By Lisa Wangsness | Source: bostonglobe.com Brian Buzby had a splitting headache the first day of Ramadan from caffeine withdrawal and mild dehydration. He loved the late night Taraweeh prayers at the mosque, when a portion of the Koran is recited each night, and stayed long afterward talking with friends. …

Every time you raise your hands to the sky and make du’a to Allah subhana wa ta’ala, you are calling up a toll-free number with no long distance charges. The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Dua is worship” (Tirmidhi) So when we do try and converse with our …

“Those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah – Islamic Monotheism), and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah, Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.” [Surah Ar-Ra’ad, 13:28] How many times a day do we find ourselves with “time to kill” on our way …

Alhamdolillah! We are over half way through the blessed month of Ramadan and many of us are unfortunately still only warming up in our worship and righteous acts. We keep talking about how much we love the month of Ramadan. We love how we could focus and worship. We talk …

“Our Lord! Forgive me and my Parents, and (all) the believers on the Day when the reckoning will be established.” – [Surah Ibrahim, 14:41]

Source: Huffington Post | By: TODD PITMAN MEIKHTILA, Myanmar — Their bones are scattered in blackened patches of earth across a hillside overlooking the wrecked Islamic boarding school they once called home. Smashed fragments of skulls rest atop the dirt. A shattered jaw cradles half a set of teeth. And among the …

Allah says in the Quran, “Take Sadaqah (alms) from their wealth in order to purify them and sanctify them with it, and invoke Allah for them. Verily! Your invocations are a source of security for them, and Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.” [Surah Al-Tawbah, 9:103] What is Sadaqah? Sadaqah is derived …

Fasting is difficult in the hot weather isn’t it? Pretty much everyone around the world today will have felt thirsty and possibly a tad hungry too. So perhaps it’s understandable that many people don’t get it when we praise fasting and say it’s the gateway to the Divine. Being able …

In Islam, most Ibaadah have Social Aspects, fasting is no exception. Fasting is a matchless and unique institution of Islam. Through it, Islam has planted an ever growing tree of infinite virtue. 1. One of the social aspects of fasting is that it helps in understanding the pains and suffering …