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Editor’s note: In Part 1 and Part 2 of this Series, the author has explored some significant features of the formation of Islamic identities in Africa.. Here, he continues to trace and study other important features. Based on this accurate system, we find that the name – for Basari tribes and the likes – bears a constant relation to the …

Hadith, or traditions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), is the second fundamental source of Islam, a fountain of guidance that brings the Qur'anic guidelines into real life practice and shows how the instructions of the Qur'an can be applied and rendered into actual deeds. Generation after generation, this record of the Prophet's sayings and actions, has …

Part 1 In light of this extreme care to trace deep roots of the tribes to the Islamic tree of lineage, it becomes clear that many forms of such twisting, modification and addition have come upon the sources of these authentic Islamic narratives springing from the Prophetic biography, which is impermissible, since these are religious narratives. Yet, if we consider the …

Among the physical diseases of the heart, the major one is coronary heart disease. This occurs when the arteries that supply the heart with blood and oxygen become narrowed because of deposits of cholesterol on the artery walls. If not enough oxygenated blood can reach the heart then an angina attack results. In more severe cases,' if the supply of …

The month of Ramadan was a chance to taste the sweetness of worship and drawing nearer to Allah. It also broke the psychological barrier between us and many acts of worship that seem difficult in regular days. Ramadan proved that fasting is not that difficult thing even in the scorching heat of the summer. Standing in prayers for long periods …