The Almighty Allah (swt) created man to serve — a service that is based on knowledge and is a result of knowing Him (swt). To …
Faith
Silence – the mark of a believer
There are numerous authentic traditions attributed to the holy household of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on the importance of silence.
In fact, silence was one of the very characteristic qualities of the Prophets and Imams and their companions. We are taught that …
A position of great glory
Tahajjud comes from the root word hujod which literally means ‘sleep’. However when it is constructed in a different form, tahajjud means to put away sleep and to stay up. Allah (swt) instructs the Holy Prophet (pbuh) to stay up part …
Gender equality in Islam
“… Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made some of them to excel others…” (Quran 4:34)
On one hand, Allah (swt) claims that the best in His eyes is the most God-conscious, while in this verse it appears that …
How the pious deal with anger
When faced with difficult confrontations or aggression in everyday-life…
Hajj: An internal revolution
“And proclaim among people the pilgrimage; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel, coming from every remote path.” (Quran 22:27)
Literally, Hajj means the intention to visit a place. Islam transfers this meaning from its lexical meaning …
The Light verse
Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth; a likeness of His light is as a niche in which is a lamp, the lamp is in a glass, (and) the glass is as it were a brightly shining star, …
Friday prayers and Fidyas
What is the status of Friday prayer? What is the Fidya for days you did not fast in Ramadhan?
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