Rules of Fasting • Allah said in sooratul Maa’idah, 27: قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ The verse means that Allah accepts the good deeds offered by Muslims who refrain from associating a partner with…
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to say in his du'aa' اللهم اني اعوذ بك من العجز والكسل, that is he was teaching his nation to ask Allah for protection from misunderstanding. This is…
Time for fasting Ramadan The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, said: صوموا لرؤيته، وافطروا لرؤيته، فأن غم ّ عليكم فأكملوا عدة شعبان ثلاثين • Based on this hadith, Muslims have to seek sighting the moon…
Fasting Ramadan in Islam • Allah said in sooratul Baqarah, 183: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ Thus, fasting Ramadan is an obligation incumbent upon every…
Fasting and Ramadan • Fasting Ramadan is an obligation and is one of the five most important matters of Islam: Professing no one is God except Allah, praying the five obligatory prayers, paying zakah by…
The Naqshabandiyyah are known that they are strong in saying the truth. Both Imam ar‑Rifa^iyy and Shaykh ^Abdul Qadir al-Jaylaniyy said, “If you hear someone, even if he was a shaykh, contradicting the rules of…
The Attributes of the Prophets Nubuwwah النبوة with double و means to convey from Allah, ta^ala and An-nabwah النبوة means highness. Both terms are derived from an-Naba’ النبأ which means the piece of news. These…
I start with the name of Allah, praise to Him. Thereafter, Allah said in the Qur’an, in Surat-al An^am---,ayah 1 الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ الظُّلُمَاتِ وَالنُّورَ ۖ which means: Praise be to…
Arrogance (kibr), as defined by Islam, refers to rejecting the truth or looking down on others. Allah said in Surat al-Qasas, Ayah 83: تِلْكَ الدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُهَا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوًّا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فَسَادًا…
RAISING KIDS THE ISLAMIC WAY In addressing the believers, Allah said in Surat at-Tahrim, Ayah 6: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا قُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَاراً وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ which means: O believers, protect yourselves and your…