Muslim Stats™️

To create an information database of Muslims in Southern Africa that will enable Muslim role players to make informed decisions regards serving Islam & Muslims.

[Muslim Stats™️ @Stats4Muslims]

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[Study in Saudi Arabia @study_in_saudi]

✏️✏️✏️Continuing with the Madinah University stories:

A couple of weeks ago, I received my bachelor certificate. It is amazing how life keeps getting busier and how little free time remains.

When I first started this journey, I was a single student with no family responsibilities. By the time of graduation many things changed. There are now responsibilities as a husband, a dad, and a provider, alongside continuing studies and working on various beneficial projects.

Of course, many sacrifices have to be made along the way. Some people and activities that once occupied a large place in life have been left behind because of new responsibilities and a greater mission took their place.

And recently, I had a conversation with another graduate and asked him:

"What are you planning to do when you return home?"

He replied that he intended to work full time in his other profession since he already holds another bachelor degree in that field.

That conversation made me think.

Far less than half of those who begin studying at the Islamic University of Madinah actually make it to graduation. And when you look at the relatively small number who complete the entire journey, you cannot help but ask: what comes next?

Perhaps many people will disagree with what I am about to say, but this is my humble opinion:

I believe that graduates of the Islamic University of Madinah should make every effort to dedicate their life and energy to serving Islam through teaching the Quran, the Sunnah, correct aqeedah and Islamic knowledge. In reality, there are many ways to do this and also attain rizq for their families. I will give one example.

Four years ago, I visited Canada and met some brothers from a local Salafi masjid. I suggested organizing an Islamic summer camp for children next year. Later, my circumstances changed. I was preparing to get married and needed to earn money. The brothers then offered to let me keep all of the camp fees for myself. They even paid for my flight! May Allah reward them abundantly!

The issue was that I had very little experience working with children at the time. But many things become clear once you start. I bought English Islamic books, prepared the program and ran the camp. Alhamdulillah it turned out to be beneficial for the kids and their Islamic education. I made a video about that here: https://t.co/hWmLQIE3sy

Likewise, when graduates return to their countries, they can approach local masajeed and offer lessons for Arabic and Quran, for adults or kids. And then alongside that, they can also include into those lessons some bits of aqeedah or fiqh or adab. Such graduates would just need to be more pro active, rather than waiting for offers to come.

Perhaps such efforts will not make someone wealthy. But they will allow them to benefit others and continue growing in this path. And who knows? A few years later, that person may become an imam, a teacher, or find other great ways to serve the Muslim community.

Recently, I remembered a story of a Kazakh student who wanted to drop out, his father told him:

"My son, I have seen many successful businessmen, professionals, and people who achieved their worldly goals. And many people who couldn't get married eventually got married. But I have seen very few students of knowledge who completed this path and truly succeeded in it"

Soo true! And I speak from experience, I have a degree as I worked as an engineer for 3 years. Perhaps I could earn more in other fields. But if Allah has granted me the opportunity to study His religion in Madinah, then I would like to dedicate as much of my effort as possible to serving Islam and benefiting Muslims.

I ask Allah to make our graduates beneficial and to grant us sincerity in serving His religion.

Ameen!

[Muslim Stats™️ @Stats4Muslims]

@mybroadband Has the cost of electricity/charging the vehicle been factored into the ‘savings’ ?

[Yunis @nomorehemloc]

Imam Al-Shafi’i was asked: “What is it to think ill of Allah?”

He replied: “Intrusive whispers of doubt, constant fear of a calamity befalling you, and always anticipating that blessings will be taken away all of these are forms of thinking ill of Ar-Rahman.”

- Hilya Al-Awliya

[Muslim Stats™️ @Stats4Muslims]

@IsraeliPM May he rot in hell

[TasteAtlas @TasteAtlas]

Saudi dates 🇸🇦

Explore more: https://t.co/WjaZLw0Bwc

Luxury dates are best packaged in tin boxes due to their durability, which protects the dates from moisture, air, and external damage, ensuring longer freshness. The air-tight seal preserves the rich flavor and soft texture of premium varieties. This traditional sealing method locks in the natural sugars and essential oils of Saudi Arabia's finest harvests, keeping them as plump and intensely sweet as the day they were picked in the desert oases.

In Saudi food culture, serving these perfectly preserved, melt-in-your-mouth dates is the ultimate gesture of hospitality, historically paired with a cup of bitter, cardamom-infused Arabic coffee. Premium varieties like Ajwa, Sukkari, or Khalas thrive in the harsh desert heat, transforming into rich, caramel-like treats that are deeply woven into the heritage of the region. Packing them into these protective tins ensures that no matter how far they travel, every bite retains that authentic, pristine quality straight from the source.

