21 Jun 2016

How to Be a Successful Muslim Wife

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How to Be a Successful Muslim Wife In Islam, marriage is a blessed contract between a man and a woman. Each have their own role to play in making a marriage successful. It is a bit more difficult but certainly possible to make even a selected partner in a marriage a...

Tips for wife to show respect for her husband

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1. Express faith in his decision and ability.2. Leave him notes (men respond better to the written words) that tell him how much you value who he is as a person (and sometimes for his work). ...3. If he botches a task at home, don’t sigh, roll your eyes, and mutter...

Dua after Iftar

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ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَ ابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ، وَ ثَبَتَ الأجْرُ إنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ Transliteration:dhahabadh dhama-u wabtallatil ‘urooqu, wa tha-batal ajru insha AllahThe thrist is gone, the veins are moistened and the reward is confirmed, if Allah [Ta’ala] wills.[Abu D...

Dua: When breaking the fast – Iftar

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Dua: When breaking the fast – Iftar When breaking the fast – Iftarاللَّهُمَّ اِنِّى لَكَ صُمْتُ وَبِكَ امنْتُ [وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ] وَعَلَى رِزْقِكَ اَفْطَرْتُ O Allah! I fasted for You and I believe in You [and I put my trust in You] and I break my fast with Your...

17 Jun 2016

The Sunnats of Eid–ul–Fitr

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1. To awaken earlier than usual2. To brush the teeth (miswaak)3. To have a bath (ghusl)4. To be well dressed in an Islamic manner5. To dress in one’s best clothes, not necessarily new6. To use itr7. To perform Eid Salah at the Eidgah8. To eat odd number of dates9. To...

7 Reasons to Read the Glorious Qur’an

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1. InimitableIt dares you to disprove it. How? It says that humans cannot write a book like this even if they pooled all their resources together and got help also from the spirits. The Qur’an said this fourteen hundred years ago and yet no one has been able to disprove...

Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) (PBUH) (2)

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Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) (PBUH) (2) As you may recall, most of the people at the time of Ibrahim (alayhis salam) were idol worshippers. There were very few people who heeded the words of Ibrahim (alayhis salam). One of the people who did follow in the way of Allah was...

Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) (PBUH) (1)

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Prophet Ibrahim as a role modelWe often see the term “role model” in newspapers and magazines. It refers to someone who leads the sort of life that you would like to live. Many of us choose our favorite sports star or film star as our role model because we are impressed...

10 Ways of Developing Love For Allah

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10 Ways of Developing Love For Allah Adapted from Shaykh Ibn Qayyim’s (rah) Madarij-us-SaalikeenShaykh Ibn al-Qayyim (rah) says: “The reason which cause mahabbah (love) of Allaah to develop, are ten:First: Reciting the Qur’aan, reflecting and understanding its meaning...

Characteristics of a Pious Husband

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Characteristics of a Pious Husband On the Day of Judgment :Allah will ask men if they fulfilled their obligations towards their families. They who fear Allah will do their best to direct the way his wife and children live by educating himself and his family to living...

Characteristics of a Pious Wife

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A pious woman’s priority is to seek the pleasure of Allah. She tries acquiring the qualities of a good wife by following the examples of the Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) and obeying what is commanded in the Book of Allah. Complete obedience and adherence to...

Respect for Women Wearing Hijab at Olympics

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Extract of an article from the Guardian by Naomi Alderman The Greeks, as we all know, used to compete in the original Olympic games stark naked and smothered in olive oil. That’s no longer the fashion – because we have different cultural ideas about what parts of the...

16 Jun 2016

What every Muslim needs to know about Ramadan

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By: Bilal Abu AishaAll praise belongs to Allah who said in His final revelation, the Qur’an: “O you who believe! Observing fast is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become pious.”1 And peace and blessings of Allah be upon the greatest...

Ramadan Mubarak: Everything You Need to Know About This Holy Month

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Ramadan Mubarak: Everything You Need to Know About This Holy Month According to Islamic tradition, Ramzan is the holiest month of the entire year, “a month of blessing” and brings with it a fresh wave of festive cheer. It lasts for 28 to 30 days depending on...

15 Jun 2016

Ramadan and Islam: Introduction to Ramadan, the month of fasting for muslims

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Fasting during the month of Ramadan (also spelled Ramadhan, Ramzan, Ramadhaan), is one of the five pillars of Submission (Islam in Arabic). In the month of Ramadan, submitters (muslims / moslems) fast from dawn to sunset (if able).  While fasting (seyam / saum...

11 Jun 2016

Women in the Masjid (III)

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By Husain Zakariyya Yawale,In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. All Praise is due to Allah! We praise Him and we seek help from Him. We ask forgiveness from Him. We repent to Him; and we seek refuge in Him from our evils and bad deeds. Anyone who is guided...

Women in the Masjid (II)

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By Husain Zakariyya Yawale,In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. All Praise is due to Allah! We praise Him and we seek help from Him. We ask forgiveness from Him. We repent to Him; and we seek refuge in Him from our evils and bad deeds. Anyone who is guided...

