Category: Articles

Dawah To non-Muslims in the West – Situation, Problems and Scope – by Khurram Murad

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Assalamu Alaikum, This is a scholarly article written by Khurram Murad (1932–1996) -  A Islamic Scholar who was involved in Islamic da’wah and inter-faith dialogue in the West for the last twenty years.  Author of over fifty works in Urdu and English and a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota. Dawah… Read More…

How To Find Good International Schools in Sri Lanka?

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For various reasons many Muslims in Sri Lanka want to send their children to International Schools and be taught in English medium. So in many Muslim areas in Colombo and outstations I have seen lot of new and small so-called “International Schools” popping up. But there is a big question about how good or long… Read More…

Why Do We Read Quran, Even If We Can’t Understand A Single Arabic Word?

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It’s a sad fact that most Muslims of Sri Lanka can’t understand Arabic even though 90% of them can read the Arabic of the Quran every day. In such a situation someone can wonder what is the use of reading the Quran if you don’t understand. I got a interesting email with a good point… Read More…

Dawah For Sri Lanka Malay Muslims

Due to various reasons today, many Sri Lankan Malay Muslims are ignorant about their religion of Islam. Day by day they seem to be assimilating with the Sinhala Buddhist community and invariably the majority Sinhalese culture and religion is creeping into the lives and beliefs of Sri Lanka Malays. Today we see most Malay Muslim… Read More…

Islam For Sri Lankan Sinhalese & Tamil Citizens

Let’s talk frankly. Almost never do Sri Lankan Sinhalese or Tamils study Islam until they have first exhausted the other religions of their exposure. Only after they have grown dissatisfied with the religions familiar to them, meaning Buddhism, Christianity and Hinduism all the fashionable religious sects exposed to Sri Lanka like Sai Baba, Taoism, various… Read More…

Need of the Hour – Wheelchair Ramps in Masajids

By M. Sameer Yoonus Assalamu Alaikum, I would like to draw the attention of our respected and learned trustee board members of masajids in and around Colombo with regard to the urgent need for facilities and convenience for our disabled brothers to come to our masajids. As a son of a disabled father who is… Read More…