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…
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…
Keeping the Ramadaan Momentum
Keeping the Ramadaan Momentum It’s so strange. The moment we see the new crescent moon and hear the Eid Takbeer, we can feel the absence of Ramadaan. In Ramadaan it just feels easier to do good deeds and pray more often – whether it is…
Midnight Meditation – a Ramadaan youth program
On the 18th July 2014 Madina Institute SA hosted a youth evening at Darul Karaar Masjid, Wynberg. The 18th of July, also known as Mandela Day, coincided with the 21st night of Ramdaan – a night that may have been Laylatul Qadr, the night of…