Kolkii lagu yiri: Sheekh noo dardaaran wuxuu yiri: Ilaahay wuxuu ina siiyey diintii ugu fiicnayd, wuxuuna inoo soo diray rasuulkii ugu fadliga badnaa ee qabsada diintaas. Wuxuu yiri: diintu waa kitaabka (Qur’aan), sunnaha (axaadiis) iyo Ijmaaca ( masalada culumadu isku raacaan). Wuxuu yiri: dagaalka muslimiinta u dhexeeya ha la iska ilaaliyo. Wuxuu yiri: Sh. C/naasir...
Experts want Makkah’s Islamic sites preserved
Experts have called on the government to protect various ancient sites and mosques in Makkah because of their religious and historical importance. Talal Al-Sharif, an Islamic antiquities expert, said the buildings include mosques built during the Ummayyad period and the house of Khadeeja, the first wife of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). This site...
How do Muslims observe Ramadan in places where the sun does not set?
THE Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins at the sighting of the new moon in the ninth month of the lunar calendar. During Ramadan (which starts on July 9th this year) observant Muslims around the world abstain from food and drink between sunrise and sunset. Because it follows the lunar calendar,Ramadan shifts by 11 days a year in relation...
How Lauren Booth found a good Muslim husband – with an advert on the internet
By AMY OLIVER She is known for writing about her colourful private life, her dramatic conversion to Islam and a spectacular falling-out with her half-sister, Cherie Blair. So perhaps it’s no surprise that when Lauren Booth decided she wanted a new husband, she advertised on Facebook. And after announcing her quest for a partner to her...
Somali Salafi Groups and the Fatwa Wars
By Hassan M. Abukar In July of this year, a group of 22 Somali Salafi scholars met in Nairobi, Kenya, and issued a fatwa (a religious edict) that condemned a young Somali cleric based in Kenya named Shaikh Hassaan Hussein Adam. He is widely known as a spiritual supporter of Al-Shabab. The signatories and attendees...

