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10 TIPS TO MAINTAINING YOUR SALAH

1. KNOW ITS WORTH If one does not know the merits and necessity of salah, the immense bounties that come with it, and the unspeakable spiritual pleasure and bliss of the company of Allah that is the reward of an attentive salah,…

How Much Of The Quran Did The Prophet Interpret?

THERE ARE TWO scholarly opinions as to how much of the Quran the Prophet explained. The First Opinion: The Entire Quran Some scholars, like Shaykh Al-Islâm Ibn Taymiyyah, held that the Prophet had explained the meanings of the entire Quran to his…

Why Scholars Disagree (1)

AS ALL MUSLIMS know, through their understanding of the Quran and the Sunnah, the dîn of Allah is the religion of Truth. Implicitly, this proposition entails that the Prophet ﷺ has left us a complete, comprehensive explanation of the religion; thus, no further explanation…

A Translation of Ibn Taymiyyah’s Raf‘ Al-Malam ‘An Al-A’immat Al-A’lam (Exonerating the Great Imams) | Part 1

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Praise is due to Allah for His bounties. I testify that there is no deity except Him; He has no associates in the heavens and the earth. And I testify that Muhammad…

Salah: Its Prerequisites and Essentials

IN ISLAM, PERFORMING Salah is the most important mandatory act after the testimony of faith. The Prophet ﷺ said, The head of the matter is Islam; its pillar is the Salah… (Tirmidhi) It is the last thing the Prophet recommended to his…

Seeking Cure with Ruqya and the Quran | Ruqyah in Islam - Ruqyah Dua

Seeking Cure with Ruqya And The Quran (Part 1 of 2)

Discussion and supplications to deal with Evil Eye and Magic

Rulings Regarding Zakat Al-Fitr: A Cleansing and Enriching Obligatory Charity (part 1)

THE SCOPE OF worship in Islam is universal, in the literal sense. For the Quran tells us that each and every constituent of creation— near or far, seen or unseen, animate or inanimate—worships the true and only Allah, Indeed, every being in…

The Big Bad Beard | part 2

"Many times, it happens that it's the job which requires shaving the beard, and that he would lose his job if he does not shave. Usually in most cases it's peer pressure and the office environment --but then again at times the…

The Big Bad Beard | part 1

BEARDS HAVE BEEN around for quite a long time. How long you ask? Since the time Adam set foot on this planet. Exactly, that’s how long since the beard has been around. Since the very beginning beards have been a thing that…

Do Islamic Courts Allow DNA Evidence?

THE USE OF DNA fingerprinting, or genetic print, in criminal investigations is a novel legal usage (nâzilah) about which Muslim scholar-jurists (fuqahâ’) are divided in their opinion. The fuqahâ’ differ as to the kinds of cases in which a genetic print may stand…