The Almighty has prescribed the month of Ramadān for keeping fasts and the month of Dhū al-Hajj for offering the hajj. Since both these months belong to the lunar calendar, the issue of ascertaining t...
Following are a number of tips that will be useful for those who are interested in improving their daily prayers. It should be emphasized that these are all based on practical experiences and are not...
An important requirement of religion is that its followers should also continue to urge others to adopt and adhere to it. It is this requirement of religion for which the terms da‘wah (preaching) and...
Prayer Timings It is incumbent upon the Muslims to pray five times a day. The time of each prayer is as follows: fajr, zuhr, 'asr, maghrib and 'isha When the whiteness of the dawn emerges from the dar...
إِنَّ الصَّلاَةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًا ( ١٠٣ : ٤ ) Indeed, the prayer is a duty incumbent on the faithful to be discharged at appointed hours. (4:103) The most important wo...
An important requirement of religion is that its followers should also continue to urge others to adopt and adhere to it. It is this requirement of religion for which the terms da'wah (preaching) and...
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَاتٍ فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ ف...
It is essential that those who fast must refrain from certain wrongdoings which root out the blessings of fasting. Although these wrongdoings are numerous, all those who fast must at least be aware of...
Following are the various utterances of the prayer: The prayer shall begin by saying اللهُ أكْبَر ; Then Surah Fatihah shall be recited during the qiyam, after which, according to one’s convenience, a...
Following are the rituals of the prayer which are laid down in the shari‘ah: The prayer should begin with raf‘ al-yadayn (raising high both hands); qiyam (standing upright) should ensue; It should be...
The Friday Prayer On Fridays, it has been made incumbent upon Muslim s to pray in congregation at the time of zuhr prayer and in place of it. The way prescribed by the shari‘ah for this prayer is the...
The Rak‘at of the Prayer The rak‘at of the prayer which have been fixed by the shari‘ah are: Fajr: two Zuhr: four ‘Asr: four Maghrib: three ‘Isha: four These are the obligatory rak‘at of each of these...
Following are the pre-requisites of the prayer: i. A person must not be in a state of inebriation, ii. A person must have done the ceremonial ablution (Wudu) and in case of Janabah 1 or menstruation o...
Hajj occupies a very important position in the various forms of Islamic worship. The Holy Prophet (sws) once, answering a question placed it among the basics of Islam. He defined Islam in the followin...
وَأَذِّن فِي النَّاسِ بِالْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالًا وَعَلَى كُلِّ ضَامِرٍ يَأْتِينَ مِن كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ لِيَشْهَدُوا مَنَافِعَ لَهُمْ وَيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَّعْلُومَاتٍ عَلَى مَ...
وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنسَكًا لِيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَى مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّن بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ فَإِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَلَهُ أَسْلِمُوا وَبَشِّرِ الْمُخْبِتِينَ ( ٣٤ : ٢٢ ) For e...
The Fast يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَاتٍ فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى...
The objective of Islam is purification of the soul. Attainment of excellence in this purification relies on a person’s relationship of servitude with the Almighty. The stronger this relationship, the...
The word Sha‘ā’ir ( شَعَائر ) is the plural of Sha‘īrah ( شَعِيْرَه ) and implies certain objects which indicate and symbolically represent certain realities. In religious parlance, it implies those m...
Spending for the cause of Allah is a great virtue. It relates a person to the society he lives in. A person who is indifferent to the needs of his fellow human beings is in fact a person who is ungrat...
