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Clarification on the age of ‘A’ishah at the time of marriage

By Mawlana Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman
Foreword by Mufti Ebrahim Desai: A person – Nilofar Ahmed – has published an article in the Dawn newspaper claiming Hadhrat ‘A’isha (may Allah be pleased with her)’s age was at least eighteen during marriage.  This is substantiated with statements of muhaddithīn, Ayāt, and historical facts.

This research rebuts the claim and points out the inaccuracies and academic dishonesty in the article.  This is a research by Mawlāna Abdul Azīm, who is also a student in Takhassus Fil-Hadīth at the Darul Iftaa [Mahmudiyyah, Durban].  Read the article of the Dawn newspaper first [click here to read].  You will observe how a simple minded person can get easily convinced with the article.

The Rebuttal

Due to the limitations of the mind, there are certain issues that are not easily comprehended by everyone. Generally there are two approaches in addressing such issues. The first is an apologetic one. In this, one endeavours to hide a reality in order to earn the confidence and pleasure of others. Authentic facts are denied and replaced by apparently appealing information with the fear that the masses, especially non-Muslims will have a negative understanding of Islam if the factual situation is presented.

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A Critical review: Polygamy vs Extra Marital Affairs

By Mawlana Abu Hajira Faisal bin Abdul Hameed
This is a critical review of an article penned by a South African freelance writer which appeared as a column on the popular online news website News24.com, entitled; “Polygamy vs Extra Marital Affairs: Is polygamy worse than having a once-off affair?”. We have used red as the colour of the text directly quoting the original article verbatim as it appears on the news website [and the author's blog] with the review following that. 

The author writers:

there had to have been a starting point before the actual act of marriage … it had to have started off as an affair for you to have reached a point where you decided to make it less sinful?

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Mujaddid al-Alf al-Thani: Exaggerations regarding Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir Jaylani

By Saad Khan

There has not been more exaggeration and excessiveness in this Ummah about any other personalities more than Sayyiduna ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir Jaylani (may Allah have mercy on him). Rawafid went into extreme regarding Sayyiduna ‘Ali and Ahl al-Bid’ah went into extreme regarding Shaykh Jaylani.

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The Dars-e-Nizaami

By Mawlana Ahmad Sadek Desai

The curriculum of all the Deeni Madaaris in the Indian subcontinent comprising of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, is known as Dars-e-Nizaami. The period of the Dars-e-Nizaami course of study varies from five years to ten years. A student pursuing the Knowledge of the Deen, who completes this course obtains the Alim Faadhil qualification. The title of this Aalim is Molvi. The Molvi who pursues an extra year or two of higher studies is known as a Mufti.

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