What does Taqwa mean?
Imtithaal Sampson is a 20-year-old student who recently completed Matric at Al-Azhar High School in Athlone. After spending three years in Hifth, she felt drawn to the spiritual environment of the institute and found herself longing to learn more about Islam. She is currently in…
Maintaining the momentum after Ramadan
Ashkan Shokuri, 27, is from Germany. He and his wife are currently enrolled in the Madina Institute Bachelor of Arts in Usul al Din Program. Maintaining the momentum after Ramadan Many of us suffer from a Post –Ramadan- Depression (a down after Ramadan). It should…
The Sunnahs of Jumuah
Ashkan Shokuri, 27, is from Germany. He and his wife are currently enrolled in the Madina Institute Bachelor of arts in Usul al Din Program. The Sunnahs of Jumuah Allah Most High says in the Quran: “O you who believe! When the call for Friday…
Reviving the Sunnahs of Eid
Abdurahmaan Hattas is a first year BA student at Madina Institute. He wishes to further his Islamic studies at the university of Al-Azhar in Cairo and become of great service to his community. He has a deep interest in cosmology and wishes to study one…
Reflections on the Farewell Sermon: How to be Muslim
Thameenah Abrahams is an English graduate from the University of Cape Town. She is currently a Usul ad-Din student at Madina Institute. Reflections on the Farewell Sermon: How to be Muslim The Last Sermon of the Prophet Muhammad, delivered a year before his departure, took place…
Study Tips for Ramadan
Thameenah Abrahams is an English graduate from the University of Cape Town. She is currently a Usul ad-Din student at Madina Institute. Study Tips for Ramadan Out of all the months of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is the most anticipated month for most Muslims. It’s a…
The Benefits and Virtue of Prayer
Hafssa El-Bouhamouchi, 27, is from Germany with Moroccan origin. She is enrolled in the Madina Institute Bachelor of Arts in Usul Al Din Program, together with her husband. They came to Cape Town in order to learn and study at Madina Institute, with the intention…
A Sister’s Struggle: Maintaining the Feeling of Ramadan during Menstruation
Hafssa El-Bouhamouchi, 27, is from Germany with Moroccan origin. She is enrolled in the Madina Institute Bachelor of Arts in Usul Al Din Program, together with her husband. They came to Cape Town in order to learn and study at Madina Institute, with the intention…
Preparation for Ramadan
Zochara Peters, 49, is currently a student at Madina Institute studying the one year Usul al Din course. She is married and has a 14 year old daughter. She enjoys baking, cooking and hiking in her free time. She loves to help people, and is…
The virtues and mercies of the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan
Sharfaa Mustapha, 17, is currently doing the one year Usul al Din course at Madina Institute. She is an animal lover, and is very adventurous. She loves the outdoors and enjoys reading and knitting in my free time. She is passionate about community empowerment and…