Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 14 April 2023 | 12:00CAT 1 min read Visitors to the Two Holy Mosques at Makkah...
Religious (opinion) Articles
Ramadhaan, the Blessed month, is not only for spiritual upliftment but for family upliftment too
Fahmida Choonara | fchoonara@radioislam.co.za 31 March 2023 | 17:00 CAT 1 min read As we embrace Ramadhaan, we gather...
Getting the proper nutrition during Ramadan
Muhammad Bham | mbham@radioislam.co.za 30 March 2023| 11:15 CAT 3 min read Traditionally Muslims around the world...
Fall in love with the words of Allah – The history of the Qur’an Part Two: The time and place of revelatio
Shakirah Hunter On our journey to falling in love with the knowledge attached to each verse, statement, and word in the Qur’an, we delve a little further. Every ayah was revealed at certain times, and certain places. How fascinating and astounding that each ayah is...
Fall in love with the words of Allah – The history of the Qur’an Part One
Shakirah Hunter The holy Qur’an provides a love like no other. A love that takes different forms, time and a unique closeness. The Sahabah expressed their love to the words of Allah either by standing up for hours in recitation, or studying the meanings, or dedicating...
5 spiritual tips when making Umrah with your kids
Shakirah Hunter Walking through Bin Dawood with my baby strapped to me and my son in his pram. I saw another lady walking through with two kids. I was looking for some Za’tar and mistook her to be Arab. After a quick conversation we quickly realized we were...
A different kind of Umrah
Shakirah Hunter Umrah season opened with a bang this year. Post covid our nerves were high and Umrah groups were formed to grant assistance to those who would soon fall under the banner of Mu’tamireen. Laundry services were shared, Halaal eating places with local...
Intention: An Action of the Heart – Mufti Yusuf Moosagie
An intention is an action of the heart and Almighty Allah looks at the heart. An intention can make a small action great, and what appears to be great - useless. Most of the time, we forget to make an intention. Through good intentions, a person can enter into...
“We Dont Make Enough Dua” – Mufti Yusuf Moosagie
Dua is the greatest and most noble form of worship. When we make Dua we are in complete submission to Almighty Allah. Dua makes us realize the power of Almighty Allah. We have reduced Dua to the few sentences that are rendered after the Fardh Salaah Dua should be...
10 Ways To Attain Khushu in Salaah – Mufti Yusuf Moosagie
How to attain Khushu in Salaah? The word 'Khusu" can be translated as concentration In several verses of the Noble Quraan, we are instructed to perform Salaah with concentration and submission. 1) Pay attention to Tahara 2) Perform Wudhu well 3) Avoid wastage of water...
The Maktab Madrassah: Protecting The Imaan of Your Kids – Mufti Yusuf Moosagie
It is proven over the centuries that this method of sending our children to the Makaatib is the most vital tool in preserving the Deen of Allah. In many countries where there is or was no Maktab system there is very little sign of Deen at all in these countries viz:...
Hayaah – a continuous journey of growing your relationship with Allah
Shakirah Hunter Hayaa. Modesty. We tend to confuse this word and minimise it's meaning. We have taken Hayaa down to the wearing of a headscarf. Hayaa is so much more than this. Firstly it is one of the greatest gifts of Allah upon us the Muslim Ummah. Nabi صلى الله...