Halaal means permissible — but certification covers animal welfare, hygiene, traceability and regular audits. What it checks, where the schools differ, and who certifies in South Africa. [...]
Nikah is the Islamic marriage contract: what makes one valid, what the mahr is, the rights it creates on both sides, and why it is not automatically a civil marriage in South Africa. [...]
Visiting a mosque for the first time? What to wear, what happens at the door, what you are looking at inside, and what you will never be asked to do. [...]
May a non-Muslim enter a mosque? What did the Prophet ï·º actually do? What do the madhhabs say, and what conditions apply? A plain, sourced answer. [...]
The interesting question is rarely which faith is largest in a country, but whether it holds one community or many — which is what shapes its politics and its tolerance of difference. [...]
Muslims grew fastest; Christians lagged behind global population growth. But the most significant finding may be the rise of the religiously unaffiliated to third largest group worldwide. [...]
What Shari’ah permits is polygyny, not polygamy in its broader sense. Our laws are written in English, and the word chosen decides how they are later read. [...]
Stellenbosch researchers have found the world’s oldest termite mounds in Namaqualand. A case for Muslims in the natural sciences, conservation and academic research. [...]