SAWM- FASTING
Sawm (fasting) means to refrain from eating, drinking and cohabiting from subha sãdiq (early dawn) to sunset with a niyyah (intention) of observing fast. Fasting in the month of Ramadhãn is one of the five pillars of Islãm and is…
Respect For The Sacred Cities
The chance to visit the sacred cities of Makkah and Madeenah is indeed a great blessing and favour which Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى bestows upon His chosen servants. The journey is one in which the servant, despite all his shortcomings,…
Madrasah- A Legacy
Our children attend madrasahs every evening, yet we as their parents do not attach much significance to them, regarding them merely as places that look after the ummah’s infants. We hold them on a par with nurseries, as places of…
Cautiousness In Matters Of Halal And Haram
In light of the recent meat contamination issue that has shaken Europe, I would like to touch upon the subject of ḥalāl and ḥarām. For a Muslim, life revolves around doing only what is permissible (ḥalāl) and refraining from the…