The final state of a person at the time of death is what matters in the Hereafter. In this article, we discuss some of the causes for both good and evil sealing states, and how a person’s inner traits will dominate at the time of death. In a hadith transmitted by Ibn Abi ’al-Dunya in his Commanding […]
The Ineitable
All praises are for Allah who has given us life, the air to sustain us and has made us from amongst the best of mankind. Preparation! So much preparation. Everyday we prepare, either for a ceremony or a special occasion or just for our routine household activities in general. But we forget that there is an inevitable […]
The Concept of Charity in Islam.
Charity, preached by every religion of the world, is a way of bringing justice to society. And justice is the essence of religion, Islam has therefore made charity, that is zakat, obligatory and binding upon all those who embrace the faith; it has been made into an institution in order to give in permanence and […]
Salah(prayer) Tips.
Here are 30 practical ways to improve and benefit from our Salat: Today we have indeed come to treat the Prayer (Salah) as something insignificant in our lives. Very often we hear our elders say, “I will start praying when the time comes.” Others, specially the younger Muslims, do not find much comfort, and joy […]
Allah’s Preservation Of His Creation Falls Under Two Categories:
General: It comprises all creatures as He facilitates their affairs and interests. Allah Almighty says: {…Surely my Lord is All-Preserver over everything.} [Surat Hūd: 57] Special: It is a better status than the former category. It only includes the close servants of Allah as He preserves them in terms of their worldly interests, health, […]
The forty ḥadīth of al-Imām an-Nawawi , The Eighth Hadith ( Topic )
On the authority of ʽAbdullāh, the son of ʽUmar bin al-Khaṭṭāb that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:”I have been ordered to fight people until they testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allah and perform the prayers and give the zakāh. If […]
The Meanings Of The Holy Qura”an , ( The Cow -Al Baqarah ) 251 – 286
[2.251] By the permission of Allah, they routed them. David slew Goliath, and Allah bestowed on him the kingship and wisdom, and taught him from that He willed. Had Allah not pushed the people, some by the other, the earth would have been corrupted. But Allah is Bountiful to the worlds. [2.252] These are the verses of […]
How many times did the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) perform ‘Umrah?
Praise be to Allaah. It was narrated from Qutaadah that Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) told him that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) performed ‘Umrah four times, all of them in Dhu’l-Qi’dah apart from the ‘Umrah which he performed with his Hajj: (he did) ‘Umrah from […]
Talbiyyah and raising the voice
Talbiyyah and raising the voice 13. then he said he should stand(16) facing the Qiblah, and say talbiyyah for `Umrah or Hajj as has preceded, and say: allaahumma haadhihi hajjah, laariyaa’a feehaa wa laa sum’ah (O Allah this is a Hajj, there being no ostentation in it or hypocrisy).(17) 14. And he should say the […]