She married like a Princess and now lives like a beggar. High cost of Omani weddings pose challenge for men By Nazneen Akbari

  (Reuters) – Office receptionist Sheikha's 2005 wedding was an extravagant 700-guest affair at one of Oman's top luxury hotels. Besides spending 38,000 rials on the celebration, her groom also...

A BALANCED ISLAMIC VIEW ON MUSIC & SINGING, By Usama Hasan London Muslim Centre

This presentation is based on the book “Music & Singing in the Balance of Islam” (Arabic) by Shaykh Abdullah al- Juday (2004) Summary – The Balanced Fatwa Music & Singing are types of lahw (entertainment,...

Is Music Halal in Islam ?

Here is a fitting rejoinder to those extremist scholars who declare music to be unislamic – From an Islamic standpoint Music is Halal By Default…You Need Evidence For Its Prohibition There is a guiding principle...

Fatwa on music by the Grand Mufti and Shaykh of Al-Azhar, Shaykh Jad al-Haq Ali Jad al-Haq

Translated from Arabic by Shaykh Michael Mumisa Alimiyya (Dar al-Ulum al-Islamiyya), BA Hons., MA (RAU), MPhil (Birmingham), PhD candidate (Newcastle). Lecturer:        University of Birmingham, Playing...