January, 2015

• 6 January

  A Perfect Woman (2)

  

  A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) typified the best ideals expressed in the following verse: {Muslim men and women, believing men and women, obedient men and women, truthful men and women, patient men and women, humble men and women, charity-giving men and women, fasting men and fasting women, men who guard their private parts and women who do so, …

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• 6 January

  Hijab in the Bible and Torah By : – Aisha Stacey

  

  A Christian woman who becomes a nun is said "to take the veil". This is said in reference to her head covering. The literal meaning of hijab is to veil, to cover or to screen.It encompasses more than just a dress code; it is concerned with moral boundaries and respect for woman.It is part of community cohesion and modest behavior. However, the term …

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• 6 January

  Islam and Formation of Identities in Africa (P.3) By :- Adam Bumba

  

  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 …

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• 5 January

  REVIVING THE ROLE OF THE MASJID | PART 2 | DR HATEM AL HAJ

  

  II.      We need to build them correctly By building them correctly, I don't mean making them fancy and luxurious. In fact, there are strict warnings against this in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him). Imâm Bukhari entitled one of the chapters in his authentic collection: …

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• 4 January

  What the Prophet Says (10+ Hadiths Series)

  

  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 …

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• 2 January

  Islam and Formation of Identities in Africa (P.2) By :- Adam Bumba

  

  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 …

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• 1 January

  The Tragedy of our Times

  

  “Stop Bullying and Don’t be a By-Stander” is now the URGENT  slogan if not the message to school children of the Western nations. Apparently, the children in Western societies have misinterpreted, the nature of survival of the fittest to be extended to the culture of might is right. They have quite innocently picked up this ugly behavior pattern from their elders – who …

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