Daily Archives: August 30, 2010

Ramadan : Laylat ul-Qadr

August 30, 2010   Hadith & Sunnah, Islam, Picture Perfects, Ramadan
In each of the daily prayer we offer, we solemnly declare to Allah, “Iyyaka na’budu” (You alone do we worship). While the intelligent and committed believer realizes that his very lifestyle spells worship, he knows, remembering the words of our Prophet sallAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam that “Du’aa’ (supplication) is worship” [Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud] Allah, the Most Merciful, has encouraged the believers to take advantage of certain times during the year to make du’aa’. Such an occasion presents itself annually during Ramadan — especially on the Laylat ul-Qadr, the Night of Power. On this night, the single most important event in human history Read more ...
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Hadith Qudsi on Ramadan

August 30, 2010   Hadith & Sunnah, Islam, Ramadan
Superiority of Fasting (Saum) Narrated Abu Huraira (radhiAllahu anhu): Allah's Messenger (sallaAllahu alayhe wasallam) said: "Allah said: "Every good deed performed by son of Adam is a credit for him but fasting is exclusively Mine and I give reward for it. Fasting is a shield against sins. Therefore, when any of you is fasting he should neither indulge in obscene language nor raise the voice. If anyone abuses him or quarrels with him, he should say: I am fasting. By Him in Whose Hand is Muhammad's soul! The smell coming out of the mouth of a person fasting is more pleasant to Allah than the smell of musk. And he who fasts has two occasions of joy. One Read more ...
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