Sneak peak into my first encounter with Madina Institute SA Cape Town Open week Jan 2015. The topic – Aqeedah, The text – Fiqh ul Akbar, The teacher – Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammed Ninowy. ” I want you to learn something the class before you learnt…

I have been involved with a Madina Institute SA for the past 4+ years.  Through education and love, it’s brought hope, growth and opportunity to many individuals already. With students yearning to learn their deen through Quraan & authentic sunnah, but particularly to undertand it…

“My year at Madina Institute has been an experience of a lifetime. Before coming to Madina I worked in a corporate environment where I was faced with so many questions about Islam, questions that I was unable to answer and I felt ashamed that I…

“It used to bother me how much I didn’t know about Islam. I would constantly imagine how I would answer Allah when he asked me why I never made an effort to truly understand my religion. Madina Institute was my blessing from Allah. It made…

It was in 2013 when I had to make a decision about the next step of my life post school and always felt a longing to study deen but also wanted to gain life experience, study and work. There were countless times that I came…

Madina has grown part of my heart. I’ve always wanted to join since 2014 but I was still in school so I couldn’t. Last year whilst all my friends were busy with applications for university, I patiently awaited an email from Madina stating when and…

Writing this I am filled with emotion. Whenever I think of Madina it makes me emotional as it has such a special place in my heart. In 2014 I went into the Madina offices for an interview as an administrator. I was introduced to the…

It was 4 months before the passing of my late Father, Al Marhoom, Haj Ebrahim Carrim, that we had met our Beloved Sayiddi, Shaykh Muhammad an Ninowi. Its often said that in the company of those who remind you of Allah your hearts are elevated…

In 2011, each member of MawlidSA team felt inspired and energized to establish an annual Mass Mawlid in South Africa. This honorable event, in my view, was the foundational barakah for the establishment of the Madina Institute. Our dear Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya al Ninowi…

Among the various lessons I learnt at Madina Institute SA during my year of studies is the importance of good character. This is one of the greatest lessons I was taught at Madina but its not one which can simply be learned from a textbook…