Beef with Peppercorns
Serves 4 - 2 teaspoons vegetable oil - 2 cloves garlic, crushed - 1 fresh green chilli, chopped - 500g/1 lb. topside or round steak, sliced - 1 tablespoon green peppercorns in brine, drained, crushed - 1 green...
There goes Ramadan
Ramadan leaves us faster than we expect. Here are ways to hold on to the blessings of this blessed month. I remember being very small, prancing around the family in beautiful 'Eed clothes, acting my best in front of our new video camera. In the background of that...
Ramadan: A portrait of self-reflection
With Ramadan approaching, many of us eagerly look forward to the impending celebratory meals and visits with family and friends, breaking fast at the Masjid (mosque), and, of course, the ‘Eed celebration that ends this great month. We rush about making careful...
Fasting of a woman who attains purity before 40 days after giving birth
Question: Should a woman who is in post-partum bleeding fast if she attains purity before the completion of forty days? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: “Yes. As soon as a woman who has post-partum bleeding attains...