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Ramadan : Controlling the Tongue

Controlling the tongue is a characteristic that is required to be adopted, especially relevant in Ramadan, as one of the objectives of the fast is to control the tongue. Ibrahim al-Nakha’i, on of the teachers of Imam Abu Hanifa, may Allah have mercy on them both, mentioned: “The people ruined …

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Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : The Great Virtue of Ramadan

Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : The Great Virtue of Ramadan – by Imam Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah ‘Abdul Muhsin Ibn Muhammad al-Qasim from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, 5th Ramadan 1421AH The Transcript: In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah Who made the succession of …

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Ramadan : What happens to your body during a fast?

The Science Part During a fast, your body generates its own energy by burning stored resources made from excess fats, carbohydrates and sugars to produce energy. The liver is the most significant organ in this economical process; it converts the fats into chemicals called ketone bodies which are three water-soluble …

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Ramadan : A few words on Merits of Fasting

“O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint,-” (Surah Al Baqarah 2:183) Islam is built on five pillars. Each represents a unique utility, an institution, if you will, through which the believer builds his relationship with …

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Making the Quran a source of Livelihood

Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) as saying: “Recite the Holy Quran to seek the pleasure of Allah before a people will come into existence who will observe formalities in the recitation of Quran, make haste and do not …

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