I’tikaaf means staying in the mosque for a specific purpose, which is to worship Allah. It is prescribed in Islam and is mustahabb (recommended) according to the consensus of the scholars.

Allah the Almighty, said: Allah accepts only the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and foolishness and repent soon afterwards. [4:17]

There are lessons for us all in the passage of the days and nights - and the days are moving away from us as quickly as the clouds.

Yes you read it right: kunafeh in the form of pie. I always try and modify classical dishes and present them in a unique way — this is one such example.

As Ramadan nears end, the number of people visiting the ‘Human Creation in the Holy Qur’an’ exhibition’s health points has increased manifold.

There’s no denying that class inequities have been pushed off centre-stage in recent decades. The rise of identity politics has further obscured the role of class and the claims of its victims, writes Daniel Akst

Following the Eid break, Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) Hekayat Khaleejiya series, which translates to ‘Stories from the Gulf’, is all geared up to return to wow film aficionados of Qatar with the screening of well-received Emirati film Sayer al Janah or Going to Heaven.

In Ramadan, people pray, fast, perform ‘Umrah (the minor pilgrimage), spend in charity, supplicate and recite the Qur’an, yet the question remains: have any of these good deeds been accepted? Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {…Indeed Allah only accepts from the righteous [who fear Him].} [Qur’a

Modern technology has presented us with something of a Faustian bargain when it comes to our privacy, but Apple thinks we should have another option.

Vodafone Qatar has once again managed to generate a huge humanitarian response from the community for the community this Ramadan.

Four Qatar-based Nepali organisations organised separate Iftars recently.

The Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) organised ‘Iftar Meet 2016’ for the Indian community at its Ashoka Hall recently.