Ramadan : Khatam-ul Quran Dua by Sheikh Sudais
Khatam-ul Quran Dua by Imam Al-Haramain ‘Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais, 2004. [vimeo=https://vimeo.com/47563022] Khatam-ul Quran Dua by Imam Al-Haramain ‘Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais, 2008, with English Translation. [vimeo=https://vimeo.com/47514923] Khatam-ul Quran Dua by Imam Al-Haramain ‘Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais, 2011. [vimeo=https://vimeo.com/47553279]
Read More »Ramadan : The Month of Deeds
All praise belongs to Allah the Most High, who created both life and death as a test to see who is foremost in deed. Through His infinite mercy He blessed mankind with selected times and seasons in which the best deeds are made obligatory and the reward for good deeds …
Read More »The Institution of Zakat
The institution of Zakat works to fulfill the basic needs of the Muslim community. It strikes a balance between the economics of socialism and its call for equal distribution, and that of capitalism and how it concentrates wealth into the hands of the elite. Zakat is not simply regarded as …
Read More »Google brings Ramadan traditions online
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/user/MakkahLive?v=cMgnsrJXTOc] Google’s bringing tradition and technology closer together by putting a digital spin on the holy month of Ramadan. As explained in a blog post by Maha Abouelenein — Google’s head of communications for the Middle East and North Africa — the search engine giant will have a YouTube channel …
Read More »Ramadan : But I don’t want Forgiveness!!
For almost every one of us, there’s something we know we need to change but simply won’t. How we think we know ourselves and our intentions, but really, we don’t. But in Ramadan, a lot of unpleasant things come to surface because the devils are chained and the depths …
Read More »Ramadan : Teaching Children the Five Pillars
Source: saudilife | By Aisha Al Hajjar, AMANI TEACHING deen (religion) to our children is a huge obligation upon all parents. Generally, Muslim children begin to imitate the movements of salat (daily prayers) long before they are able to speak a word, let alone understand its significance or recite surats …
Read More »Ramadan : Iftar time at Masjid Nabawi
The Beautiful Wisdom of Fasting
Edited version of Shaikh Muhammad bin Salih Al-Uthaymeen’s abridged work Majaalis Shahr Ramadan [pp. 41-43] that was translated by Isma’eel Alarcon. (al-manhaj.com) FASTING—from dawn to dusk—is an act of worship done for Allah. The ‘Abd draws closer to His Lord by staying away from things he loves and desires like food, …
Read More »Ramadan : What type of a Saa’im are you?
Saa’im comes from the Arabic word Sawm, which literally means to abstain [from something]. Islamically, Sawm means to fast or abstain from certain things from dawn to dusk. The Saa’im, therefore, is the fasting person. ARE YOU… the type of person who finds fasting burdensome? Do you consider yourself to be doing a great …
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