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Thursday, 15 October 2026 / 4 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH

Food Through the Lens of Islam – Part 4

Food is such an ordinary part of our daily lives that we may not always stop to consider the important place it holds in Islam. We eat when we wake up, prepare meals for our families, share food with guests and enjoy different dishes throughout the year. But have we ever thought about how our everyday eating habits can reflect our faith...read more

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O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those present and those absent, our young and our old, our males and our females. O Allah, whom amongst us You keep alive, then let such a life be upon Islam, and whom amongst us You take unto Yourself, then let such a death be upon faith. O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward and do not let us stray after him. [Sunan Abi Dawud] (Aameen)

(October 2026)

Easy Butter Chicken

2tbsp oil
1 tbsp butter
1 large onion sliced
2 tsp whole cumin
500g Chicken breast cubed
1 tsp crushed chillies
1 tbsp garlic n ginger
1 tsp paprika
5ml black pepper
50g tomato paste
2 tbsp peri-peri or chilli sauce
1 cup yoghurt for healthy or fresh cream for decadent
handful chopped coriander

Heat oil and butter on medium heat. Add cumin and sizzle. Add onion and braise onion till soft and just starting to brown. Add chicken and spices and stir about till chicken is firm and cooked. Add tomato paste and braise a bit in the pan. Then add the cream or yogurt. Heat through till it starts bubbling. Don’t overcook as it will split. Add chopped coriander and serve.

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