May, 2022

• 23 May

  The Halal Accreditation Council recognized for enabling US Dollar earnings through exports with Halal certification

  

  Mr. M.N.M Nafas, Head of Quality Assurance, & Mr. Aakif A Wahab, Director & CEO of HAC accepting the merit award presented by CNCI The Halal Accreditation Council (HAC) has received two prestigious awards and a global certification on workplace culture for the year 2021. The Awards are: Merit Award for Service Excellence in the small category awarded by, the …

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• 19 May

  Cricket legend ACM Lafir passes away at 89 in Colombo

  

  Former Antonian, Nomads, Saracens, Kandy United and All Ceylon cricketer and one of the best soccer players, A.C.M. Lafir passed away yesterday in Colombo at the age of 89 years. Lafir and Ronald G. Stephen both put on 276 runs for the first wicket in the 1954 Big Match against Trinity which stands as a record for any school matches …

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• 17 May

  BLASPHEMY – IS IT PUNISHABLE BY DEATH? By Imam Nurudeen Mukhtar Isalekoto

  

  The news and even the gory video of a Female Student called DEBORAH YAKUBU, was beaten to death, her corpse set ablaze for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad (saw) at Shagari College of Education in Sokoto has now gone viral. She was alleged to have shared the offensive material insulting Prophet Muhammad (saw) on a school WhatsApp group. The brazen killing …

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• 16 May

  Prof. Furkhan worked towards getting accountancy recognised

  

  The professor was a leading figure in CIMA’s pantheon of personalities  Prof. Furkhan convinced members that their future lay in coming together to work for their profession   By 1965 much change had occurred in the socio political environment of Sri Lanka. Policies that were pro-western had quite violently been overtaken by socialist thought. Nationalization of many private sector enterprises, …

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• 16 May

  Prof. M.T.A. Furkhan no more

  

  Senior business leader and one of the pioneers of tourism and top professional Prof. M.T.A. Furkhan passed away last week.  Prof. Furkhan was one of prime movers in establishing in 1965, the basic roots of the management accountancy profession in Sri Lanka. In 1970, he was appointed as President of the Association of Cost and Works Accountants; and in 1972, …

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• 15 May

  The Clocks of Makkah Over Time by Salim Al-Hassani

  

  Historical records on the clocks of Makkah (Mecca) are scarce. This paper brings together various scattered information from descriptions found in primary sources and from sketches found in old pilgrimage certificates, guides, and prayer books and from tiles.  Also, from paintings and photographs made by Muslim and non-Muslim visitors. The author identifies a domed room that housed timing devices, referred …

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• 11 May

  How To Perform Purification Bath In Islam? A Complete Guide To Ghusl

  

  It is obligatory to perform a full-body purification ritual, Ghusl, before prayers and after the menstrual period or sexual intercourse. In Umrah pilgrimage, the act of Ghusl plays an important role. It is an important part of preparing oneself to visit the house of God. How to perform purification bath in Islam lays out the right way to wash oneself before entering into the state of Ihram for Hajj or Umrah pilgrimage and also before starting with Eid and Jumma prayers.

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