Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can you please tell me if the Qurʾān or ḥadīth (islamic source texts) mention how transsexual people should live? Is it permissible for them to change gender? Are they allowed to marry? I feel for them and do understand they suffer a pain with no bounds. Would appreciate very much…
By Shaykh Sulaiman Moola Humans by nature are prone to plan long-term and prepare in advance. The English proverb is well known, “It wasn’t raining when Noah (peace and blessings upon him) built the ark”. Nowadays, there are so many different retirement policies and packages on the market that the consumer is confused which one…
27 July 2017 – (Letter of Support. – This is NOT a petition) In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful the Most Compassionate This is to note that the presence and participation of Shaykh Sulaiman Moola of South Africa at various events and conferences across Canada and America is of…
By Shaykh Mushtaq Shaikh “O Allah, I beg You for sound health, chastity, integrity, good character, and cheerful submission to fate.”[1] Noble Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) Introduction No creature is immune from sickness. Humans to animals, fish to birds, all creatures are prone to illnesses throughout their earthly life. From all these creatures,…
By Madrasah Ashraful Uloom Translated by Yūsuf Badāt The Search for the Lost As the crescent of Shawwāl is sighted, many soldiers [of worship and obedience] are lost and missing. They were last seen on ʿEīd Al-Fiṭr day. Following the celebrations, they are no where to be found at the masājid. Their description is such…
Spoken word by Waqas Choudhry We rise every morning in hopes of a good day. Some get ready for work, to get their pay. Life you see, it’s all become a daily routine. One day after another with no bother. “I’ll be late today, don’t wait for me to eat”, we say, she packs me…
By Shaykh Sulaiman Moola Houses are built of brick and stone, but homes are made of love alone. Home is where you hang your “heart” and where the small are great and the great are small. The Messenger (peace and blessings upon him) has said, “Control your tongue, let your house accommodate you and lament…
By Shaykh Omar Subedar – Mathabah Foundation Observing the Taräwëh prayer during the blessed nights of Ramaźhän is an extremely virtuous act. Many benefits have been enumerated in various hadëths regarding its observance. Amongst them is; whoever stands [in prayer during the nights of] Ramaźhän with ëmän and hope [in Allah’s reward], all his past…
By Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Just as Muslims are encouraged to abide by the pristine commands of Allāh Almighty in the Qur’ān, they are also encouraged to recite and understand the book of Allāh to the best of their abilities. Many a times, we find ourselves in a situation, where we engage with the book of…
By Shaykh Mazhar Maḥmood It is of utmost importance for community leaders; be it faith based or otherwise to have unity and tolerance amongst themselves. With the absence of unity, tolerance and harmony, communities; nay nations cease to exist. At times, community leaders fall prey to the negative tendencies of human nature, which encompass egoistic…