By WardheerNews Editorial “In it are Signs Manifest; (for example), the Station of Abraham; whoever enters it attains security; Pilgrimage thereto is a duty men owe to Allah,- those who can afford the journey; but if any deny faith, Allah stands not in need of any of His creatures” Surat Imran. Performing the Hajj Performing...
By Sheikh Abdunasir Jamac Warsame, PhD Introduction Definition of the science of inheritance: It is a discipline governed by rules and regulations, grounded in jurisprudence and mathematics, that determines the portion of each heir and their entitlements from the estate of the deceased. The study of inheritance is closely tied to economics, necessitating careful consideration...
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi Mecca- The old man did not move. As the black SUV carrying Somalia’s Minister of Religious Affairs rolled slowly through the crowded street near the Somali pilgrims’ accommodation in Saudi Arabia, the elderly pilgrim stepped directly into its path and planted himself in front of the vehicle. Around him, angry voices...
By Sheikh Abdunasir Jamac Warsame, PhD Concept of Revenge Revenge is an unjustified killing and counter-killing.What constitutes revenge? It refers to the act of inflicting harm or pain on another individual without engaging in any criminal activity. It is impossible to locate a society devoid of all types of crime or an ideal society that...
By Dr. Sheikh Abdunasir Jama Warsame Introduction Zakat, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, is a fundamental act of Islam that embodies both spiritual devotion and social responsibility. It is obligatory upon all eligible Muslims who possess the minimum required wealth (nisab) to give a prescribed portion of their assets annually to those in...
The Editorial Board and the journalists of WardheerNews Media Group extend their warmest greetings and heartfelt congratulations to the Muslim Ummah, particularly to the Somali people wherever they may reside, on the occasion of the blessed month of Ramadan. We pray to Allah to grant us the full blessings and rewards of this sacred month,...
By Baba Ahmed TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — Thirteen years ago, Abdoulaye Cissé risked his life to smuggle tens of thousands of fragile manuscripts out of Timbuktu as al-Qaida -linked extremists swept into the desert town. At night, he loaded crates of manuscripts from the Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Islamic Studies and Research onto donkey carts, aware that their pages...
By Abdikarim Buh Introduction Across the Abrahamic faiths, prophecy forms an unbroken thread of divine communication—each messenger reinforcing and extending revelation. Among the most contested prophecies between Christianity and Islam is the biblical promise of a Comforter or Spirit of Truth. While Christian theologians interpret this as a reference to the Holy Spirit, Islamic scholarship...
By Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh The stark disparity between the nearly two billion Muslims around the world and the six million Jews in Israel often leads to a haunting question: why have the Muslims, despite their numbers failed to shift the balance of power in the Middle East? The answer lies not in population figures,...
NEW YORK (AP) — When he announced his run for mayor back in October, Zohran Mamdani was a state lawmaker unknown to most New York City residents. On Tuesday evening, the 33-year-old marked his stunning political ascension when he declared victory in the Democratic primary from a Queens rooftop bar after former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo...