Today is Ash Wednesday. As usual the season of Lent also begins today. Lent is, in the Christian church, the period of 40 days from Ash Wednesday to the day before Easter, during which some Christians, especially those of Roman Catholic denomination, give up some type of food or activity they enjoy in memory of [...]
Purpose of Zakat-ul-Fitr Every Muslim is required to pay Zakat-ul-Fitr at the conclusion of the month of Ramadan as a token of thankfulness to God for having enabled him to observe fasts. Its purpose is to purify those who fast from any indecent act or speech and to help the poor and needy. This view [...]
While the entire fasting period of Ramadan is considered sacred, the last ten days are even more blessed, with Muslims trying to attain greater spiritual reward by amplifying their Ibada (worship), good deeds, recitation of the Quran, dua (supplication) and zikr (remembrance of Allah). Here are some things you should perform in the final leg [...]
The interpretation of the meaning of the Qur’an, or Tafsirul Qur’an, is a familiar feature of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. MUHAMMAD TANKO SHITTU writes on how Muslims in Jos try to maximise its benefits during the current fasting period Ramadan is the ninth month of the [...]
An Islamic Da’awa group in Kano, Ja’amatu Izalatul-Bid’a Wa Ikamatus Sunnah, has donated food items to over 5,000 orphans and widows to celebrate Sallah. Each family was given a cash donation of N5,000 each in addition to bags of rice and brocade. Speaking to newsmen, the state chairman of the group, Sheik Abdullahi Saleh Pakistan, [...]
I work in a company that produces coffee. We often have to taste the coffee to compare the flavour and smell. I know that it is permissible to taste things whilst fasting, if you make sure that none of the drink enters the body. When I taste the coffee I try very hard to make [...]
Continued from yesterday Prohibited acts during I’tikaf 1. Applying perfume and smelling perfume with the intention of deriving pleasure. This act makes I’tikaf null and void and is also a sin. 2. Discussions and arguments both in relation to the world and the faith. This means that a person argues with another to prove that [...]
The significance of the Night of Majesty or Laylatul-Qadr cannot be overemphasized. In spite of our knowledge about the glorious night and its importance, preparation towards it has not shown enough awareness and consciousness about its gains. It is one marvelous gift the Creator, Allah (SWT), has given to the Muslim Ummah to redeem and [...]
“And what will make you know what the Night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is? The Night of the Decree is better than a thousand months (i.e. worshipping Allah in that night is better than worshipping Him a thousand months).” [Qur’an, 97: 2-3] This blessed night was given to our ummah as a special gift upon the [...]
Laylatul Qadr (the Night of Power) is described in the Quran as “better than a thousand months” (97:3). Any action done on this night such as reciting the Quran, remembering Allah, etc. is better than acting for one thousand months which do not contain the night of Qadr. Allah’s Messenger used to exert himself in [...]
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