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  • Medical Research on the Health of Pilgrims during Hajj

    Hajj is a unique Islamic season when more than two million Muslims from all over the world gather in one place for several weeks. There is no doubt that Hajj imposes certain demands on the one who performs it. There are the hardships of travel, walking while performing religious rites, fluctuations of the weather in Makkah and Madeenah during summer,.. More

  • Journey Towards Allah The Almighty

    “Whoever performs Hajj for the Sake of Allah and does not commit any obscenity (sexual intercourse while in the state of Ihraam) or commit any evil will go back (free of sin) as on the day his mother bore him” These are meaningful words that were said by the best of all creation and the most truthful of them, Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullaah,.. More

  • Journey Towards Allah The Almighty

    “Whoever performs Hajj for the Sake of Allah and does not commit any obscenity (sexual intercourse while in the state of Ihraam) or commit any evil will go back (free of sin) as on the day his mother bore him” These are meaningful words that were said by the best of all creation and the most truthful of them, Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullaah,.. More

  • In the Best Days of the Year, Turn Over a New Leaf - II

    Fasting: Hunaydah ibn Khaalid, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated on the authority of his wife that some of the wives of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said, “The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, used tofastthe first nine days of Thul-Hijjah, ‘Aashooraa’ and three days of every lunar month, the.. More

  • In the Best Days of the Year, Turn Over a New Leaf - II

    Fasting: Hunaydah ibn Khaalid, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated on the authority of his wife that some of the wives of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said, “The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, used tofastthe first nine days of Thul-Hijjah, ‘Aashooraa’ and three days of every lunar month, the.. More

  • In the Best Days of the Year, Turn Over a New Leaf - I

    Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {By the dawn*And [by] ten nights* And [by] the even [number] and the odd* And [by] the night when it passes, * Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?} [Quran 89:1-5] Dear brothers and sisters, this is the greatest opportunity you may be given in your entire life. It is a great chance.. More

  • In the Best Days of the Year, Turn Over a New Leaf - I

    Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {By the dawn*And [by] ten nights* And [by] the even [number] and the odd* And [by] the night when it passes, * Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?} [Quran 89:1-5] Dear brothers and sisters, this is the greatest opportunity you may be given in your entire life. It is a great chance.. More

  • Hajj as a Medium of Communication and Calling to Islam

    Hajj is not just one of the pillars of Islam and a kind of emigration to Allah The Exalted that unites Muslims from various parts of the world, nor is the objective behind prescribing it merely a form of adherence to the True religion. Instead, Hajj is also an important tool of Islamic Da‘wah (invitation to Islam) and a powerful medium of communication... More

  • Hajj and the Invitation to Islam

    Hajj is a great pillar of Islam that does not need any clarification of its virtues, merits and rank in Islam. It is adequate to mention that Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam. Allah The Exalted placed it in a high status in the hearts of all Muslims. Allah The Exalted honored Makkah with the presence of the Sacred House, and therefore the hearts of.. More

  • Hajj and Its Influence on Boosting Faith

    Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and it is obligatory for every Muslim who has the physical and financial ability, as Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way.} [Quran 3:97] The rituals of Hajj have a great influence on boosting faith,.. More

  • Hajj and Its Influence on Boosting Faith

    Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and it is obligatory for every Muslim who has the physical and financial ability, as Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way.} [Quran 3:97] The rituals of Hajj have a great influence on boosting faith,.. More

  • Hajj: A Once in a Lifetime Obligation

    Acts of worship vary in relation to time. An act of worship is either an annual obligation such as fasting the month of Ramadan, or a weekly obligation such as the Friday prayer, or a daily obligation such as the five prayers, or it is obligatory only once in a lifetime, and that is Hajj. When a person tries to figure out the reasons behind imposing.. More

  • Encouragement to Perform Hajj - II

    Being physically able means that the Muslim is able to travel to the Sacred House without difficulty. If he cannot travel to the House or can only reach it with severe difficulty like a sick person or an elderly person; in such a case, if there is no hope of recovery from his sickness he should authorize a relative or someone to perform Hajj or ‘Umrah.. More

  • Encouragement to Perform Hajj - I

    O people, fear Allah The Almighty and perform the obligations that Allah The Almighty has enjoined upon you, one of the most important among which is performing Hajj to His House whenever you can afford to do so. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto.. More

  • All About Udh-hiyah

    This is a Brief Account on the Udh-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered in ‘Eed Al-Adh-ha): • The Udh-hiyah refers to animals classified as Al-An‘aam (camels, cattle, sheep or goats) that are slaughtered during the days of Nahr as an act of worship, with the intention of drawing closer to Allah The Almighty. • The Udh-hiyah is.. More