Makkah Metro : The Journey of Hajj goes green A high speed train to Makkah in Saudi Arabia will cut down on carbon emissions during hajj this year, but its reach is limited for now. Every year, around three million Muslims from across the world prepare for the spiritual journey …
Read More »Picture Perfect : Love in Madinah
Madinah Munawarrah, the City of Glittering Lights. In this city, happiness will be clearly displayed and across the nations friendships will develop instantly. In this city, the Prophet (pbuh) is still with us, no matter the distance of time between his death to the time of our visit. In this …
Read More »“It is indeed you who is the Rider, and I who am the Foot Traveller.”
One year, Ibrahim bin Adham decided to perform hajj on foot, walking from his homeland to Makkah. As he was leaving his homeland, a man riding on a camel passed by and said, “O Ibn Adham, where are you going?” “I am going to perform hajj, if Allah wills,” said …
Read More »A True Hajj
The Hajj requires complete submission to Allah and taking special care to overcome all shortcomings and errors in all religious obligations by traveling abroad in the way of Allah and visiting the holy places. In effect, one should return home reborn spiritually. The way one conducts his life after the …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Lessons from the Farewell Pilgrimage
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Lessons from the Farewell Pilgrimage – by Imam Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah ‘Abdul-Bari ibn ‘Awad ath-Thubayti from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Dhul-Qa‘dah 18, 1422 (February 2, 2002) The Transcript: All praise is due to Allah. May peace and blessings be upon the Messenger, his household and companions. …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Hajj – A Symbol of Tawheed
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Hajj – A Symbol of Tawheed – by Imam Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah Husayn ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Aal Sheikh from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Dhul-Qa’dah 29, 1421 (February 23, 2001) The Transcript: All praise is due to Allah. May His peace and blessings be upon the Prophet …
Read More »Picture Perfect : Supplications of Prophet Ibrahim (AS)
The Holy Quran, Surah Ibrahim, 14:35-41 14.035 Remember Ibrahim said: “O my Lord! make this city one of peace and security: and preserve me and my sons from worshipping idols.” 14.036 “O my Lord! they have indeed led astray many among mankind; He then who follows my (ways) is of …
Read More »Picture Perfect : NO COMPULSION
Hajj – The Largest gathering in the world each year! It is the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Makkah, which remains the ultimate symbol of the oneness and brotherhood of man.Here, rich and poor from all nations stand and bow in unison before God in what is the largest gathering of …
Read More »Picture Perfect : We Came
“And proclaim the Pilgrimage among men: they will come to thee on foot and (mounted) on every kind of camel, lean on account of journeys through deep and distant mountain highways;” [Al Quran, Surah Al Hajj, 22:27] And yes indeed we came. We came from every remote corner of the …
Read More »Hajj : Islam has no Racism
Islam – The Cure for Racism When he was in Makkah, Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) wrote a letter to his loyal assistants in Harlem… from his heart: America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem. “Never have I …
Read More »