Allah (all glory be to Him) tells us in the Holy Quran about Ramadan that, “(He wants you) to complete the prescribed period (of fasting), and to glorify Him in that He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be grateful.” (2:185) Many benefits, in addition to the spiritual, result from completing this prescribed period of […]
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LAYLAT UL-QADR Peace Until Fajr.
In each of the daily prayer we offer, we solemnly declare to Allâh, “Iyyaka na’budu” (You alone do we worship). While the intelligent and committed believer realizes that his very lifestyle spells worship, he knows, remembering the words of our Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam that “Du’aa’ (supplication) is worship” [Tirmidhi, Abu Dawûd] Allâh, the Most Merciful, […]
What is Ramadhan?
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim year which follows a lunar calendar. Each month begins with a sighting of the moon’s crescent and lasts 29 or 30 days until a sighting of the next month’s crescent. The month of Ramadan commemorates the days when the Angel Gabriel imparted the wisdom of the Koran, […]
Fasting and Your Biological Rhythms
Allah (all glory be to Him) tells us in the Holy Quran about Ramadan that, “(He wants you) to complete the prescribed period (of fasting), and to glorify Him in that He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be grateful.” (2:185) Many benefits, in addition to the spiritual, result from completing this prescribed period of […]
Why do we fast?
It is a very important question that why do we fast in Ramadan or in any other opportunity.Allah(the creator) had told us about that in a sufficient answer in the holy Quran: says( O you who believe! Observing As-Saum (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you […]