Credits: @so0__i

[أبو الدرداء القرشي @abudarda1a]

Many Muslims who struggle to read the Qurʾān sadly resort to reading transliterated Arabic.

However, they must be warned that this is considered Harām by scholarly consensus!

Ustādh Sālih ʿAlī has written a book on this matter, compiling 50 evidences regarding its prohibition from the Qurʾān, Sunnah, Ijmāʿ, and the Fatāwa of the greats in this Ummah.

[Gabriel F Harris @geebereal99]

The Arabs had a rule of four.
Not four pillars. Not four seasons.
Four things to never do. Four to never let go. Four to run from.
Here's the full breakdown 🧵

[Gabriel F Harris @geebereal99]

Four things you seek refuge from:
Al-hamm (الهمّ), anxiety, the weight of what hasn't happened yet.
Al-Huzn (الحزن), grief, the weight of what already did.
Al-3ajz (العجز), helplessness, feeling stuck with no way out.
Al-bukhl (البخل), stinginess, a closed hand and a closed heart.
Not "try to avoid." Seek refuge. That's how seriously they took these.

[سلمان بن عبدالعزيز @KingSalman]

نشكر المولى عز وجل أن شرّفنا بخدمة الحرمين الشريفين، ورعاية حجاج بيته الحرام، سائلين الله أن يتقبل من الحجاج حجهم ونسكهم وطاعاتهم.
ومع حلول عيد الأضحى المبارك، نهنئ شعبنا في هذا الوطن المبارك وأمتنا الإسلامية بهذه المناسبة، وندعوه سبحانه أن يجعله عيد خير وسلام واستقرار على أمتنا والعالم أجمع.
وكل عام وأنتم بخير.

[Redi Tlhabi @RediTlhabi]

My piece on why Starlink IS a national security issue for South Africa.
https://t.co/a9fq8znv7G

[JM News Network @JMNewsNetwork_]

This is one of the oldest known footages of the Hajj, lasting only seven minutes yet vividly capturing the atmosphere of that era.

Filmed in 1928, nearly 100 years ago, it shows pilgrims traveling from Jeddah to Mecca, scenes of the holy Kaaba, and the arrival of King Abdulaziz overseeing the organization of the Hajj.

[Muslim Stats™️ @Stats4Muslims]

@Markosonke1 It has foreign plates. Probably a tourist that brought their car to use whilst in Cape Town.

[Indian Muslim Archives @Rustum_0]

Before 1890s, the prosperity and upkeep of the Haramain (Mecca & Medina) and Hejaz largely depended on the Indian Muslims.

Henceforth, the Ottomans referred to the Hajj as mevsim-i Hindî (“the Indian season”).

The largest & most lavish grants & endowments came from Indian Muslim monarchs and aristocrats.

For instance, the Muzaffarids sultanate (just 1 out of 8 or 9 sultanates in India) used to remit 70,000 misqals of gold annually.

This sum equalled the annual revenue of the Republic of Genoa, a third of the net annual revenue of Venice at its peak, and amounted to nearly 3.5% of the total annual revenue of the Ottoman Empire.

(scroll below for sources)

[🇿🇦Olivia La Grange🇿🇦 @Olivia_LaGrange]

Love KZN 🫶

[Megan Choritz @meganshead]

Dear South African Jewish Zionist creeps, hands off @RediTlhabi. You are making your own names deeply 'gat'. Sies. Tsek.

[Muslim Stats™️ @Stats4Muslims]

@only__alexia 1st issue: That’s NOT a tiger 🙄

[🇸🇦ابو عبدالعزيز🇸🇦 @xzxx12]

تكييف جبل الرحمة في عرفة 🇸🇦

#السعودية

[Ahmed Alnaouq @AlnaouqA]

If there’s one thing you should watch on the anniversary of the Nakba to understand the history of the creation of Israel, let it be this 20-minute video by the brilliant Mohammed Shehada.

Drop everything and listen as he dismantles the foundational myths and allegations Israel has long used to justify some of the worst crimes in recent history.

[مُعاذ العسيري @b_vg80]

يوم عرفة ، يوم تتشوف له القلوب!❤️😔

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

When the US sanctioned me for exposing corporate complicity, I trusted people would act. If after nearly a year @bookingcom & @Airbnb still profit from stolen Palestinian property, it’s because too many still use them.

Stop using them now & tell them why.
https://t.co/VAgI9fYzTn