Practical Tips on Getting Your Little Loved Ones to Make and Enjoy Salah By Maysoon Zaza In a hadeeth narrated by Abdullah ibn Qart the Messenger of Allah (saws) said, “The first act that the servant of Allah will be accountable for on the Day of Judgment will be salah. If it is good, then the rest of his acts will be good. And if it is evil, then the rest of his acts will be evil.†(Tabarani) Furthermore, salah was the first act of worship that was made obligatory by Allah. Therefore, … [Read more...]
Event: The Children of Palestine
November 18, 2009 By
The Al Aqsa Foundation of South Africa warmly invites you to a dinner and lecture program with our visiting guests of honour from the Orphan Care Society, Bayt Laham (West Bank, Palestine): … [Read more...]
Islamic Finance – A False Dawn
November 17, 2009 By
This article is written by brother Adnan Khan Open up the pages of any newspaper or Financial Magazine and you are guaranteed to find advertisements from banks announcing their latest Islamic finance products. Once perceived as a niche market, Islamic finance today is big business with both local and international banks keen to get in on the act. An increasing number of non-Muslims are adopting Islamic compliant products as awareness of the principles behind Shari'ah finance has grown. In 2008, … [Read more...]
Foreign Aid: The Path to Slavery
November 13, 2009 By
Elite capitalist nations, such as America, UK and Canada, portray aid packages to Muslim countries as charity. But, in reality, this money is an investment that enables the colonial powers to maintain their influence in the Muslim lands. Foreign aid is a tool of control. We must call on the Ummah to reject the continued subordination of our affairs to these colonial nations. We must call on the people of influence in the Muslim lands to reject foreign aid and set a course that is subordinate to none … [Read more...]
Cellphones ringing during Salaah -
November 12, 2009 By
This was a recent Q&A that I received via email. Details below: If anyone forget to swithoff / Silent mode to the mobile before proceeding the Salaah then, anyone called us during we are in the state of Salaah. 1. Can we press any one key in the state of Salaah to stop the ring tone? Whether our Salaah will be valid if we will press anyone of key in the state of Salaah? 2. Or else can we break the Salaah and switched off mobile and then again repeat our Salaah. NOTE: … [Read more...]
Muslim Standard Time (the cure for this)
November 11, 2009 By
“Oh my God. I am running late, again! Well, it’s all good. No one is going to be there on time anyway.†How many times have you heard this and similar phrases in the Muslim community? Perhaps you are guilty of uttering them yourself as a habit. Sadly, starting off late, arriving late, and delaying our programs has become a norm for many of us. It’s gotten so bad that we no longer even feel guilty about arriving late to a class, function, meeting, Jumah prayer or appointment. … [Read more...]
Acquiring the Love of Allah
November 10, 2009 By
The key to acquiring the love of AllÄh ta’ala is: 1. Adopting the company of the pious (especially one’s shaykh). 2. Abstaining from sins. 3. Being punctual with one’s ma‘mÅ«lÄt (prescribed practices). When someone enters the company of his shaykh, his heart is kindled with the Love of AllÄh . However, when he leaves that blessed company, the flame of love is threatened by the gusting winds of the environment around him. If, affected by these winds, … [Read more...]
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