Bismillah Arrahman Arraheem: I visited Sudan last summer and I was shocked by the level of poverty and hardship experienced by the FORGOTTEN Eritrean refugees in Kassala and Khartoum. The conditions of this refugee camp was supposedly better than all other refugee camps. If this is the case, imagine how dire and critical the predicament of the other refugee camps is.

Bismillah Arrahman Arraheem: Whenever I met people and there was no shortage in finding people, as I have been a guest receiving the due rights of hospitality and azumahs and engdots etc. were alhamdillah not scarce. So I spontaneously chose to address every gathering small or big by virtue of my status as a guest saying something like: - "Meeting after a long separation,

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By Ismael Mukhtar. Reproduced from Muslim Free Press (2007): The congregation for Friday prayers is one of the most important assemblies for Muslims. As stated by Al-Imam Ibn Al-Qaym, it is the next most important gathering after the annual Arafa day gathering in Hajj. Jurists have devoted a significant amount of their juristic deliberations on examining the different rules, etiquettes and pronouncements pertaining to Friday congregation.

By Shaikh M. Ibrahim Memon: It is important to analyze this issue of moonsighting through the Qur’an and Sunnah. That way, every Muslim can establish his position according to the Qur’an and Sunnah and likewise know the position of others based on the evidences used to support their position. Following are a few points that are discussed that will help us reflect on this issue and will alleviate, if not eliminate, the schisms and simmering tensions between both parties and most importantly, help us open our minds to the opinions of others. And this is not difficult for Allah.