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. …
Devotional Practices
Success through prayer
In the adhan we say Hayyaa alal falaah. Translated, it means come to success. What does success this imply? And how can observing the salaat…
Success Through Prayer
In the adhan we say Hayyaa alal falaah. Translated, it means come to success. What does success this imply? And how can observing the salaat…
Live a life of no regrets
(Barzakh is the state/place of waiting during interval between death and the Day of Judgement – Editor) One of the differences with the life of…
Increasing your faith in Allah
Two beneficial zikr (remembrance of God) formulas that are taken from the traditions of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ are: Reciting Surah Kahf every Friday morning; Allah …
Revisiting “Meaning and Experience of Happiness in Islam”
First published in HAKIM here On the 18th of February 2012, Assembly of Intellectual Muslim (HAKIM) have sent six of their members to a lecture…
What is Bidah?
With the development of the modern state in the middle east and it’s evolution to totalitarianism (dictatorship and kingship) the list of things declared bidah…
The turban tradition in Islam
ALLAHUMMA salli ‘ala sahibi al-taj, goes a famous Yemeni prayer — “Our Lord, bless the Owner of the Crown!” The “crown” is the turban, and…
Everlasting Peace
Naturally, we would all like only the good of this world. Financially, emotionally, socially; we would all prefer a comfortable life, as opposed to one…
Guyana President opens Parfaite Harmonie Masjid
Georgetown, GINA, July 30, 2011 – President Bharrat Jagdeo today expressed satisfaction over the level of tolerance that Guyanese now enjoy. He said this could…