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Religious (opinion) Articles
The Last Moments of Sayyidina Umar Radiyallahu Anhu – Mufti Yusuf Moosagie
Martyrdom of Sayyiduna Husain (radhiyallahu ‘anhu): Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was stabbed towards the end...
Keep Smiling, Its Sunnah – Mufti Yusuf Moosagie
Caught up in daily life activities, we do not pay much attention to our facial expressions. A facial expression gives...
10 effects of Sin our lives in this world
Shakirah Hunter As we focus on all the Ibadah we would love to incorporate into our lives during Ramadhan – we sometimes forget that our first goal should be to remove the sin that might be festering away and dimininshing our ability to do good deeds. Simply put – we...
The impact of hatred on our Ibaadah
Shakirah Hunter We have just passed the 15th of Sha’ban and as we all prepare for Ramadhan, we find ourselves focused on our physical ibaadah and at times minimize the impact of the spiritual preparation. On the night of Bar’aah many of us found ourselves asking...
How do we take care of our relationships with our siblings?
Shakirah Hunter Recently, a heart-warming video on social media showed two little girls – sisters and a bicycle. The older sister is crouched on the pavement with her back arched whilst her younger sister uses her back as a step ladder to climb onto the bicycle as she...
15th Shabaan Bayaan | Love of Allah – Mufti Yusuf Moosagie
How To Attain The Love of Almighty Allah 1)Reflect on the beautiful names of Almighty Allah “And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them. And leave [the company of] those who practice deviation concerning His names. They will be recompensed for what they...
Living a life free of riba in the twenty first century
Shakirah Hunter The way we live in South Africa and in most of the Western world - is intertwined with credit. In the world we live in it seems almost impossible to afford our lives. We use credit to purchase our children’s clothes, they grow so quickly, and it seems...
How do we as Muslims react to a war – when the demarcations are so unclear
Shakirah Hunter A war in Europe should emit a crazy amount of emotion, shouldn’t it? No one ever thought that it was even possible. Europe and America were always careful to keep their wars far away from home. And now I find my feed full of pictures of war – and yet I...
Don’t jump on the sensationalism bandwagon- How are you reacting to the “hello darlings” scam?
Shakirah Hunter People have lost hard-earned money and find themselves worried at the reality of the loss of thousands of Rands but more importantly the loss of trust by a person they trusted. We all find ourselves reacting- either as someone directly affected...
Running a small business with Taqwa and Tawakkul
Shakirah Hunter Driving through the CBD I always see those tiny cafes, corner shops or even small businesses running online, I often marvel at the intense amount of faith and tawakkul one has to have in order to run that business. There is no certainty that a person...
Why Goal-setting is so important to achieve our Spiritual Goals
Shakirah Hunter Ramadhan at the beginning of the year comes amidst a huge amount of work and responsibilities. The beginning of the year is often our busiest time with getting into routines, schedules and readjusting to the homework loads of our kids. And suddenly...