Mufti Abu Zafar (rahimahullah) was one of those great and rare personalities whose demise leaves such vacuum in the Muslim community that cannot be easily filled. He was born in the village of Banshkhali, in the Chittagong District of Bangladesh, at 10 o’clock on Thursday morning, on 10 Muharram 1374 AH (9 September 1954 CE).
Introduction We live in a multi-cultural society that consists of various races, cultures, castes and religions. Since Muslims from different regions of the world immigrated to the UK, they have integrated themselves with the people of other faiths wonderfully. Their significant contributions to the neighbourhood and community – which they live in – have attracted
Conventional corporate finance requires the managers of a firm to manage the financial and other aspects of the business in a manner that increases the market value of the firm and therefore the value of a shareholder’s investment in the firm.[1] Apart from a few legal rules regarding wrongful trading and insolvency law, managers’ choices
1.1 DEFINITION OF “FINANCIAL CRISIS” Goldsmith has succinctly defined the term ‘financial crisis’ as a “sharp, brief, ultra-cyclical deterioration of all or most of a group of financial indicators”, such as short-term interest rates, asset prices, corporate insolvencies and the meltdown of financial institutions.[1] A ‘financial crisis’ leads to catastrophic turmoil in financial markets that
by: Abdullah Fahim[1] In life, there are always two things: good and evil. Sometimes there are things which fall in between them, which is known as the ‘grey area’. According to Islamic teachings, everything good is considered ‘Halal’ or permissible and all the evil things are considered ‘Haram’ or forbidden. Whether something is good or
The institute of marriage is the most ancient institute that man has ever known. Since the time Allah Almighty created the first humans, the prophet Adam (alaihis-salaam) and Hawwah (Eve), He instilled a special feeling for a man to a woman. Their marriage took place in the heavens long before they were sent down to
1. Having Correct Intention: The most important rule regarding seeking Islamic knowledge is having the correct intention. The meaning of this is that a person should solely aim to gain the pleasure of Allah Almighty by seeking Islamic knowledge. There cannot be any other intention at all, such as, receiving fame, getting a job etc.
It is narrated about the famous saint Al-Hasan Al-Basri (may Allah have mercy upon him) that once a person came to him, complaining about famine and seeking remedy. He therefore advised him: ‘Seek forgiveness from Allah’.
Eid Salah is similar to all other salahs, except in one regard. It comprises of a few additional takbeers. Opinions of the Scholars According to Imam Abu Hanifa (rahimahullah), there are three additional takbeers in the first rak’ah before the Qir’ah (recitation) and three more in the second rak’ah after the Qir’ah. On the other
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “He who goes forth in search of knowledge is considered as
struggling in the Cause of Allah until he returns.” [At- Tirmidhi].