Women in the Masjid (I)

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By Husain Zakariyya Yawale, In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. All Praise is due to Allah! We praise Him and we seek help from Him. We ask forgiveness from Him. We repent to Him; and we seek refuge in Him from our evils and bad deeds. Anyone who is...

Setting up a Muslim home (II)

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By Husain Zakariyya YawaleAllah says:“My Lord! Forgive me and my parents and him who whom enters my house believing, and believing men and believing women; and do not increase the unjust in aught but destruction!”[Nuh: 28]ow beautiful it would if the head of the home...

Setting up a Muslim home (I)

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Setting up a Muslim home (I) By Husain Zakariyya Yawale Allah says: “My Lord! Forgive me and my parents and him who whom enters my house believing, and believing men and believing women; and do not increase the unjust in aught but destruction!”[Nuh: 28] home, which...

9 Jun 2016

How to Maintain Good Habits After Ramadan

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How to Maintain Good Habits After Ramadan Ramadan is the month of fasting for atonement of sins and purification of soul. It is a response to the carnal desires for eating, drinking and sleeping. A way that instills discipline in lives ensuring that the needs are met...

Five Best Tips to Eat Right & Stay Right this Ramadan

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Five Best Tips to Eat Right & Stay Right this Ramadan Ramadan the month of bounties and blessings has started and has already knocked our doors. Families have stocked all the essential items for the month of Ramadan so that they can utilize their productive time...

Make Your Ramadan 2016 a Transformation Experience

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Make Your Ramadan 2016 a Transformation Experience We are living in the world of flamboyant glittering where the gold attracts and old nullified, where humanity has no cost but cheating makes you a millionaire, where a single blot of evil makes you a terrorist and a...

Signs Indicating That You Truly Love Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

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Love is intense in its feelings and can only be proved by actions. At times, it leads us to total maverick feelings and on the other hand dumps us in abyss. The one who love and the one who is being loved can never grasp the intimacy and loyalty encapsulated in this ...

Starve Your Ego, Feed your Soul!

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Starve Your Ego, Feed your Soul! Ego and soul are two of the attributes that comprise the distinction in a particular person. Ego tells us that “we” matter whereas soul provides us the reason to live and strive for happiness. We humans are dependent entirely upon our...

Productive Ways Towards Good Deeds in Islam

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Productive Ways Towards Good Deeds in Islam Closing eyes and thinking about all the good deeds makes one enlighten and jubilant deep inside. You have provided someone with a helping hand or have made someone smile? Helped someone crossed the road, alleviate someone tension...

Virtues of Ramadan: The Prophet’s Sermon on Ramadhan

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Virtues of Ramadan: The Prophet’s Sermon on Ramadhan Baihaqi reported on the authority of Salman Al-Farsi (Radhi Allah ‘Anh) that Prophet (‘Alaihi Salat was-Salam) delivered a sermon on the last day of the month of Sha’ban. In it he (‘Alaihi Salat was-Salam) sai...

Virtues of Ramadan: Object of Ramadan

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Virtues of Ramadan: Object of Ramadan On a sweltering hot day your throat has become parched. You are in the privacy of your home and the refreshingly cool water is within hand’s reach. You desire to drink it, but you do not. Why? Simply because you are fasting and while...

7 Jun 2016

Ramadan: A Great Opportunity to Achieve Taqwa - II

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How to Achieve Taqwa Let us consider the holy month of Ramadan a starting point to pursue piety. Indeed, piety is the optimal clothing [of the soul]. Allah The Exalted Says (what means): • {…the clothing of piety - that is best.} [Quran 7:26] • {Indeed, the pious...

2 Jun 2016

Ramadan: A Great Opportunity to Achieve Taqwa - I

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The month of Ramadan is approaching with its blessings of goodness and purity to inculcate in man willpower, composure, and determination.Ramadan equips Muslims with the art of endurance and stamina to face all adversities and overcome all obstacles and difficulties...

Ramadan and Behavioral Reform

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It is well-known that the supreme goal of fasting is to attain righteousness. In confirmation, Allah Almighty says (what means): {O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous.} [Quran 2:1...

Ramadan: Its Virtues, Pillars, Benefits, Acts of the Sunnah and Disliked Issues

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Fasting is one of the great pillars of Islam and it is an indisputably established fact of the religion. This was indicated by the Quran, the Sunnah, and the consensus (of the Muslims). Many narrations were reported about its virtue. There is no doubt that this honorable...

Fasting in Ramadan – Ahadith from Riyad as-Salihin

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Fasting in Ramadan – Ahadith from Riyad as-Salihin Chapters related to Fasting in Ramadan 217. Chapter: On the obligation to fast Ramadan and clarification of the excellence of fasting and what is connected to it Allah Almighty says, “You who believe! Fasting...

Ramadan: Eighteen Reasons For Fasting

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Ramadan: Eighteen Reasons For Fasting O ye who believe! Fasting is ordained for you, even as it was ordained for those before you, that ye may guard yourself (against evil)” Qur’an: Chapter 2, Verse 183). Ramadan is a month of fasting and prayers for the Muslims. The...