo. He received much of his initial and formal education in …

“I shook his hand and prayed behind him in Fajr! I can’t believe it! That’s so cool!”, shouts eight year old, Abdur-Rahmaan Jamal. His awesome recital of Surahs as-Sajdah and ad-Dahr and du’a in Fajr …

Once rumours were spread about Imam Abu Haneefa (rahmatullahi alayh) that he has made changes in Deen by giving preference to his own reason and intelligence over the Quran and Hadith. This propaganda also reached …

A prominent Imaam of the Masjidul Haram in Makkah, Shaikh Maher Bin Hamad Al-Mueaqly is here in South Africa. The Imaam who has led salaat-ut-Taraweeh in the years 1428 AH (2007), 1429 AH (2008) and …

A very inspirational and dynamic speaker is revert Abdur Raheem Green. Born in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania (in the then British Empire) to British parents. His father, Gavin Green was a colonial administrator. He later joined Barclays …

Moulana Yunus Patel of Durban, South Africa passed away in the Haram of Makkah Mukarramah on the night of 10 Sha’baan 1432 AH/12 July 2011. Sayyidunaa Anas bin Malik (radiyallahu anhu) reports that Rasoolullah (Sallallahu …

Jalaluddin Rumi was born in 1207 C.E. ( i.e. Common Era aligned with A.D.) in Balkh. This city was then in the Persian province of Khorasan but is now in Afghanistan. Balkh was then a …

In the last century, India has undoubtedly become an important center for the study of hadith, and the scholars of India have become well-known for their passion for religious knowledge. Upon them ended the era …