August, 2022

• 25 August

  සම් සම් ළිඳේ අභිරහස | The Mystery of Zam Zam well

  

  සෑම අභිරහසක් පිටුපසම විද්‍යාවක් තිබෙනවා. නමුත් සමහර පුදුමසහගත දේවල් විද්‍යාවෙන් ඔබ්බට ගිය විට, හුදෙකලාවෙ වුවත් අපේ මොළය සෑම විටම ඒ පුදුමසහගත සංසිද්ධිය ගැන සිතමින් සිටිනවා. අපි දැන් බලන්න යන්නේ එවැනි සංසිද්ධියක් ගැන තමයි. හරියට කඃබා මස්ජිදයේ ඉඳලා අඩි හැට හයක් නැගෙනහිර දෙසට වන්නට ළිඳක් තියෙනවා. මේ එක් ළිඳ තමයි මේ දක්වා මුළු ලෝකයම ආපසු හැරී බලන්නට සලසල තියෙන්නේ. මේ ළිඳේ …

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• 22 August

  Islamic Medicine – Plants Of The Quran: Pomegranate

  

  Pomegranates are a holy food for Muslims and Jews The princely pomeganate, ar-Rumm in Arabic, is mentioned in the Koran as one of the many delicious rewards awaiting in Paradise. Its numerous uses in cooking and medicine, as well as its beautiful structure, make the fruit a wonder for Muslims who believe that each pomegranate seed is a sign of the sustainer. Pomegranates …

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• 22 August

  They were about to get married in Gaza. But Israeli air strikes killed their dream

  

  Abeer lost her fiance Ismael during the latest Israeli onslaught on Gaza in August 2022 (MEE)   Israeli offensive left behind a trail of death and destruction, destroying the joy of many just beginning their married lives   By Ahmed Al-Sammak  in  Gaza City, Occupied Palestine Before ending their last call at 9.05pm on 6 August, Abeer Harb told her …

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• 20 August

  Israel’s latest massacre of Palestinians in Gaza is part of a long history of war crimes by Joseph Massad

  

  A Palestinian woman lays a wreath during a memorial ceremony in Kafr Qasim on 29 October 2006, for 50 Palestinian citizens of Israel massacred in 1956 (Reuters)   The recent mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza comes two weeks after new revelations emerged on the 1956 Kafr Qasim massacre, a 70-year tradition that is enabled and supported by the West …

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• 19 August

  Israel’s Premature ‘Victory’ Celebration: The Defining War in Gaza Is Yet to Be Fought

  

  A man stands amid the rubble of his house in Gaza. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle) By Ramzy Baroud For years, Palestinians, as well as Israelis, have labored to redraw the battle lines. The three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on August 5, clearly manifested this reality. Throughout its military operation, Israel has repeatedly underscored the point that the war was targeting the Islamic Jihad …

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• 19 August

  Asiff Hussein (Author)

  

  Asiff Hussein is the author of a number of publications spanning fields as diverse as Ethnology, Sociology, Linguistics and Islamic issues.  He presently serves as Vice President- Outreach of the Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS), heading its Mosque Tours and other outreach projects. He holds a B.A. Degree in Social Sciences from the Open University of Sri Lanka, a Post-graduate …

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• 18 August

  Muslims’ contribution to Sri Lanka and the world: Some little known facts

  

  by Ifham Nizam The Island spoke to Asiff Hussein, Vice-President, Outreach of the Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) about cultural contribution of Muslims and misconceptions about the Islamic faith. Q: You have lectured extensively on Muslim Cultural Contribution. So, how would you describe such contribution both locally and internationally? A: Islam has throughout history been a very dynamic force, extensively …

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