After investigating the new moon of the blessed Ramadan, this eve of Saturday, the sighting of the new moon was confirmed in some Muslim countries according to the Shariah sighting requirements, and therefore tomorrow, Saturday is the first day of the blessed month of Ramadan for this year 1446 AH.

The sighting of the moon is a matter of difference of opinion. The Ulema of Hanifi, Maliki and Hanbali opine that a single sighting in any land, or any region of a shared sunset (mutaala'a مَطْلَع), suffices for all regions. Some of the Shafii Ulema disagree with this opinion about the differing of shared sunset regions (plural مُطالِع), but not all of the Shafii Ulema disagree. May Allah (swt) accept from all the Ulema in their exerted opinions.

This discussion will address Islam’s view on success and how we achieve this in our individual actions, our marriages, family life, financial matters and other areas of our life, as well as the correct view of the successful woman according to Islam. It will also discuss what makes a successful and progressive nation and state and what the successful recipe is to solve the multitude of political, economic and social problems

Donald Trump’s recent comment, “The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too... create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area, do a real job, do something different”, is part of a long-standing colonialist mindset that has shaped U.S. foreign policy for centuries.