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Al-Fatiha as a Supplication
Al-Fatiha is the perfect template for du’a. It can be viewed as a prayer within a prayer since it is obligatory to be recited as a supplication in each unit of every regular prayer. In
Al-Hajj: Mere Ritual or A Comprehensive Way of Life?
How did Makkah emerge on the socio-religious map of the world? Are the rituals practiced during Al-Hajj the response to the prayer of Ibrahim and Ismail? What is the journey of Al-Hajj? Is it a
New Paradigms in the Practice of Giving (Part 2)
What are the new paradigms that Quran used to nudge the people to adopt giving as an important aspect of their civic responsibility? In the previous article I wrote about the first paradigm that revealed
New Paradigms in the Practice of Giving (Part 1)
Giving is a universal human phenomenon. It is practiced everywhere and by different nations and cultures. The celebrated sociologist of religion, Max Weber said: “In Islam, the giving of alms was one of the five
Heroes Work Here
As we rung in the new year 2020, the other side of the world was already battling a deadly epidemic. Little did we know at that time that our lives would be forever altered as