Zakat and its Role in Social Empowerment
The ultimate purpose of giving Zakat is to create self-sufficient people who could, in future, move from being Zakat-takers to Zakat-givers. This need [...]
What does Ramadan Mean to Me?
By Kaunain Seher
The month of Ramadan is that in which was revealed the Quran; a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the crit [...]
Fasting: A Shield Against Evils
Ramadan fasting acts as a protective shield against evils and obscenities
Imam Malik relates the following Hadith which has been related by others in [...]
Fasting is a Means of Self-Purification
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Beneficent
O Believers! Fasting is decreed for you as it was decreed for those before you, so that you may remai [...]
Obituary – Maulana Salim Qasimi
Deoband: Maulana Salim Qasimi, Muhtamim of the Darul Uloom (Wqf) Deoband passed away on April 14 after ailing for some time. He was 92. He was Vice-P [...]
Obituary – Rajindar Sachar, Crusader for Human Rights
Rajindar Sachar, former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, passed away on 20 April, he was 94. His cremation was attended by many of his admirer [...]
Obituary – M. G. Sabir
Bengaluru: Mohammed Ghouse Sabir, vice chairman of the Bismillah Education Trust (BET), passed away on March 28 after a brief illness. He was 75. S [...]
A Friend’s Marriage
Q: Many years ago, my friend S. got married to an already-married man who she met through the Internet. She had divorced from her husband years earlie [...]
My Neighbor’s Garbage
Question: I live in a neighbourhood where the sense of keeping surroundings clean, including the front yards and back yards, does not seem to exist. [...]
How a Beef Rumour Ruined a Muslim Wedding in Koderma
It was just a regular wedding organised by two Muslim families for their friends and relatives. What followed next day has become a frighteningly comm [...]