Towards a value-enhancing Ramadaan
SHAIKH SA’DULLAH KHAN states that if we are to exit Ramadaan better than we entered it, we should ‘prioritise’ and ‘actualise’ our values. THE global ummah is about to enter...
True happiness here and in the hereafter
In this article, IBRAHIM OKSAS and NAZEEMA AHMED discuss Bediuzzaman’s reflections on some of the results of belief in the hereafter, which look to man's individual life and social life...
Public talk on the study of Islam and gender
THE Centre for Contemporary Islam, at the University of Cape Town, in collaboration with Claremont Main Road Mosque, has the pleasure of inviting you to a public lecture on the critical...
A Quranic perspective on change
Bediuzzaman says that Allah (may His glory be exalted) willed the creation of a world for examination and trial, for numerous instances of wisdom too fine for our minds to...
The hajj as an ethical structure of forgiveness
PROFESSOR ASLAM FATAAR was inspired by his personal hajj experience earlier this year to pen these thoughts which form the basis of a Khutbah delivered recently. He reflects on how...
A mercy to all the worlds
As we contemplate this new year, let us realign ourselves and commit to following the example of our noble Prophet Muhammad (SAW), write IBRAHIM OKSAS and NAZEEMA AHMED. WE seem...
The Quran: the source of solace and hope
Allah Almighty, who is the All-Compassionate Creator, provides the elderly with a powerful hope and shining light of solace through the All-Wise Quran, write IBRAHIM OKSAS and NAZEEMA AHMED. FOR...
The treatment of animals in Islam
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...
Hajj of the heart
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...
The long wudu
DR YUNUS OMAR gives us a brief glimpse into Ramadaan and his childhood in District Six. FASTING during summer is no easy thing. It’s not supposed to be easy but...
