November, 2014

• 6 November

  The Preventive and Healing Wonders of Ablution :- By Lamya Tawfik

  

  Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire. It is no less than inspiration sent down to him" (Surat An-Najm 53: 3-4) . I have a confession to make. I never really took my time to make 'ablution' the way I ought to. By 'ought to' I'm referring to the detailed care that was encouraged by our prophet (peace …

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• 6 November

  Japanese Muslim brings life to Arabic calligraphy

  

  Fuad Koichi Honda, a native of Japan, is known round the world as one of the world’s top contemporary Arabic calligraphers. His works show a level of artistic perfection that has taken him decades to achieve. He has won many awards for his work, including the International Arabic Calligraphy Contest. His most famous works of calligraphic art use passages from …

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• 6 November

  Al-Aqsa Mosque Under Attack

  

  OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – Dozens of Jewish settlers on Wednesday stormed Al Aqsa Mosque compound to perform their Talmudic rituals under the protection of Israeli police which cordoned off worshippers after firing tear gas and stun grenades. "Police entered the area, pushed the masked rioters back, and they fled back into al-Aqsa. Police closed the front gate of the mosque but …

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• 6 November

  Huaisheng Mosque: China’s most ancient mosque :- by Sa’diyya Nesar

  

  Whenever one goes to mosques around the world, one expects to see Islamic architectural designs containing minarets with geometrical sequences and a dash of Arabic calligraphy, whether it be in Andalusia Spain, Turkey, or even the outskirts of Africa. However, in China this is not necessarily the case. We do see traces of Arabic calligraphy yet coupled with Chinese calligraphy …

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• 5 November

  21 LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP FROM THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD PART 1

  

  “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” This is a quote made famous by America's top leadership guru, Dr. John C. Maxwell, in his bestselling book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. The first time I read this quote was in 2002, when I was a rookie teacher at an Islamic school. I remember staring at that statement and thinking, “what …

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• 5 November

  MAJID IKRAM – The Youngest Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) Holder In The World @16years

  

  Sri Lanka now has another distinction to its credit. It has produced the youngest holder of the Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) offered by Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments (CISI) – Majid Ikram Thowfeek, at only 16 years.  Majid is now an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (CISI), UK. His success in IFQ has inspired other young people …

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• 5 November

  9 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THE PROPHET’S MOSQUE

  

  Seeing a scene of impeccable beauty, we often hear the term “Heaven on Earth!” But there is only one place that literally has the right to proclaim itself heaven on Earth. There, deep in the mosque of the Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) (masjid Nabawi), covered by green carpets and the tears …

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