This post covers the proper dua and method for breaking your Ramadan fast - the Arabic, transliteration, English translation, and a video with the audio.
Many Muslims approach Ramadan with mixed feelings. On one hand they’ve heard how the Companions used to eagerly await Ramadan six months in advance. But on...
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Standing is obligatory only for Takbeer Tahreema in Fardh Salah (Obligatory Prayers) with which the prayer begins. After that a person can sit. This is the...
The countdown has begun and we have less than one and half months left until the greatest month of the year, Ramadan! I’m sure by now...
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. The Qur’an is the “rope of Allah” (3:103); whoever grabs onto it will be saved,...
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A highly controversial figure, Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, from the Netherlands, traveled to study the Hajj in 1885/1302H on a scholarship from the Dutch Government. Once in...
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