PREAMBLE After a wholesome 29/30 Days of fasting and intense worship, Eid is established upon the sight of the new moon of Shawwal. Muslims greet themselves “Eid-el-Mubaraak” and felicitate with one another amid cheers and merry making. Indeed, Fasting is gone. The veins are moistened. The reward is certain. If Read more
PREAMBLE Blessed Servants; Empty Stomachs. In the world today, Many people have wrongly earned this awful attribute. They are well blessed by their Creator in tons. They’ve got money, food and wealth in abundance but have only failed to cater for the less privileged—those who lack ie. In fact, some Read more
PREAMBLE “Unity in Diversity” is used as an expression of harmony and unity between dissimilar individuals or groups. It is a concept of ‘unity without uniformity and diversity without fragmentation’ that shifts focus from togetherness based on mere tolerance of physical, cultural, linguistic, social, religious, political, ideological and/or psychological differences towards Read more
PREAMBLE The word “Islam” does not mean ‘Peace’ as it is often said. Rather, it means ‘surrender’ or ‘submission’. Muslims greet each other by saying ‘Salaam alaykum’ meaning ‘peace be upon you’. Like the majority of followers of other faiths, the majority of Muslims believe in seeking a just and peaceful Read more
PREAMBLE According to Islam, ‘the first principle established by Islam is that the things which Allah has created and the benefits derived from them are essentially for man’s use, and hence are permissible. Nothing is Haram except what is prohibited by a sound and explicit Nass (Qur’anic verse or clear, Read more
PREAMBLE Al-khaliq is the creator. It means the one who creates something out of nothing. The name “Khaliq” is one of the names that becomes manifest the most in the realm. For it becomes true in every being that comes out from the darkness of non-existence to the realm of existence. Read more
PREAMBLE No stories!!! We all know how important this night is!!!! There’s no point wasting any seconds on epistles. Instead, let your pen do the talking… As a writer on this platform, it is expected that you weave your thoughts together and write a mindblowing piece on the aforementioned topic. Read more
PREAMBLE As obtainable from Islamic history, the chain of prophethood spans through: 1. Adam آدَم 2. Idris إِدْرِيس 3. Nuh نُوح 4. Hud هُود 5. Saleh صَالِح 6. Ibrahim إِبْرَاهِيم 7. Lut لُوط 8. Ismail إِسْمَاعِيل 9. Ishaq إِسْحَاق 10. Yaqub يَعْقُوب 11. Yusuf يُوسُف 12. Ayyub أَيُّوب 13. Shuʿayb Read more
PREAMBLE ‘Zawaj’ is an ordained phenomenon by Allah (Aazawajal) in the coming together of a man and woman legally in Islam. It is a social contract called ‘Nikkāh’ binding two lovebirds to live as eligible husband and wife. Verily, a good home is pivoted on a couple of things. Topping Read more
PREAMBLE Human wants are insatiable. The desire of everything good is an inborn trait inherent in the chromosomes of the human genetics. She wants everything good to be hers. Every perfect thing she comes across! She fails to realise that even Allah (Aazawajal) has termed man “a creation who isn’t Read more