Wednesday October 08, 2008

Friday Special

Debt forces migrants in Spain to default and return home

03/10/2008
RODOLFO JARAMILLO looks around his Madrid apartment at the stacked stereo system and a picture of parakeets on the...


No bailout for world's poor

03/10/2008
AS A spreading financial crisis threatens to deepen the economic recession in the United States, the news of an...


EU to stamp out terrorist cells in prisons

03/10/2008
WORRIED their prisons are turning into a breeding ground for terrorists, European officials met Tuesday to unveil...


Planning and persistence

26/09/2008
PROPHET Muhammad, peace and blessing be upon him, was meticulous in his planning, and in that way, he taught those...


Unfolding a rose

26/09/2008
A YOUNG, new ustaz (teacher) was walking with an older, more seasoned ustaz in the garden one day. Feeling a bit...


Cultivating consciousness of God in our children

26/09/2008
WE SHOULD exercise caution in raising our children, but we must be careful not to take things too far. Being...


Abu 'Ubaidah: A man worthy of all trust

26/09/2008
WHO was the man whose right hand the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, held and said, "In every nation there...


Inner secrets of fasting?

19/09/2008
THERE are three levels of fasting: The general fast, the specific fast, and the more specific fast. As for the general...


Beautiful death of Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud

19/09/2008
ABDULLAH ibn Mas'ud lived to the time of Khalifah Usman, may Allah be pleased with him. When he was sick and on his...


Easy actions, multiplied rewards

19/09/2008
HOW great will be the regret of those who waste the opportunity of Ramadhan! All Muslim's actions will be rewarded...