I warn myself that if I fail to at least recite the Qur’an five times in this month, then I will donate a thousand dollars to charity. I remind myself that even Allah’s Messenger sall-Allahu ‘alaihi wa sallam used to give worldly rewards to those who excelled in battle: e.g. ...
2004.10.27 Pakistan Karachi 6 2 A vicious killing by Islamists, who barge into a Christian charity office, tie up six men, then execute six by shooting them in the back of the head. 2004.10.26 India Senabathi 1 1 The Mujahideen invade another house and kill two teenagers, including an...
Labuan (Malaysia's offshore financial centre), for instance, has established an Islamic Financial Development Division, while the Malaysian Securities Commission has an Islamic Capital Market Department. In addition to developmental work, these dedicated units, together with the other relevant supervisory...
This data-collection element makes the service attractive to charity partners and provides insights that would otherwise be unobtainable. “Flood victims received $100 in aid and while, unsurprisingly, their main purchase was rice, the second was a blender,” explains Ms Dhewanto. “The people mo...
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The refugee crisis was eventually settled after intervention from the United Nations, but it brought to the area the immensely wealthy Saudi-Arabian charity Rabitat al Alam al Islami, which began sending aid to the Rohingya refugees in 1978. Rabitat also built a hospital and a madrassa at Uk...
accepting the final message given by Allah to the Final Prophet, Muhammad; reciting the five daily prayers;zakat—giving a prescribed portion of wealth and assets to charity, in order to create a comprehensive welfare system; fasting for a month during Ramadan; and if health and means allow, ...