Conscious of placing Quranic events in a social justice context, the International Qur’aan Recital Awards (IQRA) that took place from September 13 to 15, 2024 at Masjidul Bahr in Strandfontein Cape Town, incorporated recitations and reflections of the Quran imbibing pertinent lessons and messages related to Palestine...

ASHRAF PATEL argues that if a new Islamic renaissance is to be realised there is a need for ijtihad and social justice when organising Quranic events. This is in light of the visit to South Africa by the Imam and Khateeb of the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah,...

Dr Waleed Kadous is a Muslim artificial intelligence engineer based in California, USA. He is a leading expert on Islam and AI and currently works for the graphic design platform Canva. His career includes work at tech companies like Anyscale, Uber and Google. MAHMOOD SANGLAY reports on...

Dr Sohaib Saeed explored the role of technology in advancing the understanding of the Quran beyond the traditional book format. by MAHMOOD SANGLAY Dr Sohaib Saeed, founder and director of the Ibn Ashur Centre for Quranic Studies in the United Kingdom, presented a paper at the virtual...

In this article, IBRAHIM OKSAS and NAZEEMA AHMED discuss the need to  continue our deep contemplation of the Quran to understand its meaning and messages. EMERGING from the glorious month of Ramadaan with its sacred distinction as the month of the Quran, it is fitting for us in the...

BASHIR NUKCHADY argues that Muslims have become powerless because they fail to read the Quran with understanding. NO Muslim living today will deny that contemporary Muslims are hated, despised, and considered backward. Exceptions apart, this is the case of Muslims whether living as a majority or minority...

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 in this world and in the next. FOR Muslims, one of the key pillars of imaan is...

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 comprehend, assert IBRAHIM OKSAS and NAZEEMA AHMED. AS we reflect on the year that was and the...

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 to be living in a time that seems increasingly characterised by high levels of fearful uncertainty, anxiety...

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 every change in our lives, be that the beginning of a new year, a new challenge or...