09 MayLebanon on edge of civil war - Beirut - Sectarian fighting rocked the Lebanese capital for a third day on Friday as the country teetered on the brink of a new civil war, prompting urgent appeals for calm from the international community...Read More
08 MayAid flights head to Myanmar - Yangon, Myanmar - Myanmar's isolationist military regime gave the go-ahead for the first major airlift of international aid into the country on Thursday, while dragging its feet on urgently requested visas by foreign agencies several days after a devastating cyclone...Read More
08 MayLarge earthquake hits Japan - A massive earthquake has struck off the eastern coast of Japan's main Honshu Island, measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale...Read More
NEW -Honoring our Parents: One Day Is Not Enough - In the United States, the second Sunday in May is reserved for mothers and the third Sunday in June is for the fathers. Throughout the rest of the year, there are other holidays aplenty to keep us busy, but there is little mention of family, let alone mom or dad specifically...Read More
Mother’s Day: The Islamic Perspective - The date of Mother's Day, and the way in which it is celebrated, differs from one country to another. In Norway it is celebrated on the second Sunday in February. In Argentina it is celebrated on the second Sunday in October. In Lebanon it is on the first day of spring...Read More
Why a devout Catholic decided to become a Muslim - For most Christians the thought of converting to Islam is almost taboo. Children are raised on tales of Richard the Lionheart and his noble knights crusading to rid the Holy Land of unbelievers. Then there is the widespread news coverage about Islamic terrorism at home and abroad. But one Bristol student stunned his dyed-in-the-wool Christian family...Read More
Mixing with Jaahiliyyah - The foremost function of Islam is that it molds human life into a comprehensive concept with its own unique characteristics...Read More
The Movie 'Fitna' - It is an open secret that the entire Muslim Ummah today stands condemned for trying to bring themselves back to the original foundations of the Din of Haqq established over fourteen hundred years ago by the Beloved Nabee Sallallahoo Alayhi Wasallam...Read More
NEW - I have just found out that I am pregnant with a child that will be abnormal (Downs Syndrome) I am only 11 weeks i.e approximately 70-80 days. Psychologically I will not be able to care for an abnormal child. Is it permissible for me to terminate this pregnancy. I am so confused and unsure of what direction to take...Read More
Is it permissible for men to wear silver chains and bracelets?...Read More
I have funds invested with albaraka bank called "regular income provider". Please let me know if the returns are in the catergory of interest or not? Can you please advise on permissable forms of investments in S.A.?...Read More
In a Walimah, will it be permissible and within sunnah if the brides father contribute some money and physically assist in the Walimah preparation?...Read More
I have a muslim friend who is involved in different types of investments, for example: He had bought some properties and planned to do construction on these properties, he is a wealthy person but now and then due to his funds being tied up in other businesses he needs money to do construction on the properties, he then contacts me and asks for an x amount of money and i tell him what i have available ie. I lend him R100000.00 for a period of 6 months, in return he estimates what his profit will be on the property and gives me a return, so over a 6 month period he gives me R2000.00 a month and after the 6 months he returns the capital amount of R100000.00. Is this permissable? we have spoken about it and he feels that it is not an interest transaction, i am also comfortable with it but we wanted to get clarity on the matter...Read More
