Shakirah Hunter When we think about working from home – the word “juggling” immediately comes to mind. It has been an...
Opinion and Analysis Articles
World Teachers Day: A tribute to our teachers
6 min read October 4th 2022 10:10 Teaching – is the most respectful, noble, and valuable profession in the world. For...
You have got to love South Africans
2 min read 27 September 2022 20:30 We may be a divided nation, but we often find those rare moments when we unite to...
The Sahaba Chronicles: Abdullah ibn Umar (ra)
Shakirah Hunter The son of a giant Al- Khattab, Abdullah ibn Umar (ra) accepted Islam as a young boy and migrated to Madinatul Munawwarah with his father even before he came of age. He loved to emulate the Holy Prophet (s) in everything and would follow him everywhere...
The Jamiatul Ulema Hind grants five lakh to brave Hijabi Girl as she stands up to Hindutva extremists
Shakirah Hunter A young girl, wearing a black abaya and hijab looked tiny as she walked through the midst of a crowd. Surrounded by Hindutva men screaming at her and chanting for Muslim women to remove their hijab, suddenly a different scene unfolds. One that leaves...
Things you didn’t know about healthy eating
By Naseerah Nanabhai 09:02:2022 Healthy eating starts with eating patterns and adopting healthy habits for your meals. It is about making beneficial choices when deciding what to eat and creating sustainable modifications to your regime. What is a balanced...
Productive Life Coaching: Brain Fuel
PRODUCTIVE LIFE COACHING: BRAIN FUEL By Zainub Jada 07:02:2022 Just as automobiles require fuel to move down the road, people need brain fuel (or mental energy) to pay attention to information, tasks, and people in any learning situation. Your body is equipped with...
Productive Life Coaching: Failure
PRODUCTIVE LIFE COACHING: FAILURE By Zainub Jada 07:02:2022 EVERY FAILURE IS A STEP TO SUCCESS Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts. (Winston Churchill) DEFINITION OF FAILURE Failure is the state or...
3 unifying factors in the acceptance of Dua – lessons of Dua from 4 Prophets mentioned in Surah Ambiyaa.
Shakirah Hunter Allah has made His promise so clear – “Call unto me and I will answer you”. We have total faith in these words and find ourselves focusing on this promise through times of difficulty and test. Allah draws our attention to the fact that He is the one...
Can we make our online Madrasah classes spiritual?
Shakirah Hunter Madrassahs have gone online – can we take our spirituality to the online classroom? As you scroll through social media , the adverts hit you , online hifz, online maktab and fascinating online tafseer classes or Qur'aan classes that serve to create a...
What you didn’t know about cloud storage
By Naseerah Nanabhai 02:02:2022 Cloud storage is the latest way of exchanging files and accessing them at different locations, without material drives. It allows the opportunity to download your files to a server and access them at any time from any device. While it...
Car guard with a dream
By Mumtaz Moosa-Saley 01:02:2022 Over the last few years, on a busy street in the north of Johannesburg, a local car guard has gotten to know me, and I got to learn about his story of why he is a car guard. When the hard lockdown happened, I was worried about him and...