The 26th African Union Summit kicked off on Saturday 30th January 2016 in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa under the banner of "Year of Human Rights". Top topics of discussion in meeting are issues of governance, elections and commitment to the constitutional principles.

Global stock markets have started the year badly (New York Stock Exchange down 8%, MSCI World Market Index down 10%, Japan down by 19%).

We are all witness to the reality of the people in the Muslim countries and others as well. We are witness to the injustices that is met by the people, Muslim and non-Muslim alike globally today. Injustices in terms of all aspects, economic, education, rights and others as well.

There have existed men throughout the ages who have been exceptionally close to Allah (swt), in their belief and trust in Him. First and foremost there have been prophets, next down were the righteous who assisted the prophets in their arduous task of imparting God’s message to mankind in the face of stubborn and subsequent tyrannical, but ultimately futile, resistance. But a few have been righteous men across the centuries,