Eid

The dignified manner in which Prophet Ibrahim and his son Prophet Isma’il (peace be upon them) negotiated the divine sacrificial command symbolised in the animal sacrifice that forms an integral part of our Eid al-Adha celebrations is an exemplary model for intergenerational dialogue. by IMAM DR ABDUL...

At a time when Muslims are preparing for the qurbani, EMERITUS PROFESSOR SULEMAN DANGOR turns his focus on the slaughtering of animals. THERE are more than 200 verses in the Quran dealing with animals. A total of 31 animals are mentioned by name. Six chapters of the...

SALEEMAH JAFFER points to ways that will bring one’s heart closer to Allah during the blessed first ten days of Dhil-Hijjah. THE Hajj period is fast approaching. For those of us who have not yet been invited to perform this sacred pilgrimage, it is a time of...

JAMIATUL ULAMA SA EID MESSAGE THE celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr is a marker that the spring season of immense rewards that is Ramadaan is behind us. This invokes an emotional ambivalence as a sense of apprehension lingers while, at the same time, we rejoice with a sense of...