By His Eminence Shaikh Ahmed al Khalili, Grand Mufti of the Sultanate — The month of Ramadhan is a time to polish the soul and make it accustomed to enduring hardships and shouldering all sorts of religious obligations, this is clearly manifested in the fact that fasting leads to …
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June, 2016
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6 June
Greetings and Advice
By His Eminence Shaikh Ahmed al Khalili, Grand Mufti of the Sultanate — With the arrival of Ramadhan, the month of all goodness and faith, I am honoured to greet all Muslims, and I would like to urge all of them to take advantage of this holy month …
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April, 2016
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29 April
Contentment is a trait of true Muslim
By His Eminence Shaikh Ahmed al Khalili, Grand Mufti of the Sultanate — Islam prompts Muslims to place themselves high and urges them not to accept being in the bottom. Islam also inculcates in its followers the trait of contentment which is the source of dignity and self-esteem because a …
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20 April
Begging is abominable
By His Eminence Shaikh Ahmed al Khalili, Grand Mufti of the Sultanate — Begging is an abominable phenomenon that should never exist within a Muslim society. It is an outcome of greed and adherence to worldly desires and pleasures. What’s more, this phenomenon stems from man’s deviation from the right …
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15 April
The responsibility of clerics and preachers
His Eminence Shaikh Ahmed al Khalili, Grand Mufti of the Sultanate – Clerics and preachers in Islam undertake a great role as they inform people about Allah the Exalted, they are also honoured by the fact that Allah was the first guide for good as He said in the Quran: …
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12 April
Islam fights begging by paying zakat and alms
The main reasons for the begging phenomenon are man’s deviation from the right path, lack of awareness and understanding as well as absence of the religious deterrent which causes some people to resort to such an easy way of getting money. Those people simply think that begging is the best …
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10 April
Islam’s attitude towards monopoly
His Eminence Shaikh Ahmed al Khalili, Grand Mufti of the Sultanate – Monopoly is a great sin that invokes the wrath of God, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) says in the Hadith: “Curse awaits the monopolist” laying strong emphasis on the subject matter of monopoly. Omar Ibn al Khattab, the Second …
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9 April
Begging phenomenon causes dire consequences on the society
His Eminence Shaikh Ahmed al Khalili, Grand Mufti of the Sultanate BEGGING phenomenon leads to dire consequences when it becomes prevalent among the people as a segment of the society becomes inactive, accustomed to laziness and comfortable lifestyle and having their needs met easily and without shedding a single drop of …
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March, 2016
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28 March
Impact Of Unfounded Rumours On Society
By His Eminence Shaikh Ahmed al Khalili, Grand Mufti of the Sultanate — Muslims are ordered not to speak of anything before verifying the correctness of what they intend to say and making sure that they aren’t telling falsehood; otherwise dire consequences will result from the spread of unfounded rumours. …
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