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Category Archives: Qur’an

How important are the sacred months and how do we keep the sanctity

Time has completed a cycle and has assumed the form of the day when Allah created the heavens and the earth. The year contains twelve months of which four are sacred. Three of them in consecutive order: Dhul-Qa’dah, Dhul Hijjah and Muharram. And also Rajab of Musldar, which comes between Jumada and Sha’baan.” – Abu Dawud

How to be Ramadan Ready

How to prepare for Ramadhan

Ramadan is the holy month where Muslims strive to Earn Allah’s Mercy by abstaining from food and water from sunrise to Sunset. “O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may develop God-consciousness.” (Quran 2:183) The month of Ramadhan […]

Gems from Surah Al-Hujurat; A Reminder for Mindful Muslims

Surah Al-Hujurat is a Madani Surah (it was revealed in Medina). The scholars of Islam had made it known to us that most Madani revelations are to strengthen the believers and to remind them of Allah’s Commandments and expectations from Muslims. This surah is indeed to strengthen and straighten Muslims. […]

The Six Fortresses You Need to Weather the Storm

The rise in unrest and insurgency in many parts of the world is on the increase every day. From suicide bombing to missiles and Covid-19 pandemic, the whole world has been thrown into turmoil. This has not only affected peoples’ standard of living and quality of lives negatively, but also […]

Allah will never allow the non-believers to have a way (sabilan) over the believers

*”Allah will never allow the non-believers to have a way (sabilan) over the believers”* (Surat al-Nisaa’:141) Shawkani states: هذا في يوم القيامة إذا كان المراد بالسبيل: النصر والغلب، أو في الدنيا إن كان المراد به الحجة. قال ابن عطية: قال جميع أهل التأويل: إن المراد بذلك يوم القيامة. قال ابن […]

Ramadan Day 20: Tafsir Surah al Qadr

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّى مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ Bismillahirrahmanirrahim 1.Innaa anzalnahu fii lailatil qadr. 2.Wa maa adrooka maa lailatul qadr 3.Lailatul qadri khairummin alfi […]

Ramadan Day 19: The Rulings of I`tikaf

Source: Qur’an Tafsir Ibn Kathir Allah said: ﴿وَلاَ تُبَـشِرُوهُنَّ وَأَنتُمْ عَـكِفُونَ فِي الْمَسَـجِدِ﴾ (And do not have sexual relations with them (your wives) while you are in I`tikaf in the Masjids.) `Ali bin Abu Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said, “This Ayah is about the man who stays in I`tikaf […]