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  • Permissibility of Praying Taraaweeh - I

    It was narrated on the authority of ‘Abdul-Rahmaan ibn ‘Abd Al-Qaari’  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him that he said, I went out in the company of ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattaab, may Allah be pleased with him, one night in Ramadan to the mosque and found the people praying in different groups: a man praying alone and a man praying with.. More

  • Permissibility of the Taraaweeh Prayer - II

    In a Hadeeth (narration) on the authority of Zayd ibn Thaabit, may Allah be pleased with him, he said, The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, made a small room (with a palm leaf mat). The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, came out (of his house) and prayed in it. Some men came and joined him in his prayer... More

  • Gateways of Goodness in Ramadan-I

    Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {The month of Ramadan [is that] in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it.} [Quran 2:185] Very soon, we are expecting a great month in which Allah The Almighty opens the gates of goodness,.. More

  • Gateways of Goodness in Ramadan-III

    1- Invoking prayers on the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "Whoever invokes prayers on me once, Allah will return it to him ten times." [Muslim] 2- Calling to Allah The Almighty and to goodness. "Whoever calls people to guidance, shall receive a reward equal to that.. More

  • Gateways of Goodness in Ramadan-II

    1- Reciting Thikr (remembrance of Allah) after Fajr prayer until sunrise. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "Whoever performs Fajr prayer in congregation, then stays remembering Allah till the sun rises, then performs two Rak‘ahs, will have the reward of Hajj and ‘Umrah in full." [At-Tirmithi: Hasan] 2-.. More

  • Important Tips to Make Use of the Best of All Months-II

    Fifth: Try to decorate the public places and your house with Ramadan posters and decorations This will please and delight the people in general as well as your children, in addition to spreading the noble principles such as adhering to Hijab, interest in the Quran, consoling Muslims, and so on. Sixth: Protect your time during the month of Ramadan.. More

  • Important Tips to Make Use of the Best of All Months-I

    A great and blessed month… This is how the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, described the best of all months! Little wonder, for Ramadan is a great season for making profits. Whoever wastes it has lost a great deal, whoever refrains from competing in it is feeble, and whoever is deprived of its blessings is miserable. Its.. More

  • Reaping the benefits of Ramadan

    One of the virtuous callers to Islam told me the story of a young man who had not reached seventeen years of age. That young man had a great zeal for Da‘wah (calling to Islam) and was preoccupied with it all the time. He used to prepare himself to perform good and righteous deeds with the advent of Ramadan. For example, he used to stand by the.. More

  • Ten Ways to Receive Ramadan

    Muslims should not neglect the seasons of worship; rather, they must be among the first to excel in and compete in them. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {So for this let the competitors compete.}[Quran 83:26] So, we must try our best to receive the month of Ramadan in the following recommended ways: The first way: Supplicate Allah The Almighty.. More

  • Registering in the School of Righteous Generations

    A noble guest is soon to arrive and a great season is to start -- the month of Ramadan, which is a month praised in the Quran and the Sunnah (Prophetic tradition). It has many virtues; for example, when it starts it is said: “O seeker of goodness, go ahead! O seeker of evil; desist!” The Ummah (Muslim nation) has witnessed this month.. More

  • A Ramadan to remember

    Nadia came home from school holding up a bound book proudly. "Look what I made," she said to her mother excitedly, waving her book back and forth. Her mother glimpsed the title, My Best Memory. As her mom flipped through it, she realized it was about Ramadan. Pictures of masajid, people offering salah, and families breaking their fast filled.. More

  • Lest We Forget Them…

    Ramadan comes this year while the troubles and disasters afflicting the Ummah (Muslim nation) are greater than the previous Ramadan. There are the homeless, hungry, frightened, imprisoned people and other poverty-stricken Muslims in various countries of the world. What is our attitude towards this situation? First: One should acknowledge the favors.. More

  • Farewell Ramadan

    When one ponders over the history of nations, they will realise that all are in the process of constant change. This is the course destined for them by Allah and nothing can change that. If an honourable guest visits you in your dwellings, showers you with goodness and loves you – which you reciprocate; then the time for his departure arrives,.. More

  • Glad Tidings

    In a few days, Allah willing, we will be receiving the blessed month of Ramadan … the month which the believers’ hearts long for. It is a season for the hearts to regain their purity and for people to salvage their conscience after being polluted by the overwhelming desires and the pleasures of this worldly life. Allah has blessed.. More

  • The twilight Ramadan - A poem

    Lord! we are never more near to You Than the moment before we succumb to our elements Ramadan! You are never more needed Than when we think we’ve had enough I long for the passion of my thirst To linger past the hour That I recall the pleasure of the first sip That runs sweetly to where the fast nestled in my throat Month of purity.. More