Qur’an’s Madani font set to go digital
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail|03 May 2018| 16 Shabaan 1439 Old Arabic fonts are distinguished for their diversity and beauty but the most common ones have been Makki and Madani as…
Forbes releases World’s Richest Arabs list for 2018
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 08 March 2018| 20 Jumadul Ukhra 1439 Forbes magazine published its World Richest Arabs list for 2018, choosing for the first time to exclude Saudi billionaires…
Hijab – A Muslima’s signature
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 01 February 2018| 14 Jumadul Ula 1439 01 February marks World Hijab day… Now, What is Hijab? A head covering perhaps? Hijab is not a piece…
Bosnia’s oldest madrassa marks its 481st anniversary
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 09 January 2018| 21 Rabi ul Aakhir 1439 The oldest educational institute in Bosnia and Herzegovina marked its 481st anniversary on Monday. Gazi Husrev Beg Madrasa,…
Jabal Al-Noor An ever glittering mountain whence enlightenment spread around the world
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 08 December 2017| 19 Rabi ul Awal 1439 Jabal Al-Noor, or the Mountain of Light, is one of the most famous hills on earth. Its historical…
Valuable lessons from the life second caliph of Islam – Hadrat Umar (ra)
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 02 November 2017| 12 Safar 1439 ‘Umar (رضي الله عنه) would make the following du‘a, “O Allah! bless me with martyrdom in Your path, and make…
Cling to the feet of your mother, for therein lies your Paradise
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 25 October 2017| 04 Safar 1439 Let us for a while turn the clock backwards to a point some 25 years behind. Time: 2.15 am On…
Debunking the myths of the month of prosperity, Safar
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 19 October 2017| 28 Muharram 1439 Alhumdulillah! We will be entering the second month of the lunar calendar. Sa-far with a “Sawd” either means ‘To turn…
The first toothbrush in history – The Miswaak
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 12 October 2017| 21 Muharram 1439 Miswak is a twig used for cleaning one’s mouth and teeth. It’s said the practice was used thousands of years…
Additional Spending on the day of Aashura
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 27 September 2017|06 Muharram 1439 There are several legitimate practices in Islam that have been wrongfully deemed as incorrect. In an era of religious melt-down, we…