The First Maktab in South Africa – 1793On the 06 April 1780, a prince by the name of Imaam Abdullah ibnul Qadhi, famously known as Tuan Guru was brought to the Cape of Good Hope as a prisoner of the Dutch. He was imprisoned at Robbin Island for fighting against …

Umm Khalid As a woman, I highly respect legitimate male authority.As a daughter, a wife, a mother, I rely on male authority after my reliance on Allah.For too long, we have been told that male authority must be rebelled against. “Smash the Patriarchy!” Masculinity is “toxic” and “dangerous.”I have experienced …

“I relate a personal experience to illustrate how one’s leisure hours, when divested of Allah’s blessings, seem to slip away at an unimaginably fast speed. In my boyhood days, I was very fond of holding a sort of poetic quiz competition, in which two teams competed with each other in …

When the ANC MP, The accursed Khalid Sayed last year on Muharram 1444, on laylatul Aashura in the Shia headquarters accused the honourable Sahabah Radhiyalluhu Anhum of being disbelievers (Allah Ta’laa protect us from saying such kufr) The Khabeeth after attracting the worst criticism fearing his life, apologized to the …

عن عمار بن ياسر رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : إن لله ملكا أعطاه أسماع الخلائق، فهو قائم على قبري إذا مت، فليس أحد يصلي علي صلاة إلا قال : يا محمد صلى عليك فلان ابن فلان، قال : فيصلي الرب تبارك وتعالى …

Why this stress? Because all types come to the khánqáh. There were munafiqin (hypocrites) in the time of Rasulullah ﷺ. Various munafiqin, big and small, attended his court even. So, why be amazed at the presence of such in the khánqáh? The ones to benefit, however, are those who are …