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Moving images, striking panoramas, majestic mosques and minarets, special aerial images, intimate scenes of rapturous pilgrims – these are just a few rare close up moments of one of the Most important cities in the world, Makkah and Madinah. These pictures are recent (most from 1431 Hijri [2010]) and I believe …

Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Al-Aqsa is Crying out for Help! – by Imam Al-Haramain, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Ibn Abdul Aziz-as-Sudais from the Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah, 6 Safar, 1423 (April 19, 2002) The Transcript: All praise is due to Allah. May peace and blessings be upon His Prophet, his companions …

A Musalli of a certain Masjid, who previously had been attending salaah in congregation regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the Imaam decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The Imaam found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for the …

I’tikaf is the seclusion and staying in the mosque with the intention of becoming closer to Allah. This was the practice of the Prophet, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam, during the last ten days of Ramadan especially. He would do it during other months as well. ‘Aisha (RA) reported that: …

Beautiful Mosques from around the World Photograph Courtesy : Many Users/Photographers at  www.Flickr.com Also Read : Picture Perfect : Hajj – The Journey of a Lifetime Picture Perfect : Moments from the Blessed month of Ramadan  

The Masjid Al Aqsa is the second house of prayer established on earth: Abu Dharr reported: I said: “Messenger of Allah, which mosque was set up first on the earth?” He said: “Al-Masjid al-Haram (the sacred mosque, in Makkah)”. I (again) said: “Then which next?” He said: “It was the …

The Day We Lost Our Masjid   Do you know the last public place where the Messenger of Allah (SAW) was seen? He was seen in the Masjid. About 3 days before he passed away, Abu Bakr (RA) was leading the prayer and the Masjid was full with an ummah …

Also Read : The Journey of Faith – Umrah in Ramadan The Majestic House of Allah : The Kaaba Picture Perfect : Beautiful Mosques from around the World

Masjid Al Aqsa (Bait Al Maqdis) or the Farthest Mosque is the third Holiest Shrine in Islam. First one is Masjid Al Haram (the Sacred Mosque) in Makkah City and the second one is Masjid Al Nabawi (the Prophet’s Mosque) in Madinah City, in Saudi Arabia. It is the First …

A great example of God fearingness Qari Muhammad Qayyam (may the mercy of Allah be upon him) related that a great deal of fighting and bloodshed had started prior to the Indo-Pakistan partition of 1947. He said that a very beautiful daughter of a very rich man in a certain …