The Ramadan nightly prayer (Taraweeh) has a special merit over other nights. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever observes night prayer in Ramadan as an expression of his faith and to seek reward from Allah, his previous sins will be blotted out.” (Muslim) In this hadith, faith means faith in what…
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Posts from May 2015
Learning the Arabic language is something which many of us dabble in….often on and off for a long time… with out a great deal of progress! However, there are some who can and do learn very quickly Alhamdulillah….so what is different between them and us? Is it that some people just naturally take to learning…
PLEASE READ AND SHARE: The following are 10 ways in which we can prepare for this beautiful month starting from NOW: 1. Voluntary Fasts What better way of preparing ourselves to fast for 30 consecutive days in Ramadan than to fast the voluntary fasts. Fasting Monday and Thursday: Abu Hurairah reported that the most the…
“If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next hundred years, it could be Islam.” “I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase…
For Muslims, Ramadan is the most blessed month of the year. It is the month in which parents can better teach their children about Ramadan and its practices. Children are very curious and they want to do things that their parents or adults do, like kids imitate their parents or adults while praying, so it…
Understanding the general islamic principle is never complete without out knowing what the hala and haram is. The Haram or prohibition of things is due to their impurity and harmfulness: It is the right of Allah, the One Who created the universe and bestowed innumerable favours upon mankind, to legalise or prohibit as He deems…
The Qur’aan is the complete book of guidance for mankind. It is a noble reve;ation from Allaah as well as the main source of Law in Islaam and it contains general Islamic principle as well as all aspects of ones life. The whole of the Qur’an is from Allaah. Each word of it is a…
This is a question which every Muslim should be able to answer. The Bedrock of Islaam which the general Islamic principle is based upon is known as Tawheed. Tawheed is a concept that was preached by every Prophet of Allaah and, thus, constitutes the essence of the teachings of Islaam. It means that there is…
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Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid The following is a lengthy hadeeth about the story of how the great Sahaabi Salmaan al-Faarisi (may Allaah be pleased with him) came to Islam. He was a Magian (Zoroastrian), then he became a Christian, then he became a Muslim. That was after he had met a number of Christian monks,…