Islamic Information Kit

By: Innocent Mpando, Mzuzu University. Higher learning institutions Muslim students were from the 23rd to the 27th December converged at Mehboob Memorial Centre in Mangochi for a vigorous Islamic and general life check up. The renowned gathering termed "Tarbiya" initiated jointly under the auspices of Al-Mahommed Hassam and Mai Aisha Trusts was aimed at inculcating Islamic and moral values in Muslim students. Speaking in his opening remarks, Sheikh Jaffali  Idana who is the Coordinator for AL- Mahommed  Hassam  Trust said it was great that Muslim students came together to discuss pertinent issues affecting their religious and moral life circles. The sole purpose of the convergence was to remind and equip students with Islamic knowledge and general ways of living. The gathering attracted students from various universities and colleges across the country. Apart from Islamic topics Fiqih, Tawheed, and an exploration of different scholars of 'Madhihabs'  stu...

By: Bright Malenga. Entrepreneurship needs entrepreneurial mindset to be fruitful . Entrepreneurial mindset comes in gradually and grows gradually. In entrepreneurship , it is not how fat your capital is to get started but the little inputs that you have can define your journey. Sacrificing your leisure time shrewdly to score high in entrepreneurship is mandatory if you want to be successful especially at the infancy stage. In entrepreneurship, you need to believe that in what you are doing probabilities of achieving are higher than flopping but you must obviously accept the fact the challenges are also in the same boat. Successfulness in entrepreneurship is defined by how you change challenges into opportunities and how you believe that a small amount of money can make you extraordinary in the fiscal cycles. When you have roped in an entrepreneurial mindset any valid entrepreneurial activity is a space and you need to take it head on without fearing risks and uncertain...

By: Bright Malenga The Football Team of Malawi students who are studying at Islamic University In Uganda (IUIU) has been held in a 1 to 1 score against Somali Students Football Team in a friendly match. The match played today at Islamic University In Uganda's football ground in Mbale District , Eastern Uganda. The Somali students team scored their goal  in the first half  and an own goal of the the Somali student player in the second half helped Malawi students football team to claim the draw. In the second half, Malawi students players failed to convert clear chances into the net of the Somalis. The two teams are expected to meet again this coming Sunday in a scheduled  friendly match as well. The teams will also meet next semester in Islamic University International Students Football Trophy that Malawi students football team is leading with nine points in the first round. The Islamic University International Students Football  Trophy this year is b...

By: Bright Malenga. Islamic Organisation called Muslim Commission for Justice and Peace has conferred certificate of recognition to Abida Sidik Mia over her charity work and efforts in empowering women to become independent in Malawi. Abida Mia who is the wife to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Vice President and Business Mogul Sidik Mia commended the organisation for the recognition. "Little did I know that the little we do is appreciated by others until yesterday in Chikwawa when the Muslim Commission for Justice and Peace conferred upon me a certificate of recognition for my charity work and my humble efforts in empowering women to become independent in the country and Chikwawa Nkombedzi constituency in particular." "I shall live to cherish this honor!", Mia said. Abida Sidik Mia will contest for the post of Member of Parliament( MP) in Chikwawa Nkombedzi Constituency on MCP ticket in 2019 Tripartite elections.

By: Bright Malenga Muslim poets Yusuf Abubaker and Mussah Ngwira have collaborated in a poem that has defined the influence of Islamic poems. Mussah Ngwira is an artist based in Lilongwe but currently living in Dedza. Ngwira is the one who came up with the idea of collaboration and  Abubaker came up with the concept as well as the title of the poem "Ndidzakamwalira." Ngwira is well known with the poems like Kaisa, Lero lomwelino, Hambali and Tsiku Lina just to mention but a few. Speaking in an interview with Islamic Information Kit Yusuf Abubaker who calls himself "the game changer "a.k .a  ( Mr ng'a ) says that, Ndidzakamwalira poem is  talking more about the situation that comes out on the ground once someone is dead. "People  start showing love or appreciating someone when she or he has faced the capital sentence. This is bad and evil. Let's love each other before our last breath." "People should expect something good in t...

By: Bright Malenga New Uganda road which connects Entebbe Airport to Uganda's Capital, Kampala. OPINION: Regional groupings are catalysts for the progress of countries. Both Bilateral and Multilateral relationships are vital in several aspects. For example, regional groupings agree to remove or minimise trade barriers among its member countries and sometimes comparative advantage takes a leading role in making sure that all member countries are benefiting from the cordial relationship. Examples of regional groupings are The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), The East African Community ( EAC) and The Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA). My emphasis will be on SADC and EAC. Some of the countries in SADC are Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. EAC is an intergovernmental organization composed of six countries in the African Great Lakes region in Eastern Africa. These countries are Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda , South Sudan, Tanzania ,...

