It was said that we fast to understand and feel the suffering of the poor and share their needs, but this concept is wrong. We don’t fast for this purpose, but we fast to be righteous, inwardly and outwardly. We fast as whatever Allah’s Command is, we should follow it. Islam is based on…
Read MoreWhy Should We Read Morning and Evevning Zikr? Allah instructed the Prophets and the believers to remember Him in these two times, and He said, “فَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّكَ قَبۡلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمۡسِ وَقَبۡلَ ٱلۡغُرُوبِ” “So bear with patience (O Muhammad SAW) all that they say, and glorify the Praises of…
Read MoreNeed a Daily Protection..? Need A Continuous and Strong Bond With Allah…? You can have all your needs and gain a great reward from Allah, if you read the Remembrance of Morning and Evening (أذكار الصباح والمساء). Allah says in His Holy Quran “فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ” Therefore remember Me (by…
Read MoreWhy does Allah test us? Allah says in His Holy Quran, ”وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيْءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ” (And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient), (Surah Al-Baqarah:155)…
Read MoreWill Allah forgive my sins? Sometimes you think you are expelled from Allah’s Mercy, when you recall your history and you see that you have committed all the sins and Haram, you believe this is your end! But fortunately, it is NOT, as you still have a chance to change your compass to the right…
Read MoreOne Ummah…One Body…One Heart The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “The believers in their mutual kindness, compassion and sympathy are just like one body. When one of the limbs suffers, the whole body responds to it with wakefulness and fever”. Each Muslim has to support and stand for his brothers according to his efforts…
Read MoreOn Edge of the Cliff Among people, there is a kind of person who worships Allah on the edge of the cliff. And this means someone acts as if he stands on the edge of a cliff. He’s kind of dangling, not quite there and not quite off. Allah describes this image in Sura Al-Hajj…
Read MoreSawdah bint-Zam’a The mother of the believers Sawdah bint-Zam’a, her father is, Zam’a ibn Qays. He is from the Amir ibn Luayy clan of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca. Her mother, Al-Shamus bint Qays, is from the Najjar clan of the Khazraj tribe in Madina. She was a tall and large black-skinned woman. She is the first woman prophet Muhammad (pbup) married…
Read MoreThe Constitution of Medina The life of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions in Medina The first thing the Prophet did upon arriving in Medina was to construct a mosque that served as the first community center for Muslims. It also served as the headquarters of leadership and a social…
Read MoreThe Epic Immigration (Hijrah) Before Hijrah – immigration The idolaters of Makkah deprived themselves of all benefit when they rejected the message and sat on the wayside, threatening the believers and wishing it were crooked. Even though their false propaganda which succeeded to prevent many tribes from entering Islam, the truth has eventually to prevail.…
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