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China allegedly removed the Arabic-style domes and minarets of Nanguan Mosque in Ningxia province and repainted the building to make it fall in line with the Communist Party of China’s strict stance against the expression of religion. Amid an alleged rise in clampdown on religious minorities in China, the government has been “renovating” mosques in across several provinces to adhere …

People often forget the importance of the simple yet powerful dua (supplication) – Istighfar i.e., saying “Astaghfirullah” (I seek forgiveness of Allah). It is the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet (ﷺ) to seek istighfaar 100 times daily. If Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), the man to whom the Jannah is guaranteed, seeks forgiveness of Allah at least 100 times a day, where do our …

This is how Salahuddin retook Jerusalem and shook the world. Salahuddin Yusuf Ibn Ayyub is no doubt one of history’s greatest heroes. Both Muslims and non-Muslims alike praise his amazing accomplishments, as well as his shining qualities of bravery, generosity, and justice. From among his astonishing conquests, the capturing of Jerusalem from the crusaders is one that changed the history …

In a climate where Muslims are constantly being attacked and vilified and their religious freedoms are gradually being restricted, open discourse has often led to a greater understanding of Islām. Despite the progress that has been made to combat Islamophobia in British society, certain influential figures continue to promote misinformed ideas, and propagate their own personal views about Islām that …

As the merciful month of Ramadhan descends upon us yet again, Muslims, not only in Sri Lanka but all over the world are faced with difficulties in performing their communal religious rites due to social distancing imposed by COVID -19 preventive measures. Let’s reflect on its virtues and remind ourselves of the conditions of observance of the fast, its restrictions …

1. ආදාහනය ඉස්ලාමීය ඉගැන්වීම් අනුව අනුමත පිළිවෙතක් නොවේ. ඉස්ලාමීය පිළිවෙත වන්නේ මිහිදන් කිරීමයි. 2. මිනිස් ශරීරයේ අඩංගු සියළුම රසායානික ද්‍රව්‍ය අඩු වැඩි ප්‍රමාණයන්ගෙන් පොළොවේ පාෂාණ සංයුතියේ අන්තර්ගතය. මිනිස් ශරීරය වියෝජනය වී එම පාෂාණ සංයුතියට එකතුවීම ඉතා පහසුවෙන් සිදුවේ. 3. ආදාහනය කිරීම තුළින් සිදුවන වායුගෝලීය දුෂණය පරිසරයට මෙන්ම සෞඛ්‍යට හානිකරය. මිහිදන් කිරීම තුළින් මෙවැනි හානිකර දෑ සිදුවීමට ඉඩකඩ නොමැත. 4. ආදාහන …