By: Bright Malenga Zanzibar University Muslim Graduates Association (ZUMGA) has organised a panel  discussion on 22nd December, 2018 from 08:30 am to 12:30 pm at Iqra Propagation Centre in Blantyre. ZUMGA's Blantyre Chapter Treasurer Juma Paison told Islamic Information Kit that the panel discussion has been organised aimed at lobbying Malawi Muslim to be contributing towards the socio-economic development of the country. The panelists are Chancellor College Associate Professor Mustafa Hussein, Principal Legal and Prosecutions Officer of  Anti-Corruption Bureau Imran Saidi, Sheikh Ahmed Chiyenda from Islamic Information Bureau and  Maulana Suhail from Blantyre Masjid. Paison said that the panel discussion will focus on the future of Muslims in Malawi after 54 years after independence in both social and economic aspects. "It is an undisputed historical fact that the first religion to adorn the lands of Malawi is Islam. However, our contribution towards the s...

By: Bright Malenga Malawi Muslims are ready to exercise their constitutional right in the next years elections just as every Malawian. Muslims in the country will be supposed to  choose leaders whom they think will develop this country. Above all, Malawi Muslims must also open their eyes in voting for leaders who will not limit the growth and practice of Islam. Malawi is democratic country and that democracy must be uphold since no one is above the law. In democracy , everyone is allowed to pray in whatever as long as the constitution is not infringed. Malawi Muslims must be careful and visionary. All presidential candidates are persuading Malawians to vote for them in next year's elections. Yes, voting is our constitutional right including Muslims but these presidential candidates must be clear on how they will turn their oral promises into actions. Malawi Muslims are ready to vote for them but the citizens of the "warm heart of Africa" are not ready to ...

11 mosques constructed in 2018 alone in Karonga District 2018 has been a year of growth for islam in the norther region of Malawi.The region has seen a number of local and international organisations and well wishers floaking and working hand in hand to develop the region. The region has had a background of being neglected by both mother bodies and local business and charitable organisations.Now that seems to be the story of the past as Muslim association of malawi,Southern Africa Dawa Network(SADN)(south africa based),nakishaband(south africa based) ,zambian muslim community  and Tanzanian well wishers have all come together for this noble cause.   sheikh Shaibu Ibrahim at a mosque launch function in the north IN karonga alone this year,2018,eleven modern mosques have been constructed.A number of mosques have also been constructed in Rumphi,Nkatabay,Mzuzu, Mzimba and Nkhatabay districts.SADN, a south african based islamic organisation represented by sheikh Mussa...

By: Shemminah Nkhoma Malawi muslim poets continue showcasing their  talent in the poetry industry to reach thousand Muslims and non-Muslims  through the art. This has been discovered in a video  poem which is yet to be released in the country. Speaking in an interview one of the Lilongwe based Muslim poets Yusuf Abubakar said that this is his first video poem since the journey of composing poems and he hopes that people will support him after releasing the new poem. “I had no any decision of coming up with a video poem soon, but people are pressuring me to produce the video when they saw my talent in the audio which I released early this year, that is why I tried my best that the video should be massive,” said Abubaker. The poem which is titled “ Amayi”  is appreciating the duties which women do to their children  and why it is good for every human being to love and respect  his or her mother. “As the Islamic teachings taught us that we shou...

By: Bright Malenga Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has asked Muslim leaders (Sheikhs) to analyse Islamic marriages before giving the newly wedded people marriage certificates. This is coming following a bogus Islamic marriage that happened last week at Area 23 in Lilongwe. In a letter, MAM has asked Sheikhs to analyse thoroughly the procedures of the reception of marriages after the Islamic procedures at the Mosque among other places. According to the letter, MAM has asked sheikhs to hold certificates of marriages that are suspected to set reception procedures which are against Islam teachings on marriages. Last week , a certain marriage ceremony in Lilongwe sparked controversy following how it was conducted during the reception. The wedding was said to be Islamic in nature but its reception style was  contrary to the Islamic rules on marriages.

By: Bright Malenga Islam is a noble religion and all Islamic acts are noble. People in the world including in Malawi must learn to differentiate Islam from their cultures. It was awkward last weekend to witness a cultural wedding which was branded to be Islamic in nature and style in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe. The wedding sparked debate on social media on whether it was really an Islamic marriage or it was just a certain cultural way of performing  a marriage ceremony. Upon analysing the issue thoroughly, this publication has established that the event wasn't attached to any Islamic norm but it was a culture. The actions which defined the whole wedding had no any Islamic link but was just their to satisfy a specific cultural grouping. People must stop combining their cultures with Islam. Islamic teachings are clear on marriage and Muslims are supposed to abide to that. Area 23 marriage ceremony in Lilongwe embarrassed the Muslims community since it was manipul...