Tag Archives: Sacrifice

Invocation, vows, offering sacrifices etc are acts of worship and can only be carried out for Allaah alone, and not for graves, tombs, shrines and their dead inhabitants. Whoever directs the above acts of worship to others besides Allaah, then indeed he or she has committed major shirk [major polytheism] …

Allaah the Exalted said: “Say: Verily my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims.” [Quran, 6:162,163] Allaah the Exalted also said: “Therefore …

The Leader of the Believers, Umar bin Al-Khattaab (May Allah be pleased with him) said: “We are a nation whom Allah has honoured by Islam. Whenever we seek honour through other than it, Allah will humiliate us. There is no honour except by Islam, and there is no affiliation except …

The position of my mother remained unknown to me, until I contemplate what my Lord revealed through His prophet – That I worship none but Him and be kind to my parents and say not a word of contempt in the least bit (uff) and obey in all their orders …

In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. “And, when he (his son) was old enough to walk with him, he said: “O my son! I have seen in a dream that I am slaughtering you (offer you in sacrifice to Allah), so look what you think!” He said: …

Allah the Exalted said: “Say: Verily my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the worlds. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims.” (Surah Al An’am 6:162,163) Allah the Exalted also …

The Story of Ibrahim’s Sacrifice Brothers and Sisters, all of us know the story of Ibrahim’s sacrifice and we say that it was a test by Allah (ta’ala). But do we really understand what Ibrahim went through ? Do we appreciate what it was like to be Ibrahim ? Can …

Allah says in the The Holy Quran, Surah Al Hajj [22:28] “”That they may witness the benefits (provided) for them, and celebrate the name of Allah, through the Days appointed, over the cattle which He has provided for them (for sacrifice): then eat ye thereof and feed the distressed ones …

The Blessed Days of Dhul-Hijjah – From Islamic Newsletter ‘As-Sunnah’ Issue no: 10 Compiled by Shawana A. Aziz The month of Dhul-Hijjah is a season of worship, and seasons of worship bring along blessings, benefits and opportunities to correct one’s faith and make up for shortcoming. Every one of these …

A group of children are playing near two railway tracks, one still in use while the other disused. Only one child is playing on the disused track, the rest on the optional one. The train is coming, and you are just beside the track interchange. You can make the train …