Respecting the Elderly
Allah (ﷻ) honored the human being in general. He said: {Yet very truly, We have so honored the Children of Adam: For We have carried them through the land and the sea. And We have provided them with all that is wholesome [in life]. And We have so favored them above most of what We […]
Hold Onto The Rope of Allah
الْزَمْ حَبْلَ الله للمرء هبَّة وفترة، هبَّة ينشط فيه على طاعة الله، وفترة يكسل فيها ويتقاعس، وهذا الحال معروف لدى عباد الله الذين دأبهم التقصير، وإن سلم منه أحد يسلم منه الأنبياء والمرسلون الذين عصمهم الله فقط، ولا غرو أن تجد سيدنا على بن طالب رضي الله عنه، يقول واصفاً حال الهبَّة والنشاط، يقول: إِذا […]
The Six Days of Shawwal – Its Virtues and Rulings
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الأيام الستة من شوال – فضائلها وأحكامها قد مضى شهر رمضان، وودعناه على أمل اللقاء به مرة أخرى في عام قادم، ولكن، لئن كان شهر رمضان قد انقضى، فإن مواسم الخيرات لا تنقضي، ولئن كانت أيام صيامه وقيامه قد انتهت، فإن الصيام والقيام والصدقة، وسائر القربات والطاعات، وأعمال البرّ والخيرات، لا […]
Life After Ramadan
Ramadan, the month of fasting and spiritual reflection, is a time when many Muslims renew their faith and commitment to Allah. However, as the month comes to an end, it can be difficult to maintain that same level of faith and devotion. Here are some tips on how to maintain your faith after Ramadan. First […]
Human Responsibility Part 4
In this article, we will explore another Quranic approach and presentation of the Day of Judgment. The detailed descriptions of the changes that usher the beginning of the Day of Judgment are meant to remind us of our responsibility. On that day, the whole universe goes through total transformation and metamorphosis. “One day the earth […]
Plurals
الجموع الحمد لله الذي أنزل على عبده قرآناً غير ذي عوج، منه آيات محكمات هنّ أم الكتاب وأخر متشابهات. تتميّز اللغة العربية باعتمادها على نظام الاشتقاق في توليد الألفاظ، وتتنوّع صِيَغ الجمع للكثير من الأسماء المشتقة من المادة اللغوية الواحدة تجنّباً لأي التباس بعضها ببعض في المعنى. ولقد تعدّدت مذاهب الباحثين في تفسير ظاهرة التعدد […]
The Honorable Ten
Ramadan is almost over, Subhan Allah. I hope and pray that Allah (ﷻ) has accepted our fasting, prayers, Quran recitation, donating, and everything good we have done so far, and everything we are still able to do in these blessed last ten nights of Ramadan. These are a few things we can still do in […]
The Night of Power
“The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.” (Quran 97:3). Allah ﷻ chose Ramadan to be the best month out of the year and He chose Laylatul Qadr to be the best night out of the entire year. A beautiful night in which the rewards of worship are equivalent to the rewards of […]
Eidun Saeed
وَعَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ اَلْأَنْصَارِيِّ - رضى الله عنه - أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ: مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ, ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ سِتًّا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ كَانَ كَصِيَامِ اَلدَّهْرِ Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari (RAA) narrated that The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever fasts during the month of Ramadan and then follows it with six days […]
Things You Need to Know About Ramadan
Introduction: Ramadan is the ninth month in our lunar calendar. The origin of this word is (Ra-ma-doo رَمَضُ) which means in the Arabic language: “intense or extreme heat.”[1] “When the names of months were copied from the old language, it coincided that Ramadan was in times of extreme heat and that is why it was […]