Zakah related blogs

Islamic Finance What is Islamic Finance? Islamic Finance is a sub-branch of the science of Islamic Jurisprudence known as ‘Ilm al-Fiqh, which itself is a sub-branch of the broader Islamic Legal Framework known as al-Sharī’ah al-Islāmiyyah. The Islamic Legal Framework...

The Rashidun Caliph Series Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq Name, linage and Kunyah The full name of Abu Bakr was Abdullah ibn Uthman ibn Amir ibn Amr ibn Ka’b ibn Sa’d ibn Taym ibn Murrah ibn Ka’b ibn Lu’ayy ibn Ghalib al-Qurashi...

The Story of Maryam in the Quran Mary, the mother of Jesus is one of the most revered figures in the Qur’an, whoever claims love of Jesus must love Mary. Within Christianity, those who claim to love Jesus and by...

A Journey through Surah Yaseen This Surah derives its name from the opening disjointed letters ya and seen. The Surah is said to be a late Meccan surah, its surah number 36 when looking at the Qur’an chronologically. It is...

The Hereafter: Life after Death The Hereafter is a term used to describe the events that will take place after a person leaves this world. Each one of us upon death, upon the visit of the Angel of death our...

The role of the Sunnah in Legislation The linguistic meaning of the word Sunnah is a path or a way of doing things, setting an example. The scholars of Hadeeth define Sunnah as everything that has been related from the...

The difference between prophets and messengers A common question that is asked is the difference between a prophet and a messenger. This is a good question. In most cases the difference really has no practical implications, except in one major...

The hypocrites Who is a Hypocrite? The Hypocrite is one who‘s actions and statements contradict one another, his apparentness and his outwardness don’t seem to match up together. The Islamic definition is one who displays goodness but internally harbours evil....