Purification (tahara) is the required preparation for prayer and other acts of worship. There are four levels of purification: The physical purification by the removal of all unclean traces from body and clothing. The purification of the body parts from all sin and transgression. The purification of the heart from all bad character, lowly and […]
Sûrat Al-Mu’minûn (The Believers) XXIII.
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. Successful indeed are the believers. 2. Those who offer their Salât (prayers) with all solemnity and full submissiveness. 3. And those who turn away from Al-Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk, falsehood, and all that Allâh has forbidden). 4. And those who pay the Zakât. 5. And those who guard their chastity (i.e. […]
How to make your Husband happy ?
1. Beautiful Reception After returning from work, school, travel, or whatever has separated you, · Begin with a good greeting. · Meet him with a cheerful face · Beautify and perfume yourself · Start with good news and delay any bad news until he has rested · Receive him with loving and yearning sentences · Make hard efforts for excellence of […]
Who Invented the Trinity?
The three monotheistic religions – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – all purport to share one fundamental concept: belief in God as the Supreme Being, the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe. Known as Tawhid in Islam, this concept of the Oneness of God was stressed by Moses in a Biblical passage known as the “Shema” […]
Fair Prayer Reflects Your Love To Allah.
The happiness of that guy was tremendous when a well-known company accepted him to work for it. He was over the moon as he was the only accepted candidate. He signed the contract that implies that he should agree on respecting the company working hours, delivering weekly reports about his work and activities, and accepting […]
The Components of Wudoo (Ablution).
An Niyyah (Intention) This is the firm resolve of the heart to perform wudoo in obedience to the order of Allaah ta’ala and His Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam). Ibn Taimiyyah (rahimahullaah) said (Majmoo’at-ur-Rasaa-il il-Kubraa 1/243): “The place of the niyyah is the heart and not the tongue in all forms of ‘ibaadah – and […]
Not losing hope for Allah’s mercy.
In many verses of the Qur’an, Allah mentions that Muslims—even those with the most fear of Allah—– may make mistakes. In one verse, Allah reveals; Say [from Me]: ‘My servants, you who have transgressed against yourselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Truly Allah forgives all wrong actions. He is the Ever-Forgiving, the […]
The Station of Tuma’aneenah (Tranquillity).
Toma’aneenah is tranquillity. Allah says, “Those who believe and whose hearts find toma’aneenah in the remembrance of Allah. Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find toma’aneenah.” [13:28] “O you the one with toma’aneenah! Come back to your Lord, well-pleased and well-pleasing unto Him! Enter you, then among My honored slaves, and enter My […]
Islam for Our Times: How & Why?
What do we mean when we say Islam is good for all times? How could it be applied in our time? Islam, exactly as it was revealed to Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, and without any changes or alterations, is the religion that Allah chose for all people from the time he sent His […]
Divorcing the fourth wife and marrying another.
Question: When a man divorces his fourth wife, and wishes to replace her with a(nother) wife, does he have to wait (for the passing of) the duration of the ‘iddah of the divorced (fourth) wife? Response: It is prohibited for the one who has divorced his fourth wife to marry another until the divorced (fourth) wife comes […]