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  • Let Us Attain Emancipation from Hell

    The best wish a Muslim can have in the month of Ramadan, after attaining the mercy of Allah The Almighty and His Forgiveness, is to be emancipated from Hell, as Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {So he who is drawn away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has attained [his desire].}[Quran 3:185] However, emancipation from Hell requires standing.. More

  • Ramadan: a call for return and reform- II

    The month of generosity and giving Another blessing of the month of Ramadan is the increase in brotherhood, mutual love, care, and generosity and charity towards the poor and the needy. The meetings of the Suhoor, the pre-dawn meal, and the Iftaar, the post- dusk breakfast, are supposed to be the epitome of joy and manifestations of brotherly and familial.. More

  • Ramadan: a call for return and reform- I

    These days, the Muslims around the globe are rightly busy preparing to welcome the noble month of Ramadan. Of this month, Allah 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;.. More

  • This is what our predecessors used to do…

    Muslims know the great reward of providing something for the fasting person to break the fast. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “He who provides for the breaking of the fast of another earns the same reward as the one who was observing the fast, without diminishing in any way the reward of the latter.” [Ahmad, At-Tirmithi,.. More

  • Pardon and Forgiveness in Ramadan

    Pardon means treating the evil doer and those who are mistaken with tolerance and forgiveness, and not punishing him or treating him in the same way he did. Pardon is one of the Attributes of Allah The Almighty and a feature of His methodology. Allah The Almighty describes Himself as "Ever Pardoning and Forgiving", "Pardons much,".. More

  • Seizing the Opportunities of Ramadan-II

    1- Revising the Quran: The month of Ramadan is a chance for those who have forgetten the portions of the Quran they had once memorized to revise them during the night and day through offering voluntary night prayers, and reciting it while reflecting on its meanings and rulings. The righteous predecessors used to pondering over the Quran and recite.. More

  • Seizing the Opportunities of Ramadan-I

    Ramadan is the chance of a lifetime for a believing slave of Allah The Almighty. There are hundreds of opportunities in this monththat can be utilized in an optimum manner so as to have the best result, such that a believer will be pleased to see in his record of deeds. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {On a Day when their tongues, their hands.. More

  • Are You One of Them?

    The days and nights of Ramadan pass by, while the ways of investing time and efforts in them varies from one person to another. Some people hasten and compete in various kinds of good deeds. Others do not give up their sins but persist in their disobedience. We ask Allah The Almighty to guide all of us! However, there are certain Divine gifts, by.. More

  • Preparing soul and body for Ramadan – II

    The challenge: love and faith The secret that the practice of fasting divulges to us is that the happiness that is the ultimate desire of all human beings is the happiness of faith. It is their true north, their lost treasure, whether they know it or not—and doubtless, most do not. Allah Says what means: “…Unquestionably, by the.. More

  • Preparing soul and body for Ramadan – I

    Fasting and happiness We constantly seek happiness. What pleasure we seek is our choice. We seek what we think will bring us happiness. But in reality, even the worshippers of the life of this world get lost in things that are unimportant, even by their own standards. Their dilemma too is the same: Most non-believers spend their life doing what they.. More

  • Act on your faith

    Some of our Muslim brothers and sisters glow with excitement as they find themselves facing yet another Ramadan. Their faces are shining and there isn’t a hint of fatigue or hunger in their eves. They relentlessly come to the Masjid night after night, without a worry at all about the next day’s Fajr (dawn) alarm clock. But, then there are.. More

  • Generosity during Ramadan

    Spending charity removes sins as water extinguishes fire ... charity extinguishes the wrath of Allah… charity shades the person on the Day of Resurrection. There are many other great virtues for spending in charity, and since the month of Ramadan is the month of generosity, we will address this topic from three different perspectives: Generosity.. More

  • Ramadan: The greatest opportunity

    In the midst of the hustle and bustle of this worldly life and the severe struggle that people are going through to acquire its treasures, man still realises that he is desperately in need of a sanctuary in which he can seek refuge and under whose shade he can unwind in order to be able to refresh himself and strengthen his determination to move forward.. More

  • Ramadan: surviving hardship, finding meaning

    I am not exaggerating. For those of us for whom it is hard to remember the benefits of what we are doing during this blessed month(Ramadan), I do believe it is just the sheer power of our families and communities coming together (and going through hardship together) which keep us going. But for those of us here in the West who study and work among non-.. More

  • Remaining steadfast on obedience

    There are lessons for us all in the passage of the days and nights - and the days are moving away from us as quickly as the clouds. The people shall continue advancing until they finally end up in Paradise or Hell. Also, the rapid rate at which the days and nights are running away from us during these present times confirm the foretelling of ‘time.. More