Islamic Lifestyle

Surah Al Kahf contains four main stories: Musa (AS) and Al Khidr; the The People of the Cave; the Companion of the Two Gardens, and Dhul-Qarnain. Each story is rich in meaning, and we are encouraged to recite Surah Al Kahf every Friday to remind ourselves of its message. There were two friends (and some accounts suggest that they were…

  QUESTION: Please can you explain in detail, what is a woman’s awra (satar) in front of her mahrams, Muslim & non-Muslim women? If you can cover all the different situations, it would be beneficial as many people are confused.   ANSWER: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful The covering of one’s nakedness (awra) is of…

President Muhammadu Buhari and close members of his family observed the Eid-el-Fitri prayers at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, AbUJA. He urged Muslims to continue to reflect on the lessons and virtues of the season, and sustain them beyond the celebrations.

An Ibadan based charitable Islamic Organisation, Imam IbnulQayyim Islamic Foundation through her programme 1441 RAMADAN WELFARE PACKAGE distributed bags of rice, beans and yam flour to seventy (70) needy families in Ibadan on Friday 24th April, 2020 at Muflihun High School, Muslim-Ifelodun area, Ibadan. The foundation also gave cash in addition…

A registered non-governmental organisation known as Zakaat and Awqaaf Amana Foundation (ZAAF) has donated relief items to poor Muslim families in Ibadan. The organisation did this through her Coronavirus Support Initiative (CSI) which is aimed at providing stimulus packages to vulnerable families to enable them stay at home. While…

The Lagos State Government has declared that it will request religious leaders in the state to stop Friday and Sunday worship services. The State’s Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotosho made it known at a briefing held on Wednesday that religious leaders will be advised to shut down services in the interest of the general public. “We are…

The health ministry of Algeria has announced that the country registered its first coronavirus death on Thursday. Five new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in Algeria, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 25. Of the five new cases announced on Thursday, two are Algerians who had been in France.  They have been hospitalised in the…

Aisha Badeji We all want to be that 21st century Muslim or Muslimah who’s got everything going well. Everyone craves and struggles for success in this Dunya (world), but how often do we forget that our Akhirah (hereafter) will be based on whatever actions we did while in this world. Some Muslims seem to neglect, perhaps as a result of sheer…