VOC’s first Ahlan Wasahlan project kicked off with a special programme welcoming and embracing reverts (new muslims) at Al Jaamia Masjid in Claremont on Sunday. From before Asr, local musallees, many of them students at the masjid’s revert classes, began streaming for the afternoon programme. The annual campaign sees VOC staff[…]
This piece was written as a response to the blog, titled “The Hunger Games- Ramadan Edition” written by Zahrah Perry. The blog The Perry Book has since been removed. OPINION by Zahrah Isaacs I was enjoying a nice day out with my siblings and wasn’t paying much attention to my[…]
Ramadaan has always been a peak season in terms of South Africans visiting the holy lands for umrah, but 2015 has seen something of a decrease in numbers undertaking the journey. The holy cities have historically been flooded with pilgrims during the fasting period, where many choose to spend the[…]
Muslims around the world are observing Ramadaan, and some are fasting under appalling circumstances. The Media Review Network’s Suraya Dadoo looks at some of the most disturbing places: CHINA: Until recently the population of Xinjiang, the largest of China’s administrative regions, was mostly Uighur. Most Uighurs are Muslim, and Islam[…]
Tens of thousands of Palestinians from across the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip headed to pray in the Al-Aqsa Mosque for the first Friday of Ramadan, passing into Jerusalem with permits issued by Israel during the holy month. As worshipers made their way to the holy site, Palestinian police[…]
About 1.5 million worshipers gathered in the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah on Wednesday to perform the first night prayers of Ramadan. Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, is overseeing service provision for the guests of God. There have been[…]
Revisiting huge success in last year’s event, teams of enthusiastic Muslims have been invited for the second global da`wah day across the six continents on Saturday, June 20. “Global Da`wah Day is an International Da`wah Day that will happen on the June 20, 2015, where international teams across 6 continents[…]
As Muslims around the global mark the month of Ramadan, young people are looking to Islamic scholars for inspiration and enlightenment during this blessed month. International scholars like Mufti Ismail Menk and others see a renewed interest in their lectures and an increase in their following on social media. Scholars,[…]
With a strong focus on generosity and strengthening community ties during Ramadan, VOC is again calling on the Muslim community to support its flagship Ramadan outreach project, Ahlan Wa Sahlan (AWS). The radio station’s core staff and structures are ploughing their efforts to roll out a mass iftaar every Sunday[…]
OPINION by Salmaan Moronell It’s that time of the year again, the blessed month of Ramadan. A very real and physical change descends upon the Muslim community during Ramadan. Mosques will be fuller, women will be covering themselves more appropriately, people will be more generous towards each other, and the[…]
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