The Seville Mosque Foundation has had the honour of being able to distribute 15 lambs to more than 60 needy families in Seville on the occasion of Eid al Adha. This grant, which is a collaboration between the Diyanet Vakfi Foundation and the Seville Mosque Foundation, is part of Diyanet’s global program “Share the sacrifice with your brother” and has …
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Futuwwah: The Role Model in Islam
I have been on a trip for a few days and in them I have reflected a lot on an aspect that our Deen continually calls us, an aspect that is vital to be able to live in community, an aspect that we Muslims should soak up at all times and in all situations, an aspect that we hear a …
Read More »What day does the day of Arafah commence and what are its benefits
Therefore, Arafah's day is not tied to a place, which might seem like the simplest reasoning, but to a time. This time is set by the lunar sighting, and the lunar sighting is not global. The day of Arafah is the day on which Allah completed the Deen.
Read More »Khutba: Allah Swears by the First Ten Nights of Dhul Hijjah (Audio English/Arabic – 17.08.18)
Jumua Khutba: Fasting is part of the Sharia (path) of all the Prophets (1) For the Dawn! (2) For ten nights! (3) By the odd and even! (4) At night when it passes! (5) Is not that an oath to one who has intellect? Delivered on Friday, August 18, 2018 by Imam Hajj Abdel Ghani Melara, at the musal-la of …
Read More »The Hajj: Catalyst for Internal and External Change
The Hajj is unique, and the truth is that there is no event in the world that can compare to it. I would like you to do an exercise with me now. Let’s imagine for a few moments, that we can see, that for thousands of years we have had a screen on which we see the surface of the …
Read More »Meeting with His Excellency, Mr. Zainal Abidin Bakar, Malaysian ambassador to Spain
A delegation from the Fundación Mezquita de Sevilla had the honour of being received yesterday by His Excellency, Mr. Zainal Abidin Bakar, Malaysian ambassador to Spain. Representing the Foundation, Luqman Nieto, vice-president of the Mezquita de Sevilla Foundation, and Muhsin Sierra, director of public relations, attended the meeting. Also present was Khaeriah Zaehera, Secretary and Head of Chancery of the …
Read More »Khutba: External and Internal Purification Go Hand in Hand (text and audio – 11/08/18)
The beginning and end of Islam is purification. External purification and internal purification, since both go hand in hand. The goal of everything we do is the purification of the heart, and the sign of a pure heart is right action. Allah says in the Qur’an: The day when neither wealth nor children will be of any use. Only the …
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