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The spiritual aspirants (mureedeen) of the Crown of the Saints Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani (may Allah be...
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Issue #11 July 8, 2006 / Jamaduth Thani 12, 1427 Truth is life’s essential. It is truth that keeps us...
Read moreCategory : Ahl us-Sunnah, Article, English, English, Maulud, Maulud, Milad Shareef, Prophets, Rabi ul-Awwal, Rabi ul-Awwal
When we celebrate Milad, we gather, in order to send salutations (Esal-e-Swaab) to the Prophet [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace], give charity to the poor (Sadaqah Khairat) and remember wilaadah(Birth) and virtues of the Prophet [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace]. The Ahl as-Sunnah does not say that one must ...
Category : Announcements, Bahrain, English, Events, Professor Muhammed Abdullah Qadri, Quran, Rabi ul-Awwal, Safar, Scholars, Shagufta Ahmed Qadri, Urdu
To Register, Visit: http://iecrcholyquranconf2012.eventbrite.com/ Hafiz Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abdullah Qadri, a native of Pakistan, has been blind since infancy. However despite this challenge, he is a Muslim scholar of the highest caliber. He has completed the Dars-e-Nizami (18 year traditional Islamic course) and has a Masters in Islamic Studies and Arabic (Fazil Arabic). He is a ...
Category : Awliya (Saints), Culture, Heritage, History, History, Personalities, Poetry, Review, Scholars
To the cherished memory of our National Poet Iqbal, I pay my homage on this day, which is being celebrated in commemoration of that great poet, sage, philosopher and thinker, and I pray to God Almighty that his soul may rest in eternal peace. Amen! Though he is not amongst us, his verse, immortal as ...
Category : Arabic, Art, Books, Calligraphy, Culture, English, Events, Farsi, Festivals, Food and Recipes, History, Intercultural Communication, Language, Music, Poetry, Samaa/Qawwali, Stories, Uncategorized, Urdu, Virtues and Ethics
The Islamic Educational and Cultural Research Center (IECRC) participated in the Annual Sacramento World Festival in Old Sacramento (California) on October 2, 2011. The IECRC booth represented artifacts, books, clothing, music, Islamic poetry and many other Islamic cultural items from the various cultures in the Muslim world including that of Pakistan, Morroco, Saudi Arabia (Mecca ...
Category : Advice, Article, Bahrain, Contemporary Issues, English, Ethics, Ethics, Fiqh, Shagufta Ahmed Qadri, Social, Social, Teens, Virtues and Ethics
Topic Suggested by: Faiz Zain (age 15 yrs), Kingdom of Bahrain Discussion Script by: Saheeba Shaikh (age 20 yrs), Kingdom of Bahrain Introduction The history of the Internet starts in the 1950s and 1960s as a global system of interconnected computer networks. The internet has changed our way of life. It is like a revolution that changed the map of the world. ...
Category : Advice, Eid ul-Fitr, English, Festivals, Fiqh, Islam, Kalaam, Ramadan, Shawwal, Uncategorized
The Festival of Breaking Fast after Ramadan came to be called Eid for the simple reason that Allah Almighty restores joy and happiness to His servants on their day of festive celebration. The Arabic noun “Eid” or “Id” is derived from a three consonant root which conveys the basic notion of “returning”. Many other explanations ...
Category : Advice, Eid ul-Adha, Eid ul-Fitr, Fiqh, Hanafi, Professor Mohammed Ahmed Qadri, Rajab, Ramadan, Shaban, Shawwal, Sunnan
It is a Sunnah (practice of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, prayers and peace of Allah be upon Him) to sight the new moon crescent for every lunar month. The crescent is usually sighted a few minutes after sunset in the Western horizon. Once sighted, the following prayer should be recited: Allah is Greater. O Allah may ...
Category : Advice, Article, Laylat ul-Qadr, Prayer, Professor Mohammed Ahmed Qadri, Ramadan, Sacred Nights
The Beloved Prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) has said: "Anyone, man or woman from my umma (community) who want to benefit from the light of my grave then he (or she) should perform worship with great intensity on each Laylat ul-Qadr (last 10 odd nights) , so that Allah The Most Exalted may ...
Category : Advice, Article, English, Laylat ul-Qadr, Prayer, Professor Mohammed Ahmed Qadri, Ramadan, Sacred Nights
The Beloved Prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) has said: “Anyone, man or woman from my umma (community) who want to benefit from the light of my grave then he (or she) should perform worship with great intensity on each Laylat ul-Qadr (last 10 odd nights) , so that Allah The Most Exalted may ...
