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NONSENSICAL TITLES

Nowadays considerable takallufaat (pretence show and futile ceremony) has become customary. We are witnessing the introduction of new titles. Someone is titled ‘Shaikhul Hadith’, and someone us called ‘Shaikhut Tafseer’. During the era of the Akaabir the degree of simplicity was such that the title, Maulana was restricted to only …

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Benefits of Grapes: A Fruit of the Qur’ān Majīd

The word ‘grape’ in Arabic is referred to as عِنَبٌ (singular) and plural: grapes is أَعْنَابٌ. It appears in the Qur’aan Majeed 11 times in 11 verses: 1. Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 266 أَيَوَدُّ أَحَدُكُمۡ أَن تَكُونَ لَهۥ جَنَّةٌ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ وَأَعۡنَابٍ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ لَهُ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ …

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MODERN SCIENCE DISCOVERS THE CLEANEST WOMEN

EMBRYOLOGISTS: A woman who is divorced by her husband has to wait (at least) 3 monthly periods and a woman whose husband died has to wait (at least) 4 months and 10 days before they can marry again.If she turns out to be pregnant, then her waiting period lasts until …

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Can A Muslim Enter a Church, Synagogue or Temple

Q: In Shari’ah, is it permissible for one to visit a church? Some Muslims visit the church in Palestine as they believe that it’s the birthplace of Nabi Isa (alaihis salaam). Is it permissible to visit this church or any other church? A: The Hadith has prohibited entering the places of worship …

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