Glad Tidings and a warning
An extract from a sermon delivered on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr by His Eminence Maulana Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (R.A.) at the Jama…
Culture
SHARIAH AND TARIQAH
This is an article written by the late Professor Syed Ali Ashraf (ra). Shariah is the path that leads to water. In the context of…
THE MEELAD SHAREEF FUNCTION
Here Haji Muhammad Yusuf Francis provides the evidence for the sanction Meelad Shareef Function (Moulood, Mawlid) as well as the manners and procedure for conducting…
1946: The Need for Greater Effort
Writing in the 1946 Eid-ul-Fitr brochure Mr. Tajmool Hosein laments the disinterest of young Muslims in their religion and the disunity in the community. Thanks…
1946: Muslims Here Celebrated Hundredth Eid
This article is extracted from a 1946 Eid-ul-Fitr brochure. It is written in a manner representative of the contemporary reflection and knowledge of the author. …
Poem: ALLAH
Allah gives light in darkness, Allah gives rest in pain, Cheeks that are white with weeping Allah paints red again. The flowers and…
Christmas message from Trinidad Muslim religious leader
Maulana Waffie Mohammed, one of Trinidad and Tobago’s leading Muslim religious leaders, issued the following message via email: “May the spirit of the season bring…
The Hosay or Muharram Massacre of 1884 in Trinidad
The Hosay Massacre (also called the Jahaji or Mohurrun ) of October 30th 1884 is a dark episode in local history. The boisterous commemoration of…
Shaping a Brighter Tomorrow For Barbados
Approximately 200 persons drawn from government departments, civil society organisations and the religious community participated in a consultation, which had as its theme The Changing…
MUHAMMAD MUWAKIL: A WORLD TO CHANGE
Listening to Muhammad Muwakil can be painful. And it’s not because of his singing. Even when he does spoken-word poetry you want to cover your…