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Fasting Six Days of Shawwal

مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ سِتًّا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ كَانَ كَصِيَامِ الدَّهْر” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan and then

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Silence Is Not My Cause

They expect us to bow down, stay quiet Stay still, remain calm How? How do they want us to sit and watch our lives flash before our eyes? How do

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The Night of Power

Allah’s creation is not random.  Everything goes by law, proportion, and measure, “Al-qadar”: إنا كل شيئ خلقناه بقدر “Verily, all things have We created in proportion and measure.” [54:49] Everything

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Not An Ordinary Ramadan

I do believe that every Ramadan is special, but for this year, it is not an ordinary one indeed. After we missed the beauty of being together in the Masjed

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The Fasting That I Choose

Prophets and Messengers were successful in bringing the divine word of Allah to the people and urging them to become virtuous and pious. They also introduced worship of Allah, in

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Quranic Reflections: Month of Goodness

  شَهۡرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِىۡٓ اُنۡزِلَ فِيۡهِ الۡقُرۡاٰنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَ بَيِّنٰتٍ مِّنَ الۡهُدٰى وَالۡفُرۡقَانِۚ “It was the month of Ramadan in which the Quran was first sent down as guidance

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Good & Evil In Quran

The aim of the common human enterprise is to lead the people to perpetual prosperity or “falah” in this life and the next. Prophets lead by the example of good

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Surat Al-Isra’ Verse 9

إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ يِهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا “Indeed, this Quran guides humanity to that which is most upright and gives glad